News

Apr 25, 2023

Community Rail Hero Recognised with Coronation Champion Award

Fraser Pithie, Chair of the Friends of the Shakespeare Line is one of the five hundred recipients of Coronation Champion Award

Apr 2, 2023

Friends of the Shakespeare Line - Easter 2023 Update

The update sets out details of several things going on along the Shakespeare Line - Birmingham to Stratford upon Avon

Dec 5, 2022

Midlands Volunteers Praised for their Innovation with more to come...

Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham has praised Midlands-based volunteers for their community work.

May 15, 2022

Jubilee Jubilations at Stratford-upon-Avon

Volunteers at Stratford-upon-Avon railway station were jubilant on Friday as they worked on their planned red, white, and blue plant display

May 15, 2022

Pandemic to Platinum

How railways and communities in the West Midlands are delivering social value together...

Oct 24, 2021

The energy and the goodwill of the railway volunteers is a joy to behold

The Friends of the Shakespeare Line Annual Report sets out the scale and range of activities, from over 10,000 volunteers...

Aug 1, 2021

Thanks to over 70 volunteers as transformation “has only just started...”

Over seventy volunteers from stations along the railway line between Stratford upon Avon and Birmingham have been given a special thank you.

Jun 23, 2021

Shakespeare Line Volunteers Bring Summer to the Heart of Birmingham