Crewe 2 Manchester Rail Partnership

MENUMENU
  • Home
  • Stations
    • Manchester Piccadilly
    • Levenshulme
    • Heaton Chapel
    • Stockport
    • Cheadle Hulme
    • Handforth
    • Manchester Airport
    • Styal
    • Wilmslow
    • Alderley Edge
    • Chelford
    • Goostrey
    • Holmes Chapel
    • Sandbach
    • Crewe
  • The Partnership
    • What is a Community Rail Partnership?
    • Why do we need a Community Rail Development Strategy?
    • Aim of Community Rail
    • Get Involved
  • Whats' On
    • Geocaching
  • Community Art
  • News
  • Contact

Avoseat on display at Handforth Station on May 26

24th May 2021

As the Design Stage progresses for the provision of lifts at Handforth Train Station, plans continue for making the station more inclusive in other areas. The Friends of Handforth Station are hoping to welcome new rail users who have previously found rail travel from the station difficult.

Jenny Barnes, the Chair and the Arts Coordinator of FoHS, said, “Most of us welcome the return of the noise and bustle of life as the pandemic restrictions ease, but we must remember that some of our community find life’s excitement challenging. We want to make our station more friendly for them.”

The FoHS have partnered with the Seashell Trust, who support students with complex learning difficulties, disabilities and additional communication needs.

Jenny added, “The Seashell Trust have been wonderful advocates of our campaign for step-free access. They have also helped us understand what inclusivity means for their students.”

The Seashell Trust (headquartered near the border between Handforth and Cheadle Hulme) asked the fibreglass sculptor Kristian Movahed to create a soothing and reassuring seat for their students. The curvaceous and welcoming Avoseat was born.

The FoHS are now proposing to install a similar Avoseat on the Handforth Station concourse outside the ticket office.

Kristian Movahed, a fiberglass specialist who has contributed to Manchester’s Bee in the City,  will be visiting Handforth Station with his Avoseat  on Wednesday 26th May between 10.30am and 1.30pm. “Please come along, have a look and tell us what you think,” he said.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: #accessforall, #avoseat, #fohs, #friendsofhandforthstation, #handforth, #handforthstation, #seashelltrust

More Information

  • The Line
  • Disabled Access
  • Safe Travel
  • Contact

Latest News

HOLMES CHAPEL RAILWAY STATION CORNER by Tony Wright.
Upcoming strike action affecting Northern services

This site has been re-designed using funding from the Designated Community Rail Development Fund – thank you to DfT,
Network Rail and the Association of Community Rail Partnerships for their support.

Home | The Partnership | Contact Us

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT