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FRECCLES Exhibition in Eccles Centre
The exhibition 'Eccles Reconnected: Past Present and Future' is running until Saturday 12th November in Eccles Community Art Gallery in Southway, Eccles (nr Silcocks Greengrocers). This exhibition is of photos taken by Mark Charnley and curated by FRECCLES of the works to prepare & renew the railway bridges in Eccles for the forthcoming electrification. The Exhibition is open between 10am and 4pm on Saturdays and 12 til 3pm on Tuesdays. During the exhibition days members of FRECCLES will be on hand to answer questions and we are also selling our Postcards showing the pre-1971 buildings and Lavender Sachets, made by FRECCLES using lavender harvested from our garden at the station. All proceeds from the sales go back into the work of FRECCLES at the station!
Caked in History
A circular, interactive and guided health walk from Eccles to Worsley, Monton and Patricroft linking the heritage of the Bridgewater Canal and the railway, and Launch of the self-guided illustrated trail booklet "Caked in History" written and produced by FRECCLES & FrOPS.
The guided health walk takes place on Saturday 10th September at 10.30 a.m., and on Sunday 11th September at 12.30 p.m., both from Eccles railway station, and will take up to 4 hours but will have frequent stops! For more information/book places, see the Heritage Open Day page, or call (0161) 789 5016 or email info@freccles.org.uk
National Network - Local Service Day: Saturday 19th March 2011
FRECCLES have teamed up with our very good friends at Lancashire Eccles Cakes Ltd to treat (whilst stocks last) everyone who catches a train to or from Eccles station on 19th March to a free Eccles Cake, specially badged for the event with the FRECCLES logo (as seen on our website.) The cakes will be offered to everyone catching or leaving a train at Eccles Station from the 9.36am departure onwards on Saturday 19th March 2011 and will be available as long as stocks last.
The event has been arranged in partnership with ACoRP: the Association of Community Rail Partnerships who support station friends groups at stations all over the UK including FRECCLES. The idea behind this event is to show that rail travel is for local journeys as well as long distance travel and that local stations are part of the national rail network just as much as the major stations in large towns and cities and support local economies by being faster and often cheaper options for travel especially for commuters. From Eccles station you can travel to Manchester in just 7 minutes and be directly placed for working in the city centre or be able to visit major attractions for leisure and culture: MEN arena, shops in Market Street and Cross Street, the Printworks cinema and entertainment complex, Manchester Cathedral and historic Deansgate to name some that are within a few minutes walk of Manchester Victoria station. Eccles station is also a gateway to 100 destinations for short trips and full days out, all compiled by FRECCLES member, Jim Rayner.
Why not choose the train to travel to Manchester on Saturday or pick a destination from our extensive selection of trips and days out online, get down to Eccles Station to start your journey and pick up a free Eccles Cake to munch on the way? We'd love to see you!
Eccles Station Open Day
Interview with Freccles chairman, David Yates
Read David Yates' interview about Freccles and the regeneration of Eccles which appeared in the Manchester Evening News on 29 April 2009.Greater Manchester Future Transport (TIF) Consultation 2008
- Response from FRECCLES to the TIF proposals (Full document - Microsoft Word format 68Kb)
Wanted - pictures of old Eccles station - November 2007
FRECCLES survey results - Spring 2006
North West Route Utilisation Strategy
- Extracts from the consultation document
- Response from FRECCLES (summary)
- Response from FRECCLES (Full document - Microsoft Word format 72Kb)