New Marshlink vice-chair promotes tourism links
The group which connects communities to their railways between Hastings and Ashford International has a new vice-chair.
Sarah Broadbent, chair of 1066 Country Marketing and vice-chair of Rye chamber of commerce, was elected vice-chair of the Marshlink community rail partnership.
Her appointment was confirmed by the Marshlink steering group at its meeting at Rye town hall last Friday (14 November).
Sarah said: “I’m delighted to be joining the Marshlink community rail partnership as vice-chair and look forward to working with the community.
“I am passionate about joining the dots in the community, and I feel that having a presence on the group here will help consolidate the work that I already do with 1066 and with Rye Chamber.”
Kevin Boorman, chair of the Marshlink community rail partnership, commented: “I'm very happy to be working with Sarah. I've known her for many years. She's passionate about the area, she's passionate about tourism, she's passionate about the environment. She's a perfect fit for the line.”
Sarah replaces former Ashford borough councillor Mick Burgess who died in February. He had been Marshlink vice-chair for five years and a member of the community rail partnership for more than 10 years.
Network Rail gave a presentation at the Marshlink meeting with photos of the recent work around the Hastings and St Leonards area and on the Hastings to Tonbridge line.
Marshlink is part of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership (SCRP) which connects communities to their railways. It is an accredited rail partnership with the Department for Transport and has 10 Community Rail lines and two education projects.
SCRP works with five train operating companies across East and West Sussex as well as parts of Surrey, Kent, Berkshire and south-west London.
More details about the work of SCRP at www.southeastcrp.org/