By Peter Mann

A rail and ale trail for Hatley? Erm, no… but a new booklet puts a spotlight on using local trains and the walks you can take to village pubs in South Cambridgeshire.

It has been published by the District Council alongside the Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Community Rail Partnership.

The booklet features five stations in South Cambridgeshire – Foxton, Shepreth, Meldreth, Shelford and Whittlesford Parkway – with trails to 16 village pubs, all within a 35-minute walk from the stations.

It details short, picturesque walks you can take from the stations to the local pubs within the area and what is on offer.

Copies are available at all the pubs included in the guide – it can also be accessed online via the Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Community Rail Partnership website.

Community Rail Partnerships

Jools Townsend, chief executive of Community Rail Network, said: “Community rail partnerships and thousands of ‘station friend’ volunteers the length and breadth of Britain are mobilising en masse, engaging local people and partners to raise awareness about sustainable travel by rail and get people enthused about its many benefits.

“They are using the theme ‘More Than A Railway’ to showcase the inspiring work which goes on in community rail, bringing people together and creating more inclusive communities and mobility, as well as the wider socio-economic benefit railways deliver.

“It is a grassroots national movement to improve travel confidence, increase access to opportunities, tackle social isolation, give communities a voice and put railways and stations at the heart of community life, while supporting a shift to sustainable, more social forms of travel, including rail.”

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