Melksham Station - "InfoStation" / loos / snack bar / info point opportunity?

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[grahame]

Community update at  https://grahamellis.uk/blog1875.html

* Melksham has some good public transport, but it's not always easy to find out what's where.

* The railway station and many bus stops are unmanned, and not exactly friendly places

* Melksham has a wonderful community of people who love to help, to socialise, and to welcome people to the town.

Let's put all three together ... "Information at the Station" is the Melksham Transport User Group's (MTUG^» (Melksham Transport User Group - site)) project to open the building just across from the station for information, a loo, friendly voices of volunteers, warmth, a bit of help and perhaps a cup of coffee.

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[grahame]

The decison was in at the tail of last week, and I have been giving key stakeholders a head-up.  We have not been granted funds under CCIF^▸ (Customer and Communities Improvement Fund), which - GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) indicate - was oversubscribed and they had to make difficult decisions.  I had been back in touch with GWR who have given me three specific elements which reduced our chances, and those are documented - together with a look forward - at https://www.mtug.org.uk/iats.html. It also covered in less depth as late news at https://www.mtug.org.uk/newsletter_202604.pdf.