📋 Tender Overview
To Mark Volunteers Week, The Transpennine Route Upgrade (Tru) Reflects On Its Progress Towards A Long-Term Goal Of Carrying Out 25,000 Hours Of Volunteering By 2035, Having Already Delivered 75% Of That Total. Since 2019, Tru Employees Have Completed Over 18,700 Hours Of Volunteering As Part Of The ProgrammeS Commitment To Working With Its Communities - A Fundamental Aspect Of The Tru Sustainable Development Strategy - To Develop Job Skills And Shape Public Spaces Alongside The People That Use Them. TruS Volunteering Opportunities Are Targeted At Locations Which Are Experiencing Higher Levels Of Deprivation, Ensuring Efforts Are Focused On Disadvantaged Communities Where Support Is Most Needed And Can Have The Greatest Impact. This Approach Helps Ensure Work Is Community-Led And Responsive To Local Priorities. Tru Volunteers Have Attended Over 780 Events Across The Programme Footprint With Schools, Colleges And Universities To Promote A Range Of Initiatives, Such As The Importance Of Safety And Careers In The Rail Industry. Over 60,000 Children Have Been Engaged In Steam (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts And Maths) Events As Part Of TruS Inclusive Education Programme That Aims To Inspire The Next Generation To Explore Career Opportunities In Rail. Volunteering Partnerships With A Range Of Community Groups And Charities Has Meant Tru Presence At Over 340 Events Helping Transform Outdoor Spaces And Recreational Facilities. One Organisation The Programme Has Teamed Up With Extensively Is Canal & River Trust. The Programme Has Sponsored A Section Of Lock 2 At Deighton - A Stretch Of Canal That Runs Almost Parallel To Part Of The Transpennine Route - And Has Delivered A Total Of 213 Days Of Volunteering Work Clearing Vegetation, Painting, Litter Picking And More Across Four Canal & River Trust Sites. Anna Humphries, Tru Head Of Sustainability And Social Value, Said: An Example Of Where Tru Will Leave A Lasting Legacy Is At Kirk Fenton Ce Primary School In North Yorkshire, Where Volunteers Helped With The Development Of Their Forest School - A Project Centred Around Outdoor Learning And Interaction With The Natural Environment By Using The Forest As A Classroom. The Forest School Enables Students To Acquire Key Skills Through Outdoor Activities Such As Building Tents, Safely Making Fires, Cooking And Exploring Wildlife, And Is Particularly Beneficial For Children That Struggle In Traditional Classroom Settings With A Focus On Nurturing Self-Esteem, Creativity And Holistic Learning. Across The Nine-Day Transformation, TruS Volunteers Totalled 376 Hours Of Work At The Site On A Project That Will Benefit Both Current And Future Students. A Kirk Fenton Ce Primary School Spokesperson Said: The Railway Running Right Through The Heart Of Communities Between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds And York Is Being Transformed As Part Of The Multi-Billion-Pound Transpennine Route Upgrade. The Line Will Become Fully Electrified, And Stations Are Being Upgraded To Offer Better Accessibility And Support Faster, More Frequent Services On A Cleaner, Greener Railway. This Enhanced Connectivity Is Set To Unlock The NorthS Potential With A Major Boost To The Economy. Our Plans Include: Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Ewan Bayliss Communications Executive Network Rail We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
