I was delighted at the announcement last week from the Department of Transport that Edmonton Green had been chosen as one of 140 stations in England and Wales to receive Access for All funding.
One, the applicant organisation, will receive £9,250 to install anti-slip tread covering at Edmonton Green. The funding is designed to meet the measures set out in the Disability Discrimination Act, and will go towards the construction of obstacle-free, accessible routes to ensure that the stations are more accessible to all. It aims to improve the whole journey approach, as well as the station itself, making train travel easier for disabled people, mums and dads with buggies, elderly people and those with heavy luggage.
More and more of us than ever are using the local trains, but for some the journey can feel like an obstacle course. That’s why I’m delighted to hear that this money will be invested to make sure that catching a train from Edmonton Green will be much easier from now on. This new tread covering should make access much safer for many people’s journeys.
One, the applicant organisation, will receive £9,250 to install anti-slip tread covering at Edmonton Green. The funding is designed to meet the measures set out in the Disability Discrimination Act, and will go towards the construction of obstacle-free, accessible routes to ensure that the stations are more accessible to all. It aims to improve the whole journey approach, as well as the station itself, making train travel easier for disabled people, mums and dads with buggies, elderly people and those with heavy luggage.
More and more of us than ever are using the local trains, but for some the journey can feel like an obstacle course. That’s why I’m delighted to hear that this money will be invested to make sure that catching a train from Edmonton Green will be much easier from now on. This new tread covering should make access much safer for many people’s journeys.
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Good news! Now we just need to get a lift there too!
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