Eurostar will not stop in Kent before 2026
Eurostar has ruled out stopping in Kent before 2026. This brings a sense of déjà vu as Eurostar have always ruled out deciding on Kent stations until 2025. According to a BBC article, they added, “There is no short-term prospect… Read More >
BBET calls for international train resilience
Updated 7th August 2024 BBET’s Cllr Diccon Spain has called directly on the new Labour Government to build resilience into the UK’s only international train link, HS1. Britain’s vital rail link to Europe is at risk. Here’s why Ashford International… Read More >
Parliamentary candidates’ pledges for General Election
BBET has contacted all MP candidates in all the constituencies in Kent and East Sussex, and two in Essex, asking them to sign our nine pledges. The pledges commit candidates to working for a resumption of international rail services at… Read More >
Ashford International terminal reopens – for French election!
French voters living in the Ashford area were briefly allowed to enter the international terminal at Ashford station in order to vote in yesterday’s European elections. The French consulate regularly hires venues throughout the UK at election time in order… Read More >
Labour needs to to broaden its rail strategy, says BBET
Last Thursday the Shadow Cabinet announced that Labour would bring the railways back into public ownership, if elected. Their announcement concerns improvements only in domestic railways, but Bring Back Euro Trains is asking them to think more widely and include… Read More >
Webinar interview with Michael and Edith Robson
Edith ran the successful campaign “Save our Eurostar” between 2007 and 2009 to maintain the direct services from Ashford to Brussels, running a petition that reached 11,000. Michael spent 40 years on the rail industry and in railway consultancy. This… Read More >
Webinar: Michael Solomon Williams of Campaign for Better Transport
Michael Solomon Williams is Campaigns Manager with Better Transport (formerly Transport 2000). Better Transport have a 50-year track record of advocacy for sustainable transport and campaigning for positive change. This was the fifth presentation of the Petition Anniversay Webinar that… Read More >
Webinar presentation by Damian Green MP
The Rt Hon Damian Green, MP for Ashford, has been an advocate for the return of international trains to Kent since the service stopped in March 2020. Last October, Damian brought the issue to Parliament to get in front of… Read More >
A business impacted by the loss of international trains, by JC Cothias
JC is a French entrpreneur who has lived in Ashford for 25 years. He runs a business employing a number of French nationals. His business is profoundly impacted by the loss of cross-Channel trains from Ashford and Ebbsfleet. Here he… Read More >
KCC business survey results presentation, by Andrew Osborne
Andrew Osborne is Head of Economic Development at Ashford Borough Council. He presents here the results of the business survey which was carried out between October 2023 and January 2024. This was the second presentation of the Petition Anniversay Webinar… Read More >