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 >
Webinar presentation: petition analysis, by Phillip Gay
Phillip is BBET’s IT specialist and in-house geek. Together with Bushra Akhtar, he has analysed the data generated by the petition and presents it here. The analysis was based on 52,694 signatures gathered between the petition’s launch on 9th March… Read More >
A lively and informative webinar yesterday
A big thank you to our guests Andrew Osborne, Mark Welch, Rt. Hon. Damian Green, Jean-Claude Cothias, Michael Solomon Williams and Michael and Edith Robson for their time and expertise yesterday. Some 60 participants heard the presentations and had a… Read More >
Anniversary webinar on March 20
This is an online event at 6pm GMT (earlier than previously advertised). It is free but participants need to book their place: Please consider giving a donation to help defray the costs of the event, which include the purchase of… Read More >
Trains versus planes in Europe
Most players in aviation recognise that the industry needs to decarbonise. So do European policymakers, who are trying to replace short-haul air travel with rail. But as Philip Georgiadis and Alice Hancock report in the Financial Times, the plan is… Read More >
Business survey results are in
Ashford Borough Council (ABC) have presented the results of the survey of local businesses that was to establish the impact on them of the loss of Eurostar services in Kent. 99% of businesses who responded want the return of the… Read More >
Evening webinar on 20th March
Save the date! We are organising a webinar to bring you an update on the situation so far, with the campaign and wider questions concerning Kent train connections to the Continent. It will take place on 20th March probably starting… Read More >