Friends Of The Stockton & Darlington Railway

Free Guided Walk: Eaglescliffe Station to St. John’s Crossing via Site of 1830 S&DR Suspension Bridge & Preston Park.
2025-08-13 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Eaglescliffe Station
A linear walk from Eaglescliffe Station to St. John’s Crossing via Site of 1830 S&DR Suspension Bridge & Preston Park.
Meet at Eaglescliffe Station for 10:30am.
Distance about 4miles.
Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths with a short walk next to the River Tees under the A66 and 2 railway bridges.

Litter Pick at St. Helen Auckland
2026-02-25 10:25 - 12:30 | Stationmaster’s House, West Auckland, DL14 9EX, United Kingdom
Join the Friends for a litter pick along the S&DR. Meeting in front of the former station house in St Helen Auckland at 10:25. Sturdy footwear is recommended. Litter Pickers and bags can be provided, but bring your own if you wish. Email John Raw at jraw2883@aol.com to register for the litter pick.

Celebrating SDR at Heighington
2026-03-07 13:30 - 16:30 | St Michaels Church, Heighington, DL5 6PN, Church View, Heighington, DL5 6PP, United Kingdom
We have a fabulous event coming up on 7th March 2026 with some amazing speakers. Proceeds will support our fundraising efforts to make the magic happen with the old Locomotion pub and bring it back to life again.
Please join us, get your tickets, share the post, sponsor the event… whatever works for you, works for us.
Looking forward to seeing some old friends and making some new ones. Tickets only £6

H.A.I.G. Regular Volunteering Day
2026-04-24
Regular volunteering activities designed to support the HAIG area element of the SDR will take place on the last Friday of the month.
The activities can range from litter picks to development of the original Heighington Station building. If you have anything specific that you want to suggest / lead on the volunteering days please let the us know and we can help make it happen.
Activities, meeting times and places will be published beforehand on here so please keep checking regularly.
