Tuesday, 18th October is "Kiss and Ride" day at Melksham Station. The "Save the train" campaign will be serving teas and coffees to anyone catching the 07:45 to Chippenham and Swindon, and the 09:12 to Trowbridge and Westbury.

If you commute to one of these towns by road, why not make an exception next Tuesday?  Get a lift to the station, enjoy a cup of coffee, and sit back and read or watch the countryside as you travel to work.  Who knows - you might find this so much more efficient and relaxing that you take to the train regularly!

Melksham station enjoys a train service of 5 trains each way (Monday to Friday) on the Swindon to Westbury, Salisbury and Southampton line, with a journey time to Chippenham and Trowbridge of just 10 minutes, and 25 minutes to Swindon.  There are 4 trains each way on Saturdays, and 3 on Sundays.   The service is under threat from next year under new franchise arrangements - see http://www.savethetrain.org.uk

If you can't find anyone to drive you, come along and try the train anyway - there's plenty of free parking for cars and cycles.