If you are in Bristol , why not join Kerry McCarthy MP (Bristol East) , the RMT , TUC and members of the public as they deliver their protest to the Government Office for the South West. They are meeting at 3.30-4.00 pm at the Brunel Shed Car Park , Bristol Temple Meads (next to Travel Centre) or you can join them at 4.30pm at GOSW itself (2, Rivergate, Temple Quay)  See link below.
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/11/no_beeching_by_stealth.html#more

If you are in Melksham , why not join the running of the last 1702 service (link below.)
http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=655.msg1978#msg1978

Melksham event press release (link below.)
http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/melkshamrailway/179_Last_Week_Press_Release.html

Bristol event press release (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/12/bristol_to_host_public_protest.html#more

Severn Tunnel Junction event press release :

David Flint has asked me to notify other local groups that we are planning to hold a protest demonstration on the platform at Severn Tunnel Junction Station on the morning of Monday 11th December.

'The Press have already indicated that they will be present at our demonstration on Monday'.

The protest is timed for 07.54 the time the second (and most popular) train is due to pass through STJ without stopping.

We are inviting everyone interested in showing their support for our campaign to attend.

Also under consideration is a slow procession of cars from STJ into and around Bristol!

We hope that you might be able to help spread the word and get a few people along. If you can help could you please give me an indication of the numbers likely to attend.

Jim Jenkins. Action Group Member

Replies please to: paul@caldicot.com or jimjenkins@StArvans.net

There will also be a public protest at 1700 (11/12/2006) at Bristol Temple Meads Station (link below.)
http://www.saveseverntunnel.co.uk/

Here are some reports from the above events.
http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/update/archives/2006/12/theyre_gone_but.html
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/12/protest_over_changes_to_areas.html#more
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/12/the_great_train_seat_robbery.html#more

Ivybridge Rail Users Group will be attending a small ceremony at the station on Dec 15th (10.00) which celebrates the victory in obtaining 8 more services for Ivybridge than those originally planned in March (link below.)
http://www.irug.ik.com/pub/customersites/communitykit/son-041201201430.nsf/0/7C47A39BE964BE838025723D0075364F?OpenDocument

I have received some interesting FOI material on Ivybridge. Here are the key points :

1) GOSW were still exploring non rail alternatives (ie bus services) for Ivybridge in July 2006 , AFTER the extra Ivybridge train services were granted.

2) This involved a GOSW official (with background help from Andrew Seedhouse) corresponding with local schools to try and get them to consider buses as an option "should a future reduction in rail services mean that they do not serve the needs of the local population."

3) In one letter , this official tries to convince a school head (I presume , as the name is blanked out) that out of a bus and a train with comparable load factors , the bus would be more environmentally friendly. The official also echoes Douglas Alexander's recent statement that it is often more environmentally friendly for two or three people to travel by car than by train....