🚍⚠️🚉 Buses will replace trains between #Ashford International, #Maidstone East and Borough Green & Wrotham from 23 to 31 May while major engineering work is carried out to improve reliability on the line.

Network Rail will stabilise 150-year-old rock cuttings near Maidstone East, upgrade three miles of drainage, replace nearly 2,300 metres of track between Harrietsham and Charing, install new switches and crossings at Maidstone East, and renew the level crossing at Ryarsh Lane near West Malling. Engineers will also inspect bridges and carry out maintenance across the route.

Accessible replacement buses will operate throughout the closure, including a minibus between West Malling and East Malling. Passengers are advised to check before travelling and allow extra time. Some parking at Maidstone East will be unavailable during the works.
https://newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk/news/three-weeks-to-go-buses-replace-trains-between-ashford-and-borough-green-wrotham-for-nine-days-as-major-improvement-work-takes-place

I'll be teaching @NetMaking with Jack Raven #Bushcraft in #Kent on the 3rd of May, https://www.jackravenbushcraft.co.uk/net-making-course/. This full day course will cover the technique of net making, which is surprisingly relaxing and meditative once mastered, as well as cordage making from natural fibres like nettles and a discussion of the archaeological evidence for the historical use of nets for fishing and carrying.

#AncestralSkills #HeritageCrafts #Ashford #Westwell