Wantage & Grove Station Supporters Group
Wantage & Grove Station Supporters Group is campaigning for the reopening of Grove Station on the Wantage Road, Oxfordshire.
The train station was sadly closed in December 1964 after serving the community for 118 years.
Since its closure there have been a number of calls to reopen the train station at Grove, and most recently Oxfordshire County Council have funded a Strategic Outline Case study for the potential reopening of the station.
Great Western Railways are likely to serve the station when it reopens with trains serving Bristol, Bath Spa, Chippenham, Swindon, Grove* and Oxford.
The aim is to have the station reopened by 2031 to 2037 which will serve a serve a community in excess of 40,000 people.
Footfall numbers for the station were estimated to be around 1 million passengers per year.
Grove station has the reopening support of Harwell Campus, Grove Business Park and Williams Racing and Technology Campus.
In addition to this Wantage & Grove Station Supporters Group has in excess of 1,700 supporters on Facebook and X with the majority on Facebook.
Despite the above campaign this has mostly been at cost to myself personally.
I originally funded the website and designed the website myself at a cost of just under £80 per year.
I have received support from Railfuture Thames Valley to cover the cost of the website campaign, but this support from them could be reduced or cut completely.
Railfuture have been and hopefully continue to be supporters of Grove Station, but to increase our presence and marketing we need sponsors at all budgets however financially large or small.
The website hosting and domain name is costing £80 per year, marketing materials such as roller banners were sponsored by Railfuture Thames Valley.
Business cards, leaflets and promotional prizes at events were at cost to myself personally.
To continue for the foreseeable future until Grove Parkway Station reopens, I am looking for a sponsor or sponsors to contribute towards the campaign and costs.
Thanks for reading and let’s remain focused on reopening Grove Parkway Station and others across the UK.
Target Audience
Grove Parkway Station appeals to all age groups and demographics.
I can say most of the followers are users of most social media platforms.
Key Dates and Timings
Sponsorship is ongoing from 2025 until Grove Parkway Station reopens.
Hopefully, Grove Parkway Station will be reopened by 2031.
Specific Opportunity Details
Potential partners should be involved in this sustainable public transportation project to help us reach our environmental goals by 2050.
We have a supporters fanbase on Facebook in excess of 1,700 followers and 2,168 signatures on our petition to reopen Grove Parkway Station.
The sponsorship partnership will help raise your profile of sustainable travel on public transport, and branding can be added to all of our social media platforms and website.
This sponsorship doesn’t have to be at a huge cost to your business and any sponsorship is welcome for all budgets.
We really do need better public transportation across the UK for everyone, but especially in our Great British Railway and Grove Station.
The more railway stations which are reopened the better for everyone.
Features and Benefits
Grove Parkway Station Sponsors can receive branding on our social media platforms and advertising or marketing at events.
Other Partners
Railfuture is a sponsor of Wantage & Grove Station Supporters Group, Oxfordshire, UK.
Investment
Wantage & Grove Station Supporters Group is looking for all types of sponsors from financial, product and promotional support.
Other Info
Wantage & Grove Station Supporters Group is located in Oxfordshire’s science vale, which will soon have links to Cambridgeshire via East West Rail. In addition to this over 40,000 inhabitants reside in this area, and there will be 20,000 directly employed individuals in our area from Harwell Campus, Grove Business Park and Williams Racing and Technology Campus.
There is regular communications on our social media channels and from time to time we appear in the local media outlets.