Dereck Grant
@jdereckgrant
Railway Chaplain for the East of Scotland and Chaplain for Dundee Football Club
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http://www.railwaymission.org 09-07-2016 17:50:07
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Another week David O'Donnell π© Edinburgh Waverley who sent Railway Mission out with the AndysmanclubScotland β½ to ScotRail Leuchars, Cupar, Markinch (great to hear about staff member being recognised for her efforts with #SuicidePrevention ). Thank you Network Rail Scotland #itisokaytotalk π
Mr David O'Donnell π© Edinburgh Waverley had Railway Mission visit Perth Station today with AndysmanclubScotland β½ promoting #positivementalhealth thank you BTP North Scotland and the wonderful ladies ScotRail and Network Rail Scotland for joining in. It is good to talk π
π© Edinburgh Waverley sent me Railway Mission to Aberdeen today with the famous AndysmanclubScotland β½ to promote #postivementalhealth thank you BTP North Scotland London North Eastern Railway ScotRail (the brave DTM and the CTMs: one a MHFA, and one a Clydebank FC fan). Your support is very much appreciated.
Davie π© Edinburgh Waverley asked me Railway Mission
to take the famous AndysmanclubScotland β½ for a trip up to Inverness to promote #positivementalhealth so thank you to the ScotRail STMs and Network Rail Scotland Clachnaharry SB and the conductors. The β½ will be in Aberdeen on 5th March.
Working together with White Ribbon Scotland at Edinburgh Waverley to raise awareness of Violence against Women and Girls. #VAWG
We also promoted the FREE Railway Safety app that you can download now β‘οΈ onelink.to/rgsoc
#GuardiansOfTheRailway
It was a privilege to conduct the #ArmisticeDay service at Edinburgh Waverley Thank you to our very own BTP East Scot piper. It was great to have so many TOCs TransPennine Express thank you for the wreaths London North Eastern Railway CrossCountry Trains ScotRail Avanti West Coast RMT Network Rail Scotland...
Great to see so many people supporting #WorldMentalHealthDay at Dundee Station today from Samaritans Scotland Network Rail Scotland BTP North Scotland Gill Murray ScotRail Penumbra Mental Health Railway Mission Feeling Strong
even the Flying Scotsman stopped by for some water...
A big thank you to all ScotRail staff who support Dundee Samaritans Samaritans Scotland Railway Mission for #WorldSuicidePreventionWeek at Dundee Station yesterday. It was great to chat with BTP North Scotland and many others. We even had a friendly dog joining us for a little while. π
Another very productive day CrossCountry Trains with train conversation cafes regarding #WorldSuicidePreventionWeek . It was great to see so many involved ScotRail BTP East Scot Edinburgh Waverley Samaritans Scotland even Bessie Mathews author of Arlo's Adventures came to say hello. π
Today Gill Murray and I met the 2 Railway Mission Chaplains that cover Scotlandβs railway team - including BTP West Scotland BTP East Scot BTP North Scotland - had a great catch up and chatted all things railway! Mike they said hello π #wellbeing
Good to see many of our Edinburgh officers & Police Scotland Edinburgh at Edinburgh Waverley with BTP West Scotland officers π for the Kings Scottish coronation great job by all π π we also bumped into an officer from Texas on his hols & Derek Railway Chaplains (Support on Life's Journey) who do great things every day β€οΈ
It is always nice to visit the friendly staff ScotRail Dunbar Station. I got to see their London North Eastern Railway award for their station performance. This award tells me how amazing the team are at Dunbar Station. Then back to Edinburgh Waverley Waverley on the TransPennine Express.
It was nice to represent Railway Mission Samaritans opening of a new branch in Berwick-upon-Tweed to support those struggling in life. It was nice to see people from different organisations like #ANDYSMANCLUB and the staff from London North Eastern Railway and their very friendly station staff.
Today we marked the third anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdown. We acknowledged the dedicated railway colleagues who kept services running during lockdown, while also remembering those who sadly lost their lives. #RailMemorialDay
A busy day at Edinburgh Haymarket Station 12 March. Members of the public were thanking Samaritans Scotland Edinburgh Samaritans Railway Mission for #SmallTalkSavesLives . The Scotland and Ireland fans were fantastic with us. Thank you ScotRail. It is always good to speak to BTP East Scot
It was nice to support Samaritans Scotland ScotRail Network Rail Scotland Railway Mission at Dundee Station today with #SmallTalkSavesLives It was good to catch up with BTP North Scotland at Dundee, too.
Great to see our Dundee volunteers out today promoting #SmallTalkSavesLives
A little small talk can be all it takes to start someone on a journey to recovery π
samaritans.org/scotland/suppoβ¦
We've been having a great #BrewMonday here at Waverley. Thanks for coming over for a cuppa and a chat today!
Edinburgh Samaritans @Sams_Scotland