A series of public meetings are being held in the coming weeks to give people the opportunity to find out more about the East West Rail project.

The sessions, being held in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, are aimed at providing updates and giving members of the public the chance to ask questions. 

The events will run from 2pm - 8pm and the dates for all the sessions, including  Love's Farm and Ravensden are here. 

13 June - Bedford Heights
20 June - Ravensden Village Hall
22 June - Eversden Village Hall
26 June - Harston Village Hall
30 June - Summerlin Centre, Woburn Sands
04 July - Lidlington Village Hall
07 July - Tempsford Stuart Memorial Village Hall
11 July - Cambridge Belfry Hotel
12 July - John Paul ll Centre

20 July - Love's Farm, St Neot's

The project will see new train services connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge.

Those behind the scheme say it will "unlock the area’s potential to create jobs, grow the economy and attract investment". 

"Our proposals will slash journey times across the region, create new opportunities for people to access jobs, green spaces and enjoy everything the area has to offer,"said a spokesperson for East West Rail.

Adding: "The proposals we’re announcing for EWR have been shaped by the hundreds of conversations we’ve had with local people, businesses and other stakeholders and the thousands of responses we received from local people to our second non-statutory public consultation. 

Alongside this announcement, we have also launched our Need to Sell scheme, which sets out support available for those property owners potentially impacted by EWR and takes into consideration the feedback received during our 2021 consultation.  

There has been strong opposition to the plans from those who will lose their homes to make way for the track and those who could be affected by some of the infrastructure, including huge viaducts in St Neots.