October was a month of festivities for Bentham Station as the volunteer group celebrated two significant anniversaries.
The Friends of Bentham Station celebrated their 13th birthday, and the group also commemorated the 8th anniversary of their twinning with the Mytholmroyd Station Partnership.
Since the twin partnership began, the two groups have met up regularly, allowing the volunteers to connect and support each another, as well as providing an opportunity to share best practice and develop projects and initiatives to raise the profile of community rail in their respective locations.
The twinning of two station adoption groups at that time was a first across the country. The band of volunteers are passionate about not just promoting train services but showcasing their stations as gateways to further opportunities for local communities.
Gerald Townson, chair of the Leeds-Morecambe CRP, said: “This is now an established idea capable of being picked up by other groups throughout the country. By twinning stations which have thriving support groups, it helps the development of new station initiatives and reinvigorating tourism across the area.
“Mytholmroyd Station Partnership and the Friends of Bentham Station are very active in their own right, giving their respective stations a community focus, and we feel that by sharing aspirations, successes and mutual support, both groups will be able to achieve even more.”
Keep up to date with future news, projects and events from the Bentham Line CRP via their website.
