Rail group receives accolades
This year the ceremony was held in the magnificent surroundings of the Floral Hall in Southport.
FOBS were delighted by a further duo of awards this year. In the ‘It’s Your Station’ category FOBS was awarded Gold Status for their extensive work at Bentham station and within the local community. They were one of only 11 groups at community rail stations nationwide to receive the honour.
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Hide AdFOBS also scooped a further top prize by coming first in the ‘Best Community Engagement Event’ for their ‘A Day in the Life of Bentham’ photographic competition, held last summer, which proved to be an extremely popular event throughout the parish.
There was also joint success for the LMCRP, LASRUG, Northern and Stuart Ballard for their ‘Rail to Trail - 12 Station to Station Walks’ project. This was placed third in the ‘Best Marketing Campaign’ category. The linear walks designed by Stuart link the stations from Heysham Port to Skipton. They have been acknowledged by the Long Distance Walkers Association, as they form a 68 mile long-distance footpath.