A DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY RAILWAY
The Bentham Line Community Rail Partnership
We have been awarded accreditation by the Department for Transport. Recognising that the partnership operates to a high standard and that its objectives and activities are supported by the Government.
The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) has a management group that meets quarterly. The group consists of officers and representatives from North Yorkshire County Council, Lancashire County Council, Lancaster City Council, Craven District Council, Arriva Rail North and Network Rail.
The group also has a representative from each of the following; Lancaster & Skipton Rail Users Group, Aire Valley Rail Users Group, Lancaster, Morecambe & District Rail User Group and the Friends of Bentham Station. LMCRP is a company limited by guarantee and has a board of directors.
Accountability
The Department for Transport’s accreditation process requires that every community rail partnership (CRP) that has been accredited maintains documents including a Route Prospectus, Terms of Reference, and an annual Action Plan, that is reviewed and amended as appropriate.
Each CRP is also asked to produce an Annual Report of its activities.
Chairman’s Report 2020-21
This summer report outlines the major developments for the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership and the Bentham Line during the past twelve months. It reflects on a further busy and, in many ways, rewarding year for the partnership, along with the ongoing challenges placed on us by the coronavirus pandemic.
You can download a PDF of our 2020-21 Annual Report here.
You can view our accompanying video slideshow here.
