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Dementia Friendly Railway
The Leeds, Lancaster & Morecambe Community Rail Partnership Launches Dementia-Friendly Initiative for the Bentham Line, at Leeds and Bentham.
Rail to Sail
A special event was held at Heysham Port on Wednesday 28th June when representatives of the Bentham Line (the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership), the rail industry, Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council, and staff and Year 5 pupils from St Peter’s Church of England Primary School, Heysham, met together with Alice Rice, Terminal Manager for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and the Mayor of Lancaster City, Cllr Roger Dennison.
15-05-New Bentham Line Timetable from 21st May 2023
As Covid-19 restrictions are being gradually relaxed the number of services on the Bentham Line will increase from 16th May 2021.
23-05-15 Award for Community Rail Chairman
At the final meeting of the Craven District Council 30 individuals and organisations from the Craven District were honoured with Legacy Awards, amongst them was the long-serving chairman of the Bentham Line, Gerald Townson. This marked the end of an era, as the District Council was subsumed within a new North Yorkshire Council.
22-07-14 ‘Access for All’
Students participants in Northern Train’s ‘Year in Industry’ scheme for 2021/22 have been placed in a variety of departments and in different locations. The ‘Access for All’ project has given students participating in Northern Train’s ‘Year in Industry’ scheme for 2021/22 the chance to come together and work as a team. This is the fourth successive year that the Bentham Line has supported the students.
22-06-08 Community Rail Partnership welcomes Rail Minister to the Bentham Line
On Monday 23rd May, the first day of the 2022 Community Rail Week, the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (CRP) welcomed the Rail Minister, Wendy Morton MP, to the Bentham Line at Bingley Station.
29-04-22 Future of The Bentham Line
The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has just released the Executive Summary of its Bentham Line Development Study, recently completed by consultants Stantec and AllanRail.
22-03 At the Heart of the Bentham Line
Early in 2020 both Clapham-cum-Newby Parish Council and the Friends of Bentham Station (FOBS) approached the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) with a view to installing a ‘public-access’ defibrillator at their station.
21-02-Community Partnership set to help local railway to recover
The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership LMCRP (The Bentham Line) is a member of the Community Rail Network - communityrail.org.uk
21-01-Two years of taking the message around the North
The Bentham Line and the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LMCRP) are celebrating a special two-year anniversary.
20-04-Suzy the Sheep – Clapham Station
Leeds-Morecambe CRP welcomed pupils and staff from Clapham CofE Primary School, along with parents to Clapham station to receive the rail safety artwork.
20-03-Clapham children encourage Rail Safety
The Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership has continued its educational work with Clapham CofE Primary School’s pupils the latest to be involved.
20-02-Bentham Station at the Heart of the Community
The Leeds, Lancaster & Morecambe Community Rail Partnership Launches Dementia-Friendly Initiative for the Bentham Line, at Leeds and Bentham.
20-01-Community Rail Partnership celebrates history of South Craven Stations
The Leeds, Lancaster & Morecambe Community Rail Partnership Launches Dementia-Friendly Initiative for the Bentham Line, at Leeds and Bentham.