Guests and members gathered at Bentham Station to celebrate three milestones: 15 years of the Friends of Bentham Station, 10 years of its twinning with Mytholmroyd Station Partnership, and 20 years of the Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership.
The old railway signal box at Hest Bank has been transformed into a STEM classroom which includes displays showing train movements that the pupils can follow live.
Students became involved in a biodiversity project at stations along the Bentham Line whilst spending a year-in-industry with Northern, the local train operator.
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.
The Leeds, Lancaster & Morecambe Community Rail Partnership Launches Dementia-Friendly Initiative for the Bentham Line, at Leeds and Bentham.
