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Five Years Old – and a Big, Big thank you

mytholmroyd station partnership — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:45:02 +0000

Without our sponsors and supporters, the local volunteers will have not been able to achieve very much.

Just who does what on our railways?

mytholmroyd station partnership — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:39:30 +0000

Just for those people who have been wanting to know how the railway ticks over (or not) in this privatised arrangement.

The following should help to answer all those questions you were dying to know about – and were afraid to ask…….

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About the Station Partnership

mytholmroyd station partnership — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:01:07 +0000

What a great time we had at the Carol Sing – Monday 12 December at 17.00hrs - our junior school singers really welcomed the commuters home – before tucking into crisps and pop provided by Stuart Copley of Northern Rail.

Thanks to Secretary Sue and Fr Gott for making it a grand do.

The Mytholmroyd Station Partnership is a voluntary organisation which supports and promotes community involvement at the village railway station and surrounding area.

The Mytholmroyd Station Partnership draws together the train operator Northern Rail, the station owner Network Rail, local authorities and users to raise awareness of the railway in the local community, and to promote and market it more effectively.

British Transport Police and officers from the West Yorkshire force have provided invaluable support and reassurance since we started on the station project.

We welcome new members and encourage everyone to be involved somehow or other and to discuss and develop ideas and arrange funding for local improvements.

Click here for our latest summary of what we have achieved in our first five years ………

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Normally we do not get involved with train services, and we direct any passengers with comments/complaints to the Customer Service people at Northern Rail who have responded positively.

We meet on the Second Tuesday of the month at 19.30hrs (except August)

at the Church of the Good Shepherd.

We have a tidy-up, dig-in at 13.30hrs for one hour

On the second Friday of the Month

Just having a break !

You are most welcome to one or both.

You do not have to be a train enthusiast – we are a mixed bunch of local volunteers interesting in improving our village railway station and surrounding area.

Before working on the platforms you will receive a Safety Brief – common sense stuff.

NEVER be complacent when near the railways – those trains come down the track VERY quietly.

Yet again, we have received an Award from the Yorkshire in Bloom scheme.

Further details of the Station Partnership from;Geoff on 01422 885154

orEmail: myt.station@btinternet.com

Longer trains are a’coming………..

mytholmroyd station partnership — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:30:41 +0000

For you long-standing commuters, extra coaches are planned on the peak-hour trains.

Latest details below;

Planned Now Planned formation

AM Peak
06:13 Leeds-Man Vic                          5 car                                           144(3),         144(3)+144(2)
06:37 Leeds-Man Vic                         4 car                                             158(2),          158(2)+158(2)
06:43 Man Vic-Leeds                         4 car                                             150+142,       150+150
07:13 Leeds-Man Vic                         5 car                                             144(3),          144(3)+142
07:44 Todmorden-Wigan Wall            4 car                                            150,              150+142
08:00 Man Vic-Leeds                          5 car                                           144(3),          144(3)+144(2)

PM Peak
16:13 Leeds-Man Vic                          5 car                                            144(3),            144(3)+144(2)
17:00 Man Vic-Leeds                          4 car                                            144(2),            144(2)+142
17:13 Leeds-Man Vic                          5 car                                            144(3),           144(3)+142
18:00 Man Vic-Leeds                          5 car                                            144(3),            144(3)+144(2)

Mytholmroyd Monsoon

mytholmroyd station partnership — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:17:23 +0000

No need to worry about watering the flower tubs right now.

December 2011

mytholmroyd station partnership — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:06:54 +0000

Yet another busy month ahead.

Tuesday 06 Dec – Annual General Meeting -

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Friday 09 Dec at 13.30 Dig-in general tidy up of station area.

Monday 12 Dec at 17.00 – Annual Carol Sing by our Junior Schools.

All Welcome

Our Police and our community

mytholmroyd station partnership — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:13:11 +0000

Inspector Dave Browning, chief of the Upper Valley Neighbourhood Police, presenting the station volunteers with items of equipment that had been seized from a drugs raid.

Further details can be found on Facebook upper valley NPT

Minutes of our Monthly Meetings

mytholmroyd station partnership — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:32:52 +0000

Minutes of our Monthly Meetings are below ->

You are cordially invited to join us and contribute your ideas on how we, as a community, can improve the village railway station.

Meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month at the Church of the Good Shepherd starting at 19.30hrs.

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May 2011 110510 minutes 2

April 2011 110412 minutes

March 2011 110308 minutes

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Yorkshire in Bloom – 2011

mytholmroyd station partnership — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:06:34 +0000

The comments and suggestions of the YIB judge are below

Yorkshire in Bloom 2011 comments

We have just come the end of a hectic three weeks – preparing for the judging of the 2011 Neighbourhood Award.

We not only include the village railway station, but the local churches, inn,village green and residents.

Jim Jarratt & Paul Trafford working on the village green

We had two teams of volunteers from the Royal Sun Alliance office this year

They were younger and fitter than us - and could get at places we could not reach......

The volunteers did a superb job - thank you.

Thanks to Nigel Oliver (Green Business Network 3rd from l) for organising the RSA volunteers.

Christine Breare, the 2011 judge with Barry Geldard from the Church of the Good Shepherd gardeners

Brenda shows how they have transformed under the arches at Streamside Fold.

Hon. Secretary Sue explains the stone sculpture on the village green

and finally, we all admired the house and garden of John Truscott at the old Mytholmroyd Farm (16th century - house, not John).

Visitors to t’Royd – welcome !

mytholmroyd station partnership — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:43:00 +0000

It always nice to be able to show visitors around the station – especially those who remember it when it was a vandalised wreck.

How the local community has changed the railway station, surrounding area and not forgetting the Memorial gardens and village cross.

Out of the blue, we welcomed the Chief Executive of the national passenger watchdog – Anthony Smith of the Passenger Focus.

We sometimes forget what a lovely place we live in – as Anthony said – ‘I was very impressed by what you have been doing – I will come back with the family one day!’