The district’s iconic Keighley & Worth-Valley Railway is up for a regional award.
It has been shortlisted in the Large Visitor Attraction Category of the Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards.
The train and it’s staff are up against big names such as the Yorvik Viking Centre in York, and the Yorkshire museum.
The station, made famous in The Railway Children attracts over 120,000 visitors every year, and is run through the kind hearts of volunteers and train enthusiasts.
The Chairman of the railway, Matthew Stroh, told BCB that just to be shortlisted was an honour, and that, “it is a reflection on how much our volunteers have done over the fast fifty years…a real pat on the back.”
On gaining a nomination, Mr Stroh says, “We’re very proud of what we have achieved.”
Winners are due to be announced in October, so keep listening to BCB to see whether Keighley and Worth-Valley ‘steam’ to victory.
Lauren Stewart.
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