Lorna Webb

Lorna's London Marathon 2012 - Bluebell Railway

Fundraising for Bluebell Railway Trust
£5,772
raised of £5,000 target
by 150 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012, on 22 April 2012
We fund preservation and skills training to ensure the future of our steam heritage.

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Hi. Thanks for visiting my page.

I'm running in the London Marathon on April 22nd to raise funds for the Bluebell Railway Northern Extension Project.

The Bluebell Railway is a preserved Steam Railway based in Sussex. The line currently terminates about a mile outside my home town of East Grinstead. The project to extend the line northwards has been running for many years now and has faced several significant obstacles, not least of which was a 1960's rubbish tip on the trackbed! Now the end is finally in sight and the Railway now just needs to raise a final £600K to complete the extension, allowing steam trains to run into East Grinstead and also link the main Bluebell line with the National Rail network. If the money is raised soon this could be a reality in early 2013.

I have always loved steam trains generally and the Bluebell in particular - Dad and Mum took me there as a child and Adam and I spent our second date there!

Please donate now!

Thanks, Lorna

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Please sponsor me in the marathon to help the Bluebell achieve the final 'funding to the finish' push into East Grinstead.

About the charity

The Bluebell Railway Trust's "Funding for the Future" campaign is urgently raising funds to help preserve our infrastructure and unique collection of steam locomotives and rolling stock. Our main appeals at present are Accessible Steam Heritage, Cash for Cover and Keep up the Pressure.

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,772.00
+ £1,056.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£4,507.00
Offline donations
£1,265.00

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