Raising Steam Marathon

Welcome to my fundraiser. I am raising            money for three heritage railways during       lockdown.

I am going to hand crank around a 7 1/4”        miniature railway to the total distance of     the three railways I have chosen. They  are the Llangollen, Vale of Rheidol and                 Keighley Worth Valley Railways. The total   length of these railways is 26.75 miles.

I will be doing my marathon from 11am on     Thursday the 30th of April. It will be live           streamed on the Facebook page and other       platforms.

Heritage railways make up a huge part of   our culture and communities. They provide            employment, skill development,                        volunteering opportunities and boost the    local economy financially.

Over the winter months they spend                     thousands of pounds on maintenance.        When they are  open they hope to reclaim  the money they’ve spent so they can keep   the railway going. With the sudden                  lockdown (which is important to follow)       the railways  remain closed and the                overheads keep having to be paid.

So I’m raising money to help with these        costs, to help ensure that they can reopen when lockdown is lifted.

See my facebook page ‘Raising Steam               Marathon’ to check my progress and see as I hand propel myself along a miniature railway to the total distance of the three             railways.

Don’t  forget you can have your own                ‘Raising Steam Marathon’ and raise money for your favourite railways.

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