THE Foxfield Railway has secured a grantof£81,500 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund's'Heritage Emergency Fund'to help cover its expenses following its enforced closure owing to Covid-19.
The award will also help offset the loss of the railway's popular and lucrative'Santa Specials; which will not run this year owing to the difficulties of social distancing, reduced capacity and the safety of its volunteers.
"This is a tremendous boost to the railway which has come at a critical time;' said acting Foxfield chairman, Dave Scragg.
"I want to personally thank the directors and heads of departments involved in the application, in particular the efforts of Richard Warren and Jane Bate, for the hard work put in to achieve this outstanding result:'
"I want to personally thank the directors and heads of departments involved in the application, in particular the efforts of Richard Warren and Jane Bate, for the hard work put in to achieve this outstanding result:'