Burrs Country Park CC site station

PR1
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edited February 2016 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

Copied from rom the East Lancs Railway Chairmanship Blog.

 

Burrs Country Park station totem

As the project lead, I reported to the Board on the progress on our ambition to construct a new station. I was pleased to advise the Board that we have successfully assembled a budget for the work with grateful thanks for grants from Bury Council,
Friends of Burrs and the Caravan Club. We are now in advanced discussions with a local construction company. We are also in the process of submitting a revised planning application which will take a couple of months. I hesitate to say anymore until all the
technical and legal elements are wrapped up before we can set any agreed timescales.

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  • DavidKlyne
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    edited February 2016 #2

    Wondered why the train didn't stop!!!

    Seriously that is good news as it will open up many more options from very near the site.

    David

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited February 2016 #3

    Would be interested to see where they propose to erect the new station.  I've been on Bury Council's website and looked through planning applications but can't find what I'd hoped to see.

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  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2016 #4

    I live 5 mins walk from Burrs & they've been promising us a station there for the past 20 odd years. From what I understand, it's hoped to have the station/platform a liitle way towards Bury from Burrs .... they even built a timber 'boardwalk' into the fields
    which we gathered was something to do with it. Undecided

  • PR1
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    edited February 2016 #5

    Would be interested to see where they propose to erect the new station.  I've been on Bury Council's website and looked through planning applications but can't find what I'd hoped to see.

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    Jill

    go into the washing up area at Burrs court CC site, or look at the ELR Chairmanship blog, or the ELR website..  All plans and details of planning applications are there!

    All there!

     

     

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited February 2016 #6

    Thanks PR1.  Will do.

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  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2016 #7

    Thanks PR1.  Will do.

     

    So Jill ...... are you going to the wash room at Burrs or the ELR website? Cool

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited February 2016 #8

    I'll be in the town centre on Thursday so I might just pop in to the park. Happy

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  • PR1
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    edited February 2016 #9

    Why is it that I can receive another magazine this morning that informs me that the East Lancs Railway are expecting the new station at Burrs Country Park, to be fully open and operational by late summer 2016, yet not a word from the Caravan Club about it?

     

    And for those who do not know, a number of new hard standings are being put down at the moment in the area the club site is extending into!

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