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New Station Building at Wirksworth

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The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association has been in the process of constructing a brand new station building at Wirksworth. In Midland Railway style, this will incorporate all our visitor facilities in one accessible building and provide better display space for our railway heritage collection and storage for our archive.

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In the late 1960’s the Station Building at Wirksworth on the Duffield Branch Line was demolished to make way for a dust dock which allowed stone to be tipped from lorries into rail trucks, but which was a safety hazard.

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Since 2000, the development of the heritage railway - Ecclesbourne Valley Railway -  (on the old branch line), has relied on a collection of portacabins, containers and railway coaches to house an interpretative display and museum, an interactive model railway exhibit, information displays, toilets, shop and catering.

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All of these structures are deteriorating, most are not easily accessible, the facilities are inadequate for the increasing numbers of visitors and our archives and displays are at risk in the coach where they are housed.

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In early 2017, the Association paid for the removal of the dust dock, leaving a large flat area, which would be ideal for a new station building, adjacent to Platform 1.

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The project has two main aims, relating to our charitable objectives of conserving and displaying our heritage collection of railway items, plus providing a better and more enjoyable experience for visitors.

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As a secondary goal, the building will concentrate eight different facilities under one roof, enabling all of them to be upgraded to provide a much better experience for visitors and better working conditions for volunteers.

 

The building will be 4,683 square feet in total and will eventually provide the following:

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  • Cafe to seat 64 covers

  • Associated kitchen and servery area

  • Store rooms

  • Admin offices

  • Booking Office and Gift Shop

  • Ladies, Gents and Disabled toilet facilities

  • An open space to include a museum, book shop, information centre and model railway layout

We need your help!

We need your help to raise £500,000 for the construction of this new building.

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£150,000 of which, is required before phase 2 of the station building can begin which will include our new catering facilities.

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Your regular contributions would help speed the development of the project.

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Please choose from one of the options below to make monthly donations for 25 months, or an equivalent lump sum.

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As a thank you for your generosity you will receive the following benefits:

A work in progress

Donate by SMS text message

To donate:

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£5 - text NEWBUILD 5

£10 - text NEWBUILD 10

£20 - text NEWBUILD 20

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to 70085

Alternatively, to give any other whole amount between £1 and £20 text NEWBUILD followed by a space and then the amount you wish to donate to 70085

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Texts cost your donation + one standard network rate message.

Bronze
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£5 per month (25 regular monthly donations) or lump sum or £125.

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Name on roll of honour. One year membership of EVRA.

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DMU Cab ride to Duffield or Cab ride on the incline (Steam)

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Silver

 

£10 per month (25 regular monthly donations) or lump sum of £250.

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Name on roll of honour plus three years membership of EVRA.

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Footplate ride to Duffield – Steam or Diesel.

Gold
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£20 per month (25 regular monthly donations) or lump sum or £500.

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Name on roll of honour plus five years membership of EVRA.

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Two hour steam footplate experience.

Platinum
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£50 per month (25 regular monthly donations) or lump sum or £1,250.

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Name on roll of honour plus Life membership of EVRA.

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A coach for friends and family on an evening Steam Train to Duffield with train (from 2019)

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Special guest at official opening.

To set up a Standing Order and pay monthly please email: treasurerevra@outlook.com

 

For a lump sum or one-off contribution to help EVRA, please use the online form below.

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Thank you very much for your donation, however big or small,  it will help to progress this project forward.

 

Please allow pop-ups when using our form below

After pressing the Donate button, log in to your PayPal account, or select 'Pay with Debit or Credit Card'

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