The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has collaborated with Carers Plus Yorkshire on this summer’s Festival of Green.
NYMR says it's part of the railway’s ongoing charitable objectives to remove barriers and enable wider access.
Amongst the festival’s busy programme of events, NYMR organised a series of ‘Waving At Trains’ nature walks earlier this month from Fen Bog to Goathland Summit, as well as a special ‘Slow Train’ return service from Pickering to Grosmont for small groups, with a leisurely turnaround to allow passengers time to enjoy a relaxing picnic lunch or a behind the scenes tour at the railway.
Festival of Green is run and organised by Carers Plus Yorkshire, which looks to promote green social prescribing events (nature-based interventions and activities) across the Ryedale area.
Kathryn Dunn, Community Engagement Adviser at Carers Plus Yorkshire, said:
“I enjoyed a wonderful day on the slow train and feel so lucky to have this amazing enterprise on our doorstep, after speaking to other Festival clients on the train, the overall feeling was that it was an extremely relaxing and mindful day. Thank you for taking part in the Festival of Green!”
Michelle Baggaley, Community Engagement Manager at North Yorkshire Moors Railway, said:
“We were happy to support Carers Plus when they reached out. Ryedale residents who have already experienced the ‘Slow Train’ thoroughly enjoyed the day. As we move more into community engagement, our involvement to help support initiatives such as these will enable the NYMR to reach wider into our local communities and allow people to engage with our railway who may not have access otherwise.”
The NYMR’s charitable objectives include a focus on the advancement of citizenship, community development and individual wellbeing for all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities through the promotion of volunteering, learning and training including training and development in at-risk heritage skills.
To find out more about community engagement at the NYMR, email Michelle.Baggaley@nymr.co.uk
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