RETURN STATION TO THE WAY IT WAS

Photo montage courtesy Steve Allen The North The station, itself, is Five ways you can donate to the Appeal Railway has seen a considerable situated at the main ‘gateway’ growth in passenger numbers over into Sheringham so these changes will The preferred option, if you are a taxpayer, is to Cheques should be made payable to “North the last few years and we now have a also serve to improve the first impression 1 donate by means of Gift Aid through our associated Norfolk Railway plc”. If you would like us to benefit from Gift Aid and intend to donate by considerable number of services which are visitors have of the town. charity, the Carriage and Wagon Trust. This enables the Trust to reclaim the basic rate of tax on your donation cheque it should be payable to “Carriage and using platform 2 at Sheringham. Unfortunately The recently erected footbridge has been much resulting in an addition of 25 per cent on top of the sum Wagon Trust”. We will have a form you can British Railways demolished the buildings on this admired both by residents and visitors alike and you have donated. And if you are a higher rate tax-payer sign or you can bring a completed one, see left. platform before we acquired the station. We are we believe that the re-instated structures will you can claim tax relief on this donation. fortunate to have a full set of facilities contained also attract favourable comment. There are few In this case ONLY Donations can be made by credit or debit in the station buildings on platform 1, which towns with a heritage station, even fewer are • Cheques should be made payable to “Carriage and 4 card at shop.nnrailway.co.uk/qr.php were originally built in 1906. But platform 2, those that have steam trains operating a regular Wagon Trust” On this website page you will find several especially in bad or windy weather, more service from it. • The Gift Aid form, below, will need to be completed suggested amounts which you may care to donate. If these are unsuitable you may resembles a blasted heath than a railway station! • Completed form and cheque may be dropped in at the Along with this appeal we are also applying for combine any of these amounts to make up the NNR’s Sheringham office or can be posted to: The Railway is mounting an appeal for £185,000 public funding to assist with the cost, including figure of your choice. Carriage and Wagon Trust, to re-instate the demolished building, together the cost of the canopy, but, if successful, it Station Approach, with the wall which is primarily there to support will still require a similar amount of matched Purchase of shares in the Sheringham NR26 8RA the canopy but also forms the front of the funding both from this appeal and our 5 Railway plc (minimum purchase £50, 250 station building. (In due course, another appeal volunteers time. Gift Aid declaration shares for example cost £250). Please write to is likely to be held to re-instate the canopy.) Full name ______the office or phone 01263 820800 for details We would be grateful for any assistance you feel of how to apply. This will improve the facilities we can provide able to give to bring this project to fruition. to our passengers both on the normal services, Home address ______Details of the full terms and conditions relating In the event of any query please do not and the dining trains which use this platform. to these privileges are available on application hesitate to contact the Sheringham office on ______The building will, of course, provide shelter to the Sheringham office. Brief details of 01263 820800. Should you wish to donate current shareholder privileges are: and seating for both visitors and passengers ______Postcode______through a mobile phone the QR code on 250–499 shares 75 per cent discount on travel arriving or departing from this platform. this leaflet will take you direct to the web • This donation is to the Carriage and Wagon Trust for shareholder. These structures, which will be replicas 500–999 Free travel for shareholder, page where you can make a donation. • I donate £______to the Trust for the Appeal of those demolished, will, with the other 75 per cent discount for a changes that the Railway has made, complete and confirm that I am a UK taxpayer single guest the restoration of the station to its ‘look’ at the 1,000–1,999 Free travel for shareholder and Signature ______time it was closed by BR in the 1960s. This will one guest. substantially improve the facilities we offer our Date ______2,000–4,999 Free travel for shareholder and passengers. family (up to three adults and two children in total). By cheque (if you are unable to use Gift Aid) which Any The proposed building can be seen, The free travel facility is valid for all services 2 should be made payable to the “North Norfolk donation on the cover of this leaflet. It is except the Dining, Murder Mystery and Santa Railway plc” and sent to: of £1,000 or the one with the tiled roof and Special trains. Platform 2 Appeal over by the ornate chimney located North Norfolk Railway plc Once per annum, a shareholder holding whatever method behind the ‘wall’ of the Station Approach, over 2,000 shares is entitled to a reserved will entitle the donor platform. It will be Sheringham NR26 8RA COMPARTMENT or eight reserved seats for to an engraved brass accessed by doors shareholder and guests. plaque with a name of their in this ‘wall’. In person at the NNR’s Sheringham station office There are also additional benefits for share choice to be mounted on a 3 which will accept cash, cheques or credit card holdings of £5,000 and over and £8,000 and donations wall in the new station donations. over which are available on request. building.

All funds, however donated, will Bernard Walsh, courtesy Society All donations will be acknowledged if contact details are provided. only be used for the station building.