A petition signed by more than 300 people calling for the preservation and restoration of a former railway station building has been handed over to Gedling Borough Council.
Campaigners launched the petition to demonstrate the amount of public support behind their bid to save the former Gedling Station building on Shearing Hill.
The leader of Gedling Borough Council, Cllr John Clarke was yesterday (9) handed the petition by Francis Rodrigues, who is secretary for Gedling Village Preservation Society & Friends of Gedling Station.
As well as the petition, Cllr Clarke was also shown plans by architect Simon Middlecote to create a new state-of-the-art youth and community hub on the station site for the benefit of local young people and the wider community.
The building dates back to 1875 and was used by passengers to board trains on the Great Northern Railway. It closed back in 1960.
Following the station closure, the building was used to house Gedling Youth Club from 1967 until 2012.
The building is now believed to be on the market after falling into a state of disrepair since the youth club’s closure.
Mr Rodrigues said the petition shows there is huge public support in the local community for this ‘visionary project’.
Cllr Clarke praised the hard work of campaign group Friends of Gedling Station after receiving the petition.
He told Gedling Eye: “Yesterday I received the petition from the Friends of Gedling Station on behalf of the Mayor of Gedling.
“It’s clear that the Friends of Gedling Station are working very hard to protect the station. I personally hope they can reach an agreement that can save the building as it is an important part of Gedling’s history.”
More about the campaign can be found at the Friends of Gedling Station website: https://gedlingstation.weebly.com/
