Celebrating 180 years of railways in Eccles at

Eccles Railway Station Open Day

Saturday 11th September 2010
11am to 2pm
Station Forecourt, top of Church St, Eccles

Hosted by Freccles, Friends of Eccles Station

Discover Freccles: past, present and future

Salford Schools Brass/Wind Band
Barton Theatre Company present "Journey's End for Mr Huskisson!" (performance starts at 11.45 am)
minature locomotives 'in steam'
plant sale
station history display
tombola and raffle
tours of our 2010 national awards shortlisted Eccles Station Garden
Book launch: "50 More Trips Out from Eccles"
GRUMPY Badge making workshop
children's games and colouring competition

Stalls by Freccles, Clarendon Road School, Eccles Rotary Club, Salford City College, Ready Steady Store
Refreshments by Smiths Restaurant
Free return train trips Eccles to Patricroft

To be opened by the Mayor of Salford at 11am

Salford City Radio hosting and broadcasting live

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Please also visit the local exhibitions commemorating the 180th Anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, at Eccles Parish Church (Church Street), and at Eccles Public Library (Eccles Gateway).

Other events marking this anniversary are being held at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester and at Edge Hill Station in Liverpool - details here.