New tenants for The Old Station building

When Friends of Goostrey Station was formed in 2012, one of the key aims was to see the remaining Victorian wooden building in use again. After protracted negotiations with a number of organisations, the restoration was finished in 2019.  And now plans for the rental of the building are also nearing completion. 

An initial agreement prepared by Northern Rail has been reviewed by the prospective tenants.  A revised agreement will be available in May and, if the content is acceptable, it is anticipated that artist Debbie Goldsmith and leather worker Sian Jones will be able to use the premises.

Debbie and Sian explained their vision in this way:

"We hope to build an exciting creative space where we can not only house our working studios but also hold workshops, exhibitions and educational activities.

Once we are able to enter, there will be a bit of work to do on the space before we can let the public inside.  But we are already planning ideas and we are hopeful that the facility can be a real benefit to local people, including children at our primary school.

The old ticket office is such a wonderful building and we can’t thank FOGS and Goostrey Parish Council enough for all their help in getting this venture off the ground. Hopefully, after the impressive work that’s already been done on its restoration, we can act as guardians of the building and engage our local community in activities.

These are very exciting times!”