Children from Carlton Junior and Infant School have recently created a community art project called Horizons.

The project is to be on display at Dewsbury Railway Station, the aim of the project is to engage and attract the Dewsbury community with the railway and encourage them to visit and use the railwy.

The Art club from the school worked alongside artist Candida Wood from Can Do Art and in just over 10 weeks they designed a piece of art.

The event was organised by Community Rail Lancashire, who have been working along side of East of Lancashire Community Rail Partnership to develop links with local schools, colleges and community groups. The aim of this is to introduce young people to travel by rail and promote the use of the railway across the North Eastern area.

As part of this, Carlton Junior and Infant School have also held parent information workshops to encourage more families to use the railway for day trips with the family.

Whilst they also hope that the mural will encourage visitors to get off the train at Dewsbury to see what the town has to offer.

What did the officials have to say?

Lucja Majewski, Regional Development Manager for TransPennine Express, said:

“We are very pleased to showcase this artwork at Dewsbury station. Communities play a huge role in the railway and we hope that the Horizons project created by Carlton Junior and Infant School will not only brighten up our station but encourage more local families to use the railway.”

Karen Bennett, Education Development Officer for Community Rail Lancashire, said:

 “Community Rail Lancashire was thrilled to facilitate the Horizons project with a school which has huge ambitions for its pupils’ future.  The art work will not only attract new visitors to the town, it will encourage the local community to use the railway more often and inspire a whole new generation to travel by rail and look at careers in the industry.”

Rizwana Mahmood, Headteacher at Carlton Junior and Infant School, commented:

“Through this project, the children have gained a deeper understanding of life, travel and aspirations. Moving from one place to another for betterment and the role of rail transport in enabling this.”

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