Life Membership
Member's Benefits
Unlike some railway organisations, being a "Member" makes you a joint owner of the railway and gives you the right to attend and vote at the Company's Annual General Meetings. More importantly as a Member you will be playing an active part in the fantastic project that is the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.
Trust Members also receive our award-winning magazine as well as frequent Newsletters to keep them updated with the latest happenings around the railway.
The Members Magazine: This is published three times a year, and is well Illustrated with both rare historical articles and photos. As well as evocative drawings and paintings recapturing the atmosphere of the line as it was, there are also modern images and stories about the line and its current operation.
Newsletter: The L&B Trust Newsletter is only available to Members and is published several times a year.
In addition to the above, access is permitted to the Members Only pages of the staff website where there is more detailed news as well as behind the scenes stories.
Volunteering: Members are encouraged to volunteer for a single morning/afternoon, a day, a week or for as many months or years as you like! Remember too that not all volunteering is done in North Devon. For example this website is administered by a volunteer from Kent!
For more details about volunteering click here. (link is external)
Area Groups: Most Members of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust are not based in Devon and not just from the UK, but also the rest of the World. Wherever they are, they form local Area Groups to meet, socialise and further the aims of the L&B Trust. L&B Members are encouraged to join Area Groups. For contact details and further information about Area Groups - click here. (link is external)
Additional information about Gift Aid
If you are unsure whether your donations qualify for Gift Aid tax relief, please ask. Alternatively, ask at your local tax office, or refer to the advice on the HMRC web here. (link is external)
By signing up for Gift Aid you understand that if you pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year then it is your responsibility to pay any difference.
Please notify the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust if you:
- want to cancel your declaration
- change your name or home address
- no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains.
If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.
Download our Gift Aid Form here You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed - the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available to download from here.(link is external)
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust Ltd Company Information
As well as being a Registered Educational Charity (No. 1082564) the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust is also a Registered Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 4040633), the Trustees are therefore also company directors.
Although Trust Membership is rarely refused, application for Membership of the Trust is subject to approval by the Trust Board. Once granted, it is then subject to the Memorandum and Articles of the Company.
In the unlikely event of the Trust being wound up, the maximum legal liability of a member of the Trust cannot exceed £10.
To Sign up Offline
If you prefer to join the L&B Trust offline, please download our membership form.
Thank you for supporting our railway
If you are a UK taxpayer, please select the Gift Aid option as this enables the L&B Trust to receive 25 pence for every pound of your subscription or donation at no extra cost to you.
If you are unsure if you have done this previously, please do it now as it helps us to keep our records up to date. If this is your first Gift Aid declaration please read the Additional Information about Gift Aid section before selecting the Gift Aid option.
Donations - You can of course give more than the amount quoted. Any additional sum, if unspecified, will be treated as a "donation" towards general funds.
Legacies - We would also be pleased to let you know how to benefit the Trust with a legacy. If you are interested, please contact us at legacies@lynton-rail.co.uk and we will send you more details.
Member's Benefits
Unlike some railway organisations, being a "Member" makes you a joint owner of the railway and gives you the right to attend and vote at the Company's Annual General Meetings. More importantly as a Member you will be playing an active part in the fantastic project that is the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.
Trust Members also receive our award-winning magazine as well as frequent Newsletters to keep them updated with the latest happenings around the railway.
The Members Magazine: This is published three times a year, and is well Illustrated with both rare historical articles and photos. As well as evocative drawings and paintings recapturing the atmosphere of the line as it was, there are also modern images and stories about the line and its current operation.
Newsletter: The L&B Trust Newsletter is only available to Members and is published several times a year.
In addition to the above, access is permitted to the Members Only pages of the staff website where there is more detailed news as well as behind the scenes stories.
Volunteering: Members are encouraged to volunteer for a single morning/afternoon, a day, a week or for as many months or years as you like! Remember too that not all volunteering is done in North Devon. For example this website is administered by a volunteer from Kent!
For more details about volunteering click here. (link is external)
Area Groups: Most Members of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust are not based in Devon and not just from the UK, but also the rest of the World. Wherever they are, they form local Area Groups to meet, socialise and further the aims of the L&B Trust. L&B Members are encouraged to join Area Groups. For contact details and further information about Area Groups - click here. (link is external)
Additional information about Gift Aid
If you are unsure whether your donations qualify for Gift Aid tax relief, please ask. Alternatively, ask at your local tax office, or refer to the advice on the HMRC web here. (link is external)
By signing up for Gift Aid you understand that if you pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year then it is your responsibility to pay any difference.
Please notify the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust if you:
- want to cancel your declaration
- change your name or home address
- no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains.
If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.
Download our Gift Aid Form here You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed - the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available to download from here.(link is external)
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust Ltd Company Information
As well as being a Registered Educational Charity (No. 1082564) the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust is also a Registered Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 4040633), the Trustees are therefore also company directors.
Although Trust Membership is rarely refused, application for Membership of the Trust is subject to approval by the Trust Board. Once granted, it is then subject to the Memorandum and Articles of the Company.
In the unlikely event of the Trust being wound up, the maximum legal liability of a member of the Trust cannot exceed £10.
To Sign up Offline
If you prefer to join the L&B Trust offline, please download our membership form.
Thank you for supporting our railway
If you are a UK taxpayer, please select the Gift Aid option as this enables the L&B Trust to receive 25 pence for every pound of your subscription or donation at no extra cost to you.
If you are unsure if you have done this previously, please do it now as it helps us to keep our records up to date. If this is your first Gift Aid declaration please read the Additional Information about Gift Aid section before selecting the Gift Aid option.
Donations - You can of course give more than the amount quoted. Any additional sum, if unspecified, will be treated as a "donation" towards general funds.
Legacies - We would also be pleased to let you know how to benefit the Trust with a legacy. If you are interested, please contact us at legacies@lynton-rail.co.uk and we will send you more details.
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