Scotland's Best Adopted Station 2010

VOTED SCOTLAND'S BEST ADOPTED STATION 2010

RENTON STATION NAMED BEST ADOPTED STATION OF 2010

Photo opportunity: Presentation of winner’s certificate to Strathleven
Artizans

Time:    0930am

Date:    Monday 6 December

Venue: The Robert the Bruce Heritage Centre at Renton Station, West
Dunbartonshire

Renton Station has been named as the Best Adopted Station in Scotland of
2010 by Passenger Focus, the independent passenger watchdog.

The award follows the transformation of a disused booking office by
Strathleven Artizans into a spectacular heritage cente in tribute of Robert
the Bruce who spent his last three years (1326-9) at Renton.

Strathleven Artizans, a group of volunteers who seek to promote the history
of Renton village and in particular its most famous resident, King Robert
Bruce, have:

•    Decorated the building with the fabulous Bannockburn Ceiling by
artist Duncan Brown

•    Assembled a display of medieval artefacts, and:

•    Created an educational opportunity for school classes to dress up in
medieval costumes, armour and helmets while learning about the history of
Scotland’s greatest warrior king.

Strathleven Artizans’ work, undertaken via ScotRail’s Adopt a Station
scheme which aims to put stations at the heart of communities, has now been
recognised by Passenger Focus.

The Best Adopted Station 2010 certificate will be presented on Monday 6
December to Duncan Thomson, chairman of Strathleven Artizans, by Jim
Mather, the Scottish Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism

Steve Montgomery, ScotRail’s managing director, said: “I contgratulate
Strathleven Artizans for the remarkable transformation of surplus space
into an educational resource.”

Robert Samson, Passenger Focus Scottish Link Manager said: "Renton is a
wonderful example of turning round an empty station building to provide an
excellent educational resource. Congratulations to the Artisans for their
efforts and enthusiasm in making the Robert the Bruce Heritage Centre at
Renton Station such a success."
The Robert the Bruce Heritage Centre is open Mondays-Fridays 1200-1600 and
between1200-1700. at weekends.

Renton Station has a half-hourly train service on the
Airdrie-Glasgow-Balloch route, and is 42 minutes from Glasgow Queen Street
Low Level.

Media enquiries:
John Yellowlees, ScotRail external relations manager: Tel 0141 335 4787
Notes to Editors

ScotRail’s Adopt a Station scheme seeks to put stations at the heart of
their communities by encouraging individuals or groups to put forward
proposals on uses for vacant accommodation or introduce and maintain floral
displays. Since launched in September 2005, the scheme has gone from
strength to strength - with 108 stations now benefitting from floral
displays maintained by volunteers. Other initiatives include spectacular
murals, coffee shops, bookshops, a toy library, model railway clubs and
community meeting rooms.

Carla Rinaldi
Communications Officer

First ScotRail
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50 Waterloo Street
Glasgow
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T: 0141 335 5156
E: carla.rinaldi@firstgroup.com

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