# ROTHER VALLEY RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1088452
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 17, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1088452


## Contact

- **Address:** Rother Valley Railway, Station Road, ROBERTSBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** TN32 5DG
- **Phone:** 01580 881833
- **Email:** reception@rvr.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.rvr.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) To preserve for the benefit of Kent and East Sussex and of the Nation, the historical architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in around Kent and East Sussex in buildings (including any buildings as defined in section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) or structures of particular beauty or historical architectural or constructional interest; and/or(2) To preserve for the public benefit, and to advance the education of the public in, railway lines, equipment and buildings, and their heritage, in particular, but not exclusively, by:a. building, restoring, maintaining, managing and operating railway lines;b. building, maintaining, managing and operating museums connected with railways;c. building, restoring, maintaining, managing and operating buildings, facilities and other structures or arrangements required for the operation of railways;d. delivering educational workshops, talks and materials to the public; e. restoring and managing rolling stock, carriages and artefacts connected with railways

**Activities:** RVRHT makes grants towards the reconstruction of the historic trackbed and structures on Col Stephens&#x27; Light Railway between Robertsbridge and Bodiam in Sussex




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** KENT AND EAST SUSSEX.
- East Sussex
- Kent





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| DAVID JOHN FELTON FCA |  |  |
| DAVID WILLIAM KEAY |  | Feb. 20, 2017 |
| David James Slack |  | April 27, 2016 |
| Gardner Savill Crawley BSc, FICE |  |  |
| Helen Caroline Douglas |  | July 28, 2025 |
| MICHAEL CLIFFORD HART |  |  |
| RICHARD BROYD CBE |  | May 10, 2017 |
| RICHARD MICHAEL ARBLASTER |  | May 8, 2025 |
| Stephen Murfitt |  | May 16, 2022 |




