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East Lancashire Railway spread festive cheer by donating 16,000 mince pies to charity Date published: 20 January 2021 East Lancashire Railway donated 16,000 mince pies to local hospitals, community centres and food banks over Christmas The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) brought some much-needed festive cheer to local hospitals, community centres and food banks at Christmas by donating over 16,000 mince pies to them. Heywood Foodbank, Rochdale Soup Kitchen and Middleton Foodbank were among the 11 organisations to receive the donations from the heritage railway, based in Bury and Greater Manchester. The gesture comes after the ELR was forced to cancel its cherished Santa Specials services in December - an annual fixture in the railway’s calendar for 30 years - which would have seen families enjoy a steam train ride to Rawtenstall through the Irwell Valley, with a chance to meet Santa and his elves. ....