Residents are continuing to campaign against the proposed redevelopment of a historic railway station.

Plans were put forward earlier this year for Lydd Station on Romney Marsh to become a site for mobile homes.

But those who live nearby have joined together in a bid to halt the scheme and say the station is a valuable piece of history and a community asset.

So far, the Lydd Station Heritage Group has raised awareness online with 1,000 people supporting them on Facebook.

It was formed in a bid to put forward an alternative plan, to save and reopen the station as a heritage centre for the benefit of residents.

On Friday, their efforts saw a dozen of these supporters carry out their latest protest.

Anita Spence took part in the march where they walked from the old station site to Lydd Town Hall to hand in a petition.

She says when making their way along the route, they received lots of support from drivers who passed them, adding their efforts were “small but successful”.

“There was a lot of support from people driving through Lydd, with passengers in cars and lorries beeping their horns throughout the march - also including bus drivers,” she said.

“Pedestrians walked along with us for parts of the march to make their feelings known, with many giving the thumbs up as they watched the small but vocal procession passing by.

“We felt this first march was small but successful, inasmuch as we are slowly raising awareness amongst the wider community about the strength of feeling within Lydd town about their opposition to the proposal to site 26 park homes on the station site.”

Following the success of the march last week, the group held another tonight at the Civic Centre in Folkestone ahead of a planning committee meeting at Folkestone and Hythe District Council.

Ms Spence added: “Tonight's protest at the Folkestone and Hythe Civic Centre went ahead despite the fact that, according to the council's agenda, the topic of Lydd Station’s proposed planning application for the development of 26 residential park homes is not listed for this evening's meeting.

“However, we thought we would make ourselves known regardless and re-attend when the Lydd Station proposal is next on the council's agenda.”

The group has given in several petitions to the council having received more than 500 signatures against the redevelopment.

The station closed in 1971 and last year the building was burnt-out in a devastating fire.

If the controversial plans are approved, there will be six single and 20 twin caravans alongside a small shop selling everyday convenience items.

The fire-hit station would be converted into a residential dwelling for the site owner, while the goods shed will be turned into a home for the site manager.

The application submitted to FHDC by Keith Square of the Bentley Parks Group Ltd, says the new development would offer starter homes for young people trying to get on the housing ladder.

A council decision on the application has not yet been reached.