Work stopped when a local resident made a village green application for the track bed, claiming that the line had become a village green through its lack of use as a railway for a number of years and that many locals used it as a footpath already. This was eventually rejected by Staffordshire County Council, as none of the criteria for village green status were met. Meanwhile, negotiations continued between MCR (plus CVR) and Network Rail to instate a heritage service on a restricted number of dates to Endon. In early 2013 it was announced that the CVR would be looking to take a tenancy out on part of the former station building to open a tea room, in order to create a presence within the village and signal its commitment to returning trains to the station. This tea room was subsequently opened on 13 January 2015 by a local couple and named 'The Station Kitchen'. Annual Enthusiast Galas Churnet Valley Railway have hosted enthusiast galas throughout the years with some of them being commemorative events celebrating 25 years of CVR, and the 40th Anniversary of the North Staffordshire Railway Company. 2010: Cauldon Lowe Re-opening Home Locomotives: GWR 5101 Class No. 5199, BR Class 33 No. 33021, BR Class 37 No. 37075, 104 DMU 50455 & 50517 Guest Locomotives: BR 8P 71000 'Duke of Gloucester', SR West Country Class No. 34028 'Eddystone', LMS Black Five No. 44767 'George Stephenson', LMS 8F No. 8624, BR Class 25 No. 25059, BR Class 37 No. 37109 2011: Return of 33102 Home Locomotives: BR Class 33 No. 33102 'Sophie', BR Class 33 No. 33021, BR Class 04 No. D2334, 104 DMU 50455 & 50517 Guest Locomotives: BR Class 37 No. 37109 2012: Winter Steam Gala (completion of Cauldon loop) Home Locomotives: GWR 5101 Class No. 5199, Guest Locomotives: LMS Black Five No. 45379, 44767 failed prior to the event 2012: Autumn Diesel Gala Home Locomotives: BR Class 33 No. 33102 'Sophie', BR Class 33 No. 33021, BR Class 04 No. D2334, 104 DMU 50455 & 50517 Guest Locomotives: BR Class 20 No. D8059, 2013: Winter Steam Gala Home Locomotives: USATC S160 No. 6046, LNER Class N7 No. 69621 Guest Locomotives: SR U-Boat No. 31806, 2014: Winter Steam Gala (Opening of Ipstones Loop) Home Locomotives: S160 No. 6046, LNER Class N7 No. 69621 Guest Locomotives: GWR Steam Railmotor No.93, SR West Country Class No. 34007