Girls wear garlands of flowers, and boys carry rush crosses in a procession through the village and to the church where a service of praise and thanksgiving is then held.

The structure spanned a five-mile section of trackbed which local rail enthusiasts hoped to restore, linking the Eden Valley and Stainmore railways to create an 11-mile tourist line between Appleby and Kirkby Stephen.

[3][4] Highways England claimed to have consulted both railways prior to the work taking place, but this was denied by the two organisations who wrote a letter of complaint to Nick Harris, the company's Acting Chief Executive.

[5] The infilling was carried out under emergency development powers, colloquially known as 'Class Q',[6] after officers from Eden District Council asked for the work to be paused whilst planning requirements were confirmed.

[11] Highways England was forced to apply for retrospective planning permission for the infilling works,[12] with Eden District Council receiving 911 objections and only two expressions of support.

[18] After the Great Musgrave outcry, National Highways developed a new way to determine the nature of major works to the disused railway structures it manages, with proposals reviewed by experts from heritage, environmental, planning and active travel organisations who collectively form the company's Stakeholder Advisory Forum.