19th December 2018
Welcome to our first post for " The Friends of Broadway Station ".
We aim to show on this blog what the volunteers are busy with, in and around the Station on the Wednesday`s and Saturday`s.
The major works will still be shown on our Broadway Station Rebuild Blog as and when they happen , this blog will show the work that keeps the station looking in tip top condition.
An added feature of this blog is the link on the right to the camera , it shows live streaming via a 3rd party link.
This may not be the final position of the camera, but its a start . the bandwidth of our Broadband may determine how many can get a streaming image so bear with if it slows down.
Hope you enjoy the live action !
A pleasant day after yesterdays stormy weather was a welcome sight at Broadway Station , the trouble was , as it is at Cheltenham race course Station , is mainly the Trees .when the wind blows down come the branches and needles by the bucket full , no by the wheelbarrow full , several of them , wheelbarrows of course.
Several pictures below Broken branches and debris that took Vic,Paul, Ron, Bob ,Clive and Tony most of the day to clear away from down the Driveway , the Station Platform and on the Track bed.
Paul at the in the middle with yet another barrow load , and Ron on the track bed clearing away the needles and parts of trees to make everything safe for the up and coming running days.
Clive seen here at the hot end of the trips with the barrows, a steady supply of needle kept the fires burning all day.
Mike the lone painter finished touching up the skirting board in the Station Store room.
Previously the room had been cleared so the floor could be painted , soon as Mike had finished everything got piled back in readiness for the after Christmas running days.
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| A nice floor never to be seen like this again ! |
Bob and Ron had found the missing screws to complete the build of the first Cafe / restaurant table ! the two likely lads of Dave and Brian quickly tested the set and demanded various food and drink items to complete the test , none were forth coming . Kitchen not open yet ( poor excuse )
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| Dave and Brian demanding service ! |
Elsewhere around the Station, Pat modified the hover grass cutter and tested it was working correctly. Dave and Brian in number 2 container completed more shelving to store and keep wood dry, and Brian gave Waste Bin number 5 the final touches.
All in all a quiet ending to an eventful year for the Volunteers at Broadway.
And Finally can we wish all our Blog readers
Congratulations for the new blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this. So good to see both the maintenance as well as the construction work on this amazingly convincing re-creation of an early twentieth century GWR station.
ReplyDeleteAn armchair supporter.