Change in the air

Wednesday 16th October 2019

Weather was very changeable over the last two volunteering days . Monday saw three attend on a wet and blustery day . 

Dave hid himself in workshop container painting the crowd barriers and cutting wood in between the showers for the New Hayes Abbey Halt Running in Board. Pat was somewhere around the embankments destroying vegetation as per norm.

During the day we had two visits from 50035 Ark Royal, I was told it was for the benefit of the owners group, shame it wasn't a better day for them .

Wednesday the volunteers split between vegetation clearing and wood working / painting.

Keith and Dave , and elsewhere Peter K were seen on the embankment of platform 1 removing the weeds. Its a bit of a knee and ankle killer so later they started clearing up the drive.

Same wheelbarrow but different motive power,Keith instead of  the usual ( Ron and Clive )

All delivered to Tony on  bonfire duty

Dave having fitted feet to the barriers handed them over to Peter for undercoating.

Outside the tongue and groove had been fitted to the frame and that too had been primed

By going home time Pete had finished the first coat and they were  all parked up drying nicely.

During the day and during a clear spell in the sky ( makes a change ) we heard the familiar noise ( for some ) of a pair of B 52 `s heading north , a quick grab of the camera I managed to catch the last one.

Just the one Steam engine today which was 7903  " Foremarke Hall  " here arriving at Broadway with the afternoon train.