Wednesday 15th January 2020
Monday saw , I wish I could say a warm and sunny day but it was far from it. Storm " whats it " brought wind and rain. Plus it blew along a fair number of volunteers.
Mike the only painter today, set about the first spear fencing panel which Peter K had constructed last Wednesday
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A bit of rust removal in the first picture and in between the showers he managed to apply the first coat of primer.
Another person keeping out of the wind and showers was Ian , who was also painting. This time two more of Dave's creations.
More Leaflet and Pamphlet holders for the Tea Room. Ready to be taken up to the tea room to dry.
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Another job between the showers involved our various bird boxes around the station, the first had fallen upside down and needed refixing , the second our Kestrel box had been sited too low and as we had the ladder out we raised it to a reasonable height . Our local Kestrel keeps having a look maybe this position will be more tempting .
Wednesday we had the threat of a dry day , so less volunteers were around !
Peter Q and Brian had an equipment move in the Kitchen, the trouble it left a nasty stain mark on the floor. Dont let your wife see this picture Brian, on your hands and knees scrubbing the floor.
Meanwhile outside Clive was lifting the drain covers , he was joined later by Brian and Peter to sweep the drive for the umpteen time .
Pat found himself a spot in the sun to do some maintenance on the grass cutting and brush cutting tools.
The Platform 1 running in board is having a bit of a refurbishment , the bottom showed signs of water damage. It was left in the tea room ( with permission ) to dry out . Dave had rubbed most of it down on Monday , another coat primer and undercoat was applied, soon after .
Wednesday saw it brought inside, then Ian gave the rubbed down surround a white top coat, finished off the day by repainting the letters.
The new Pamphlet and Leaflet holders are now dry and in their positions.
And is was today we heard the sad news of the death of Bill Britton.
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| Bill at the front in the days of the first wall |
Bill had been one of the originals who was there at the start of the construction of Broadway Station, without his drive I am sure we wouldn't be here today.
I am so very very sorry to hear of the death of Bill Britton. I used to enjoy his blogs, RIP Bill.
ReplyDeleteSo sorty to hesr of the desth of Bill Britton.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear of the death of Bill Britton.
ReplyDeleteVery sad news to hear about Bill Britton. Having followed the Broadway rebuilding blogs over the years I have seen what a key figure he was.
ReplyDeleteI see the new timetable is out, I did look in a rack in a Co-op in Worcester but could only find 2019 one.
ReplyDeleteThat is a terrible loss. My condolences to everyone there.
ReplyDeleteAt least there s a fantastic monument to him - Broadway Station.
Noel
Well put.
DeleteAs it says in St. Paul's cathedral: ''If you seek his monument, look about you''
I am sorry to read about Bill's passing , he was a charming man with the gift of building a good team to create Broadway ,our jewel in the crown .
ReplyDeleteGordon , Our leaflet volunteers are now starting to put STEAM timetables in many outlets and the COOP is looked after by our distributor Glide Media . john M.
I too add my condolences at the death of Bill. I always enjoyed his blogs "Steaming to Broadway". Sadly missed. RIP.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Paul.
RIP Bill, I followed your blogs from the first and bought into your enthusiasm and dreams. If any one man kept the project alive and accessible to thousands from the start it was Broadway Bill, his apt internet handle. At least he saw the fantastic success that the Broadway Project became and will be a credit to him.
ReplyDeleteGood point that he lived to see it; so often people don't.
DeleteNoel
So sorry to hear the sad news about Bill, and so pleased that he did see Broadway as a working station on our line, after all his hard work there. Also sad that 3 others in the photo are no longer with us. Terry
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