A day of two Halves !

 Monday 27th June 2022

It was still raining when Myself and Pat  returned from Toddington after our gas bottle duties , that was the case for most of the morning. The afternoon was a different matter but by then there were only a few of us left.

But first a flash back to last Wednesday .

Through some of our supporters a contact had been made from a couple who wished to donate some 30 slabs for use on platform 2. Rod , Terry , Keith and Ian made 2 trips to nearby Badsey to pick them up and return them to Broadway for safe keeping.

Many Thanks to Paul and Kate Williams for the donation.

Whilst in possession of the flat bed truck our old roller was taken away to be repaired and then eventually to be used flattening the area around the bay platform.

Many slabs had been moved to the storage area on Platform 2 but as time moved on some left by the fence for another day.

The wind and rain had brought down the usual amount of cones and Needles , Ian , Tony and Peter on the brushes.

Also on the brushes was Mike cleaning out the store room and when the rain eventually stopped he was seen outside on the car park windows which are in need of attention.

The rain doesn't stop Pat keeping the green stuff down.

Dave and Ian did a few jobs in the Goods shed.

Pat moved on further down the platform.

After Lunch the sun began to appear but eventually only Dave and Ian were left ,  nice afternoon to put a few more coats of paint on the bins .

Dave

Things Keep on growing

 Monday 20th June 2022

After the weekend rain ,  the grass and plants around the station have got a bit of a spurt on. Monday was a bright and warm day ideal for the 6 volunteers who turned up .

Vic has decided to relinquish the job ? of gardener to concentrate on Station duties so out of the remaining volunteers it was a case of who knows about plants ?

Nobody puts their hand up.

So lets all have a go.

The first 2 were Ian and Dave , last year the Yucca looked Yuck , lots of dead leaves should we pull it up , it was close. but give it a year and there were fresh leaves appearing , we got rid of the old leaves and tidied the surrounding area up and moved over to the car park garden.

Peter and Brian were discussing things ?

Before Brian headed over the drive to mow the grass and keep that area looking good.

The other Peter was helping Ian on the station garden .

And the other Peter was strimming the top fence.

Somebody not gardening was Mike undercoating the gates by the kitchen.

I had to go at lunch time , so I will leave it to your imagination what happened in the afternoon.

Dave

Keeping on top of things.

 Monday 13th June 2022

Pat and Myself were delayed at Toddington with our gas bottle duties ( the Maroon rake had been parked down by the yard, bit of a trek !) , but as we arrived at Broadway on a warm June summers day the 5 other volunteers were beavering away.

Firstly Ian and Ron were attacking an old tree .

Peter Q was tending to his Shrubs on the embankment , watering and generally clearing the weeds away.

Mike was giving the Gate by the café a bit of attention.

Brian was down the drive giving the grass there a trim. and below Pat seamed to be everywhere first with a hover mower then with a lawnmower.

Whilst I was down Toddington last week I spotted this wheel barrow in the metal skip !!

So last Wednesday Ian and myself  went by train to retrieve it . The top had only rusted away from the frame . So new larger washes were made , rusty nuts and bolts cut out and replaced and Voila . Its nearly as good as new . 

When we were at Toddington a wander around the yard saw the Ivatt basking in the sun.

Its due to stay for a couple of more months and it will be pulling  trains in the coming weeks.

Dave

After The Weekend

 Monday 6th June 2022

The Spring Steam Gala looks to have been a great success , from where I was, volunteering as a crossing monitor at Cheltenham and Gotherington the trains were full and everyone seamed happy . 

So back at Broadway on Monday the talk was about passenger numbers , café takings and of course the weather over the 3 days. 

Eight in total today after Dave and Pat joined the group from the gas bottle change at Toddington.

Ian and Ron were doing a general tiding up of the small garden at the end of platform 1.

Pat set about the area at the end of platform 2

Peter K was repairing the metal fence that's been slowly falling apart over the past couple of months.

Whilst down the drive the other Peter , was succeeding at keeping the weeds under control on the embankment.

Later in the day after no more gardening needed doing Ian , Ron and Dave gave the new bins a final inside coat of paint.

Whilst over on the other side of the tracks, Pat had finally reached the signal.

Early in the morning at Toddington before Pat caught up with me , I managed to have a wander around the yard. It was very peaceful and quiet , most of the locomotives were there, still slowly cooling down after the weekends gala.

Dave