Boards and Posters

 Week Commencing 18th March 2024

Usual volunteers turned up on Monday , turned out nice again , must be spring time !

First look at platform 2 , block work completed and they spent the day filling in the gap between the blocks . I heard that that the little bridge would be removed this week and the trucks with the spoil would also be taken away .

First job of the day was the putting back of the running board , needed 4 volunteers to lift it into position .

Over on platform 1 Mike and Peter were on the spear fencing.

Brian's new sign for the bottom of the drive was also put on its posts.

Dave put the surrounds back on the running in board , just needs the letters and the surrounds getting a final coat of white paint to finish it off ( but we cant find the pot of white paint ? )

The sign at the bottom of the drive was up and the 1st poster of the year was also erected.

Wednesday.

Dave picked up the new notice board also for the bottom of the drive ,from Winchcombe where it had been sign written by the carriage and wagon team. My Thanks to them .

Pat was giving platform one a going over with the pressure washer especially the dirty white line. 

At the north end of platform 1 and around the running in board we have noticed an increase in the number of Primulas , nobody knows where they came from but they certainly brighten up that area.

Chris and young Dave were also around today , Chris caught doing a bit of weeding at the front of the station.

The trouble with cutting down trees is that they always leave a stump . This one in the small seating area was a bit of a trip hazard , so we have tried covering it with one of the benches . It works to a fashion but watch this space.

Nothing like a bit of wheelbarrow racing at the end of the Day , my money was on the big feller !.

I forgot to mention that our Pat also wanders off to cut the grass at Hayles Abbey Halt , " a couple of visits and its looking tidy for the Easter Trains. 

Dave