One Bad Day and One Good Day

 Week Commencing 22nd April 2024

Monday Forget it it rained most of the day , unable to do any outside work , lets go home !!

But Pat and Dave had a small job to do down at Toddington , changing of the gas bottles on the 2 rakes of coaches , cant think of a nicer place to be when its raining, the photo doesn't show how much rain water is coming off the both sets of coaches.

Whilst down at Toddington we saw the loaded up trucks with materials waiting to go up to Broadway !!

Wednesday

Weather much kinder , and 7 volunteers we around.

Dave and Ian stripped the old notice board of useful materials the rest headed for the bonfire.

Ron and Brian were at the GWR garden.

P and O was on the early train.

Pat was cutting the road side grass .

Ron's finished effort with the GWR garden , much tidier now don't you think , just needs a few flowers to enhance it.

Dave

Yet another Sign

 Week Commencing 15th April 2024

Just the 4 of us on Monday , the picture below shows nothing happening on Platform , the materials are still stuck on the trucks at Toddington , the logistics to get them up to Broadway needs to be heard to be believed !!

Any way back to the bottom of the drive. Dave had to move the Cotswold festival of Steam Baner further up the fence.

Because the new railway sign needed to be fitted !

Count them its beginning to look a bit cluttered with signs don't you agree .

Afterwards Brian mowed the left hand side of the driveway.

Over the other side Pat and Dave took to the Strimmers.

Wednesday

No Pat but we were joined by Chris and his son Dave, who took to sweeping the drive , clearing the debris from the  past 2 days of wind .

Brian was still clearing the bottom of the drive.

One Bin that had slipped through our Winter maintenance,  had to be modified as the hinge had come away from the lid. Ian delivered it back to its position on the platform. 

More weeding and more cleaning up by Brian and Dave.

Even Billy came out to play !

Trains running today were the DMU and Locomotive on the steam train was  " Dinmore Manor."

Just a foot note , It was Ian's Birthday last week , we celebrated with not a cake but a pork pie , Ian Hit 70 , which means we have nobody volunteering at Broadway now under 70 !! ( except young Dave ).

Older Dave

April Showers !

 Week Commencing 8th April 2024

Monday

Always the threat of rain so just the 3 turned up , in the end just an odd shower.

First the Monday shot of Platform 2  , nothing happening here but its all happening behind the scenes !

Whilst I was doing a gas bottle change at Toddington I saw delivery's  of materials that will be used being put onto the trucks  , eventually to be taken up to Broadway via rail.

All happening down the drive , Peter was fitting the newly refurbished leaflet holder to the notice board.

Dave was  at the rear of the board where rain deflectors had been fitted and another coat of paint applied..

Brian was pulling out the thistles before they could get a serious foot hold.

Which were then delivered to the bonfire area.

Later the strimmers were heard.

Notice board all finished now.

Wednesday.

It rained most of the day . But 5 turned out . Chris and Dave did a bit of tidying up on the drive.

Pat who says the rain doesn't bother him was stimming behind platform 1 , And elsewhere Dave and Ian were sorting out the container .

Locomotives on duty today were Foremarke Hall and Dinmore Manor.

Dave

Wednesday Goings on !

 Wednesday 3rd April 2024

Just the Wednesday working this week as Easter Monday was a non working day.. Just the 3 of us at the start of the day with Pat joining us later.

First out with the Easter sign and up with the Cotswold Festival of Steam Banner. , its only 8 weeks away !!

Both the shops are open , our Friends of Broadway shop manned by Julie had a steady trade .

Pat was cutting the grass down the drive whilst opposite Brian was strimming the edges of the fence.

Dave finally got the Notice board up at the bottom of the drive ,the leaflet holder was having a 2nd coat of paint so it didn't make it.

After how many months we finally saw some Locos in the station , Today Dinmore Manor and P and O were on duty.

Dave