Week Commencing 12th August 2024
Two totally different types of days , Monday way too hot and Wednesday way too wet !
Just Ian and Myself on the Monday , Pat decided it was far too hot.
Over on platform 2 even they didn't turn out , who could blame them .
Before the sun got over to the platform 1 side and in the shelter of the hedge , we managed to tidy up the grass and weeds before we ran out of battery power !
The heat tends to make the pines start to drop their needles , a quick sweep up and a trip up and down with Billy soon removed most of them .
By lunch time the temperature had risen and we found it too hot to carry on , so off home we went .
Wednesday
The weather was totally different , Rain and Drizzle most of the day ., but cooler.
An outstanding job was the locks on the 3 toilet doors , one had broken many months ago and became an odd lock out. 3 new locks with the same keys were purchased and then changed. As have it 2 swapped over okay and the 3rd was a bit of a pain !
Yet another sign had been requested to be put up down the drive !!! we cant wait for the next one , Mixed Traction poster maybe ?
It might be a foul weather day but nothing stops Pat , testing the petrol stimmer out on platform 1 before heading out over the other side !
Other jobs today included mending our neighbors gate that a visiting coach driver had reversed into !! and over in our old office , Chris and myself were sorting out old paperwork from when the station was being built, all surplus to requirement now,
Over the road next to the car park , our lads from C and M were erecting more signs this time to show visitors parking in the car park which way to the trains.
Locomotives out today were " Foremarke Hall " and 2807
Hi, I have a collection of books on industrial heritage, canals, railways, areas of the UK and piers to name a few. Would these be of interest to the friends shop at Broadway and if so how can I donate then?
ReplyDeleteGraham
Hi Graham , we would be grateful of any donations , is it possible to drop them off at Broadway ? The volunteers are there on a Monday and Wednesday and the Shed most running days . If not we could work some thing out if you are local.
ReplyDeleteHi, that's great, I work full time but I'm down next Saturday so could drop them off then if the shed will be open. Probably around lunchtime?
ReplyDeleteThank you Graham
Delete'To the Trains' is a ridiculous sign. Who doesn't know where the station is when they come to Broadway? And we paid for that?
ReplyDeleteThe signs are NOT ridiculous. Whilst we were erecting the signs, we had for families who had parked in the car park ask us for directions! Terry
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