Week Commencing 20th October 2025
Monday
3 of us on a wet Monday , with the gala weekend coming up it was time to have a sort out of all the books that were in the office . and then box them up ready for the £1 sale !
Not a book but Ian has a plastic truck for sale if you are interested ?
Another day another broken manhole cover and 3 slabs , right in front of the station building ! What was a skip lorry doing on the pavement ?
Wednesday
A bit brighter and more volunteers .
Time to put the sign up showing what's on this weekend.
There was a trial run with the books over to the shed and due to the bad weather forecast for Thursday it was all put back ! ready and waiting for the weekend.
Afternoon saw the final undercoat for the dagger boards.
Elsewhere Kevin was attacking the overly large hedge behind platform 1 , helped by Chris and Dave.
Not much happening on platform 2 , mostly internal block work.
The 2 Locomotives on duty today , which of course can be seen at the Autumn Showcase Gala were " P and O " and " 3850 "
Robin used to travel many many miles to work with the Broadway group in the early days , I could say he loved cleaning bricks because he certainly cleaned more than his fair share . Saturdays with us and Sundays as a booking clerk at one of the stations .
Our condolences to his family.
Dave
Perhaps some period bollards would be the answer to vehicles driving on the paving outside the booking office. They would pay for themselves!
ReplyDeleteThe original plans for the building did show bollards around the entry door canopy area.
ReplyDeleteNeal
Yes. Jo has mentioned bollards many times, and i would go further and fit bollards along the whole of the pavement.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Paul.
I have recommended canon type bollards twice now, but to there was no reaction. I am pretty sure they would find sponsors, one at a time. They cost about £250 each
ReplyDeleteIt's at least the third drain cover broken by a vehicle going up on our pavement.
My other concern is a bus hitting the entrance canopy. I have a picture of a bus parked, one side on the pavement, just past the little canopy. The buses weigh up to 15 tons, so you can imagine the pressure on the slabs.