Week Commencing 29th June 2026
Monday
Just the 2 of us , the keyboard warriors are having an effect on volunteer numbers .
Ian and I after watering the flowers decided to give the Memorial garden a cut and tidy up .
But first a wheel barrow was rebuilt , what The steam department think is scrap we fix and after a few hours of work its virtually good as new .
Wednesday
Kevin and Chris joined us .
Chris worked on the 2 new A boards varnishing the legs and blackening out the centres.
The remaining 3 of us moved on past the garden to try and clear the embankment . 1 at the top 1 in the middle and 1 at the bottom.
Locomotives on duty today were the Black 5 and 3850 .
An interesting train at the end of the day , saw the 2 Class 37 pulling 3850 on its return journey to Toddington
Those that are staying away due to comments must realise that the work already carried out to recreate an Edwardian station is a worthwhile thing, and they surely appreciate the new work going on on Platform 2. So to keep that herritage look, certain prctises have to be curtailed to get the Edwardian feel. If that means not putting flowers in every conceivable location, that is the price that must be paid. Surely it's not worth taking umbridge over. All of you are trying to create a station that will delight the photographers. That means realism, and in Edwardian times, flowers along the railings and hanging from the footbridge did not exist.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Paul.
Dear All,
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work on maintaining Broadway station and ignore the comments about the flowers - the more the merrier. I'm sure that most of the passengers visiting the station aren't very worried about how accurate the brickwork etc. is but are more impressed by the overall appearance of the station that your little gang manage to maintain so well. You might, however like to look at the positioning of the hanging basket(s) by the footbridge.
A Pettifer