Five plus Four

Monday 9th August 

There were 5 on the Maintenance team and 4 Bridge builders..

Pat and Ian sorted out the cement mixers to make sure they were serviceable.

Vic and Brian were on garden and embankment clearance.

This was Vic's third barrow load.

Pat went off North to do some strimming. I'm sure he's up there some where.

Ian set to smoothing out the piles of sand that was brought in last week.

Mike was hiding in a container. Putting a protective coat on another spear fence panel.

The four on the Footbridge were Neal, Jo, John and new boy Pat. More wood going up the stairs.

Wednesday

Dave and Peter Q were back and Vic returned to his Station duties .

Peter and Dave looked at a small job in the counter area of the Cafe , started it , measured it, cut it but ran out of time as the Cafe Staff started to filter in for another day . It will have to wait till next Monday.

Peter went back to the bottom of the drive to tend to his plants and Dave went back to his construction.

But it was a day for the painters !

Just 3 of them but they seamed to be everywhere.

Mike and Clive were on the spear fencing.

Then Mike and Ian were rubbing down the Station gate .

Clive then was on undercoating one of the newer spear fencing

 Ian was fixing a new wheel on one of the wheelbarrows before helping Dave construct a new leaflet holder for the station

A not quite ready leaflet holder , just making sure everything fitted. After its been glued and screwed it will be given to Alex in Carriage and Wagon for sign writing then Jo will apply the coats varnish  .

Sorry I forgot to mention our away team who headed back down to Toddington to do a bit of block ,  path way repairing.

Two well turned out Locomotives were on duty today in the shape of " Foremarke Hall " and on the second train " Dinmore Manor "

 

Dave and Vic

A Double Header

Sunday 1st August 

As it was the Pink Timetable it was Steam and Diesel on the trains. It was very pleasurable to have two Class 47s on the train arriving at Broadway Station.

The friends of Broadway Summer news letter.

Monday

Monday saw the usual suspects ( volunteers ) attending , weather okay,ish for a change.

First a bit of shifting , a late delivery last Wednesday of more slabs were left by the Footbridge stairs  , they needed to be moved to the storage area.

Brian and Ian had a few hours on the job.

A bit of fixing and strengthening of Station Cafe Open sign was also needed.

Vic was removing dead branches .

 Pat was behind Platform 1 .

Dave was doing slots on the dagger boards

This is what volunteering is all about . Brian had been clearing an area at the bottom of the drive embankment , Ian taking the rubbish and spoils away , but every so often its time for a chat .

Wednesday 

What a difference a couple of days have been on the footbridge stairs .

The Malvern side had been completed.

With no noticeable wind and no outlook of rain today it was decided to light the bonfire. maybe it wasnt a good idea as some of the vegetation was still wet at it took a while to get going.

Pat was giving the drive way grass a trim , before heading away from the public to the far reaches of the station.

 Peter Q was tending to the path way .

" P and O " was on the first train of the day.

The Wednesday crew brought more slabs and a bit of old wood which headed to the fire , it did go a lot better after .

" Foremarke Hall " pulled the second train of the day.

 Ian gave the spear fencing a first coat before helping Dave . 

 More slab moving !

7903 in 37215 out

The Toddington / Broadway boys also brought with them a large amount of sand and gravel which is always useful .

Dave and Vic

Wednesday

Last train to Cheltenham.

Door to Door

Monday 26th July 

It was the usual Monday volunteers in at Broadway.

Brian, Peter & Tony were first at the "Goods Shed" rehanging a sticky door, follwed on by working on a Station Door filling a couple of holes where a lock had been removed.

Vic had received 3 donated plants so prepared the ground for planting in the walled garden.

Pat, Tony & Brian were grass cutting.

Peter & Ian were out with the hose and watering can giving the pots and flower beds a good soaking.

Tuesday

Vic took to the rails with family and friends. First train into Broadway Station with a fair number of waiting passengers.

Wednesday

More Slabs arrive from Toddington in between the rain and thunder storms.

It was a day of slab shifting only Pat on one of the embankments did something different , but later he joined in the fun ?.

Rod and Paul did the delivering, Ian the loading.

Peter , Dave and Clive did the shifting,  aided sometimes by young Dave and Chris

Stacking down on Platform 2 was done by Tony, Chris , Dave and later Pat. This is the what we had by the end of the 3rd delivery , 2 more loads came after that . Was there enough , not yet.

Foremarke Hall and 4270 were on duty today both carrying the " 40 years Anniversary " of the GWSR head boards .

Vic and Dave