What a Difference a Day make

 Week Commencing 28th June 2021

Forget Monday , weather wasn't worth getting out of bed for it seams for the most. First there was me , then Ian turned up , then Mike who said it was too wet to paint , he did a bit in the Kitchen and then went home. Then Viv turned up , at least you can do a bit of gardening in the rain.

So that's what he and Ian did , a bit of gardening.

Is marvelous what a few plants can do around the sign at the bottom of the drive.

Vic and Ian look happy with their work.

By lunch time Vic had gone, I soon followed having an afternoon  engagement , that left Ian keeping Neal company who was working on the foot bridge.

Tuesday

Broadway Station had a visitor here are a few pictures, there are lots more on Facebook.

One of the local bus companies has had a wrap.

Vic

Wednesday much better weather and a much better turn out. a complete opposite to Monday.

A full set of painters Clive on the spear fencing

 Mike on the gate posts

Ian applying Red oxide on one of Peter K newly constructed panels.

 

Elsewhere Peter Q was tending to his newly planted shrubs.

Myself and the the other Dave were about with the brushes giving the forgotten areas a tidy up.

Around the new canopy extension post there was a lot of activity . Rod ,Terry , Keith and Ian were reinstalling the slabs around the posts

Platform side 

Car park side needed a bit more work as new edging slabs had to be cut , but looked good after they had finished.

It was a two train day today, the trains pulled today were by Foremarke Hall and Dinmore Manor. Both trains were reasonably full , signs of things returning to normality ?

Dave

 

Support for Wales

 Saturday 26th June

 It's Wales v Denmark today so First train in supported the Red Dragon.

The Tail Lamp

Vic was on Station Assistant duties today. We were very busy with passengers, please pre-book your tickets if wishing to travel from Broadway.

Longest Day , Smallest workforce

Week commencing 21st June 2021

Their wasn't the largest of number of Volunteers on both of the days this week , its usually Holiday time for us Retired folk just before the school holidays.

Peter Q and Dave headed down to Winchcombe station to continue doing a temporary repair on the windows. We had just started a new window when we were told that Monies had be found and most of the windows and frames will be changed in the near future.

Big sigh of relief from both Pete and Dave 

Later back at Broadway , we found Pat on the end of Platform 1 with the strimmer , Ian was pottering around in the workshop and watering the newly planted Plants. Mike was painting the spear fencing .

Something had appeared on the newly erected Canopy extension uprights a pair of wings to hold the roof truss.

Wednesday a nice sunny day saw a few extra volunteers.

 

Peter and Dave were down the drive. 

Pete watering and tiding around his newly planted shrub's , Pat was doing the edges with his Flymo . 

Dave managed to collect a wheelbarrow full of pine cones.

 Ian was also on gardening duties.

Ian number 2 has rejoined us and was helping Mike and Clive painting the spear fencing.

Later in the day back from their trip to Cheltenham station , Rod , Terry and Keith made a start  re slabbing the  area around the Canopy Extension uprights .

First Train of the day ,  was pulled by " Foremarke Hall  "here arriving at the Station on a lovely summers morning.

Dave

And the Sun Beat Down

 Week commencing 14th June 2021

On the First day back off my week break in Wales I did a quick walk around the station to see what had been accomplished in my absence.

Spear fencing had been completed down the platform 2 slope down to the end post , the last 2 panels have only been bolted together , access being required in the future . Gate also had been fitted.

Gate latch had been completed on the stairs leading down to the Signal box locker room.

And at the foot of the footbridge stairs the canopy extension pillars had been erected.

Back to Monday

Peter and Dave went down to Winchcombe in the Morning to carry on with the window repairs, which left Brian and Pat on Gardening duties.

On Wednesday

Peter gave his newly planted  shrubs a good watering

Dave and Ian went to Hayles Abbey to touch up the paint on the running in board

First train of the day " P and O " was quite impressive thundering by .

Julie managed the shop and made quite an impressive sum of money for the  " Friends of Broadway ", the passenger numbers seam to be on the increase .

 

Mike and Clive were using the last of the paint up on the spear fencing.

Ian and Dave back from their trip did a bit of tidying and planting down by the entrance sign.

Second train of the day was  " Formarke Hall " gleaming as usual in the mid day sun.

 

The Wednesday Gang.

 Wednesday 9th June

Vic was on Station Staff duty today and took photos of the activity that was taking place.

Chris our Safety Adviser was on duty.

Ladies Loo. Tony and a different plumber sorted out the problems and it's all go now no more leaks.

Peter was adding yet more plants to the driveway embankment, strimming and tidying as he went along.

On his way for the morning break, followed by the Spear Fence gang.

First train of the day was hauled by Foremark Hall.

Pat was strimming down near Broadway Station Bridge.

Ray, Clive and Mike were giving more paint to the Spear Fence. Thanks for wave Ray. Clive got to the Picnic Benches first.

Neal was persevering with adjustments to the footbridge.

Platform 2 end of the slope to the Barrow Crossing was having the finishing touches to the spear fence. It now requires both Platforms to be levelled and shaped ready for when Platform 2 opens sometime in the future.

The last train of the day was hauled by P&O. Here it's doing its run around.

A mishap photo showing it was a sunny day with shadows, who pressed the button?

Dave is in Wales this week I'm there next week. So Blog readers may have to wait for the next instalment.

Tidy Again

Monday 7th June 

In preparation for the coming week, it was the clearence and tidy up Broadway gang at it again.

Vic swept the car park area and cleared the beginning of the wall garden.

Brian & Vic sorted out a leak in the ladies loo.

No photo of this.

Brian doing a bit of PR work with a number of visitors who come up to the station.

Peter returning after an exercise of clearing the embankment.

Pat was also recovering after a session with the lawn mowers.

Ian was getting instructions from his wife. OOah.

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Mike was painting bits of the Spear Fence

John S and Neal were working on the steps of the footbridge.

There is a lot of trimming required on these tongue and grooved boards.

Back on Wednesday.