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Ride on Railway Event at Dinomania Day
All Aboarders continued the station centenary celebrations this summer with a Ride on Railway event in Howardsgate.The miniature train ride was operated by North London Society of Model Engineers and organised to coincide with WGC BID’s Dinomania Day. All Aboarders were excited to be instrumental in bringing the the miniature railway to the town and…
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Upcoming Centenary Events
We are well into the 2026 Centenary year celebrations for our Welwyn Garden City train station, but there is still more to look forward to! Let’s take a look at our bright new poster which was installed on the Howardsgate poster booth earlier this week. Dates for your diary We hope you can join us…
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Into 2026 – Station Centenary year
This year is flying by as we busily prepare a series of events for the centenary of the station, culminating in the All Aboarders Celebration Day on Saturday 3 October 2026. Phase 1 has already been completed! We kicked off the gardening year with a Special Makeover Day. Together with other volunteers and supporters, all our 17…
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Centenary Makeover Day
Next Tuesday March 24th 2026 will see the return of our popular WGC Station Makeover Day to kick off the Centenary year celebrations. We will be joined by staff from the rail network, as well as friends from the wider community to rejuvenate the pride bench raised bed and tidy up existing planting. New volunteers…
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All Aboarders Review of 2025
Lynda Cowan, Chair of the All Aboarders group, reflects on 2025: When I look back at 2025, my first thought is how All Aboarders team has grown and supported one another as a team.A number of our members have experienced illness or have had caring duties but in the end we all worked really well…
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WGC Celebration Day ✨
Tomorrow 12th July 2025 we will be joining the WGC Celebration day in the Howard Centre. The day is hosted by Together for Welwyn Garden City and looks to celebrate everything that makes our town unique. The All Aboarders will be showcasing our work at a stand outside Boots, with a seed swap and colouring…
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2024 – A Year in Bloom
With our last regular gardening session of the year now completed, let’s look back at 2024 at the station – and beyond! The group began the year on a competitive note at the Rotary Club Quiz. Having won the previous quiz the team were out on the defensive, and the competition was fierce. We came…
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Rotary Open Gardens 🏡
The WGC Rotary club are once more hosting their ever popular Open Gardens day on April 28th 2024 to raise money for the charities they support. Admire a wide variety of gardens: exotic, woodland; a plantsman’s; and a magnificent Chelsea designers garden. Date & time Sunday 28th April 2024, 2pm – 5pm Tickets £2.50 for…
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Makeover Day 2024 in Review
A look back at our successful 2024 Makeover Day which was held on the 13th March. The day attracted around 30 volunteers and supporters made up of: All Aboarders, Siemens Mobility, GTR, Network Rail, Rotary, sponsors Crane & Staples, local councillors & the Mayor of WHBC and some members of the public. The main event…
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Makeover Day 2024
Next month will see the return of our popular WGC Station Makeover Day on March 13th. This year we will be joined by staff from Siemens Mobility and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), as well as friends from the wider community to tackle a new sensory bed and tidy up existing planting. New volunteers are welcome…
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