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Garden on a Roll Donations
We were very pleased to be approached by one of our partners Garden on a Roll with the offer of plants to help fill some of our larger beds. The beds on platforms 3/4 were enhanced with edging a year ago by rail contractors, and then filled with compost by volunteers in spring. They feature…
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A Scorching Summer ☀
This year, like the rest of the country, we enjoyed a glorious long hot summer with little rain. This called for extra watering sessions to keep out flowers in tip top condition, especially for new plants. In the peak of the hot weather the volunteers rallied with a watering rota every other day. The teams…
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Makeover Day 2022
A huge ✨THANK YOU✨ to all those that turned out to make the Welwyn Garden City station Makeover Day a grand success. It was so lovely to be able to bring everyone together for the first time since 2019. Andrew Chillingsworth, GTR Community Engagement Officer, joined us and said of the day: It was great…
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Join our Makeover Day
Have you wondered about volunteering with us, or wanted to find out what it was like? Join us on the 29th June at the WGC Station for a session to enjoy the gardens, a spot of gardening and light refreshments. This follows from a successful makeover day in 2019 which saw a great turnout, lots…
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Spring Station Updates
The All Aboarders are back at the station after a winter break. We have got stuck in with a couple of exciting projects, as well as enjoying the beautiful bulbs that are coming up all around the station. John Ystumllyn Rose The group entered a competition to receive plants from Harkness Roses in celebration of…
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Christmas Tree Festival 🎄
The All Aboarders have once again entered the Christmas Tree Festival hosted by St Francis Church, WGC. Our Tree is entitled “On Track for Christmas” and is decorated with recycled items such as train tickets & pine cones Please come along to support the event if you can – Saturday 5th Dec 12-6pmSunday 6th Dec…
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Pruning Session
In preparation for some exciting work to install new bed edging we decided to give the larger shrubs, hedges and trees on platform 3/4 North some dedicated pruning. Within 2 hours we had generated 19 bags of green waste – a new record! All that hard work was rewarded with coffee at Marchio’s cafe on…
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Outing to Hatfield House
Last week the All Aboarders volunteers took a trip to visit the gardens at Hatfield House. We chose to visit on a Thursday as the usually private East Garden can be accessed that day. A number of us took advantage of the quick train from Welwyn Garden City and then started the day with a…
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Photo Display at WGC Station
The All Aboarders have installed a display of heritage photos in the Waiting Room on Platform 3 at WGC Station. A display of 12 photos includes different views of the main station from soon after it was opened in 1926 to the when the Booking Hall was demolished in the late 1980’s. Colin Bifield, AA…
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Pride Month 🏳️🌈
The GTR properties team paid WGC station a visit to install a special feature to celebrate LGBT+ Pride this month. The bench surrounding the raised bed on platforms 1/2 North has been painted with the the rainbow flag colours to boldly show support for the community from GTR, WGC station staff and volunteers. After a…
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