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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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A Surprise Visit
During a regular Thursday work party in May the team were delighted to have a visitor. Jenny Saunders the GTR Customer Service Director happened to be passing through WGC station so stopped to chat and show her appreciation. We would like to thank Jenny for taking the time to engage with us and for her…
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Spring at the Station
As coronavirus restrictions ease we are able to resume gardening once more in small groups. We were pleased to find spring flowers in abundance and fresh growth peeping through. The tulip and hyacinth bulbs were donated by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council as surplus stock. The teams pruned and weeded the beds ready for new planting…
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All Aboard! – A community rail poem
As part of the online Community Rail Awards, the Bard of Barnsley – Ian McMillan – composed a poem which captures the spirit of community rail.
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WGC Station Heritage Space
As we go through the winter months and gardening takes backstage there is an opportunity to think about how we can help to improve the station in other ways. We are delighted with the transformation of the Waiting Room on Platform 3 now that the Heritage and Interpretation Posters are in place. The frames, being painted…
