SVA at Glossop Station!!
What is SVA??!! Well it's John LeGrove's new acronym for STATION VEGETATION ADORNMENT and a very approporiate one it is! On Sunday 1st April - not an April Fools' Day joke - FOGS' members were to be found at 06.00 at Glossop Station for the first session of the new licensed agreements with Network Rail permitting access to track and the Embankment. The plants in the Embankment have all taken and appear to be thriving. The daffodils planted last September in haste by Neil are in full bloom and make a welcome splash of colour. We too made a splash of orange in our new Network Rail supplied jump suits - and very comfortable and practical garments they are too! The gloves are magic too!! Thus began further planting by Eric, Neil, John LG - a very enthusiatic addition to the gardening team! Pete kindly joined us after a night shift at Dinting Signal Box! Working on the track was John K clearing all types of litter whilst Bunty supervised goings on and started the usual cleaning with gusto! A most welcome sight was Jacqueline who kindly came down to make tea/coffee and surprise us all with hot bacon butties - most welcome amidst the labours on a cold but beautifully clear morning. John LG also washed down the buffer stop ready for further paint - we should have the best buffer stop in the country soon! Simon also joined us taking photos and then embarking on his own project of cleaning the electronic information board - a challenge in itself!! The 3 tubs had been placed back into their orignal position by Eric and Neil and, later in the morning, they were planted up with additional help from John. "It's a bit like that Charlie Dimmock programme," he commented! Work finished around 9.00 as we all surveyed the improvements. It was a pleasure to welcome back RussellPike from Network Rail Guide Bridge as our Suprvisor and we again thank him for his patience and good humour!!
What is SVA??!! Well it's John LeGrove's new acronym for STATION VEGETATION ADORNMENT and a very approporiate one it is! On Sunday 1st April - not an April Fools' Day joke - FOGS' members were to be found at 06.00 at Glossop Station for the first session of the new licensed agreements with Network Rail permitting access to track and the Embankment. The plants in the Embankment have all taken and appear to be thriving. The daffodils planted last September in haste by Neil are in full bloom and make a welcome splash of colour. We too made a splash of orange in our new Network Rail supplied jump suits - and very comfortable and practical garments they are too! The gloves are magic too!! Thus began further planting by Eric, Neil, John LG - a very enthusiatic addition to the gardening team! Pete kindly joined us after a night shift at Dinting Signal Box! Working on the track was John K clearing all types of litter whilst Bunty supervised goings on and started the usual cleaning with gusto! A most welcome sight was Jacqueline who kindly came down to make tea/coffee and surprise us all with hot bacon butties - most welcome amidst the labours on a cold but beautifully clear morning. John LG also washed down the buffer stop ready for further paint - we should have the best buffer stop in the country soon! Simon also joined us taking photos and then embarking on his own project of cleaning the electronic information board - a challenge in itself!! The 3 tubs had been placed back into their orignal position by Eric and Neil and, later in the morning, they were planted up with additional help from John. "It's a bit like that Charlie Dimmock programme," he commented! Work finished around 9.00 as we all surveyed the improvements. It was a pleasure to welcome back RussellPike from Network Rail Guide Bridge as our Suprvisor and we again thank him for his patience and good humour!!
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