Truly OUTSTANDING – we are

Thanks to all our station volunteers, supporters and sponsorship from the local community and businesses and not forgetting the local Councils and Northern Rail – we are have been deemed an Outstanding Neighbourhood in the Yorkshire in Bloom awards.

Thanks to Mary and Doris for venturing across to York to collect the Award – and have a nice lunch!

 

We wuz Judged

It threatened to rain upon them – but did not.

The Yorkshire in Bloom judges had a nice dry and friendly introduction to Mytholmroyd.

Station and neighbourhood volunteers and supporters showed our visitors round.

Thanks to everyone – including Town Clerk Jason and Neighbourhood Manager Jae.

 

A Blooming good show….

The summer plants are in – thanks to our station volunteers.

The man with a Halo !!!!!!

Super support from WY Police

Out of the blue and just in time for our refreshing the tubs – we are offered some fertiliser by our friends from Todmorden Police Station.

Chairman Geoff thanking Sgt Michael Bowden for some goodies for the station plants.

How does the (station) garden grow? Find out and meet new friends!

A really friendly team of volunteers from our local community – and further afield  – make our village community railway station a  welcoming and an attractive place for residents and visitors.

Just look at our station and surrounding area and approaches – makes the village look the nice friendly place it is.

All Welcome

 

Time for some refreshment over at the Shoulder……….

Not bad for amateurs – AND a great friendly team!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New plants for Route 66

By late September it is planned to have an improved entrance to the Manchester approach path.

Our contribution will be an enhanced garden area – and to help us along, local resident Stella Charnley has donated some plants and shrubs.

Stella donating the plants to station Secretary Sue

If you have any spare plants that would brighten-up the station – please contact us on 885154

Thanks Stella. and anyone else who can help with the village station.

Another Thriving year for our happy team

After a scrumptous lunch at York Racecourse, Deputy Chairman George and Shirley came back with another Yorkshire in Bloom award.

Well done everyone who braved the Mytholmroyd Monsoons and to all our sponsors and supporters.

Then Sue, George and I found our passports and went across the frontier to Llandudno for the annual Association of Community Rail Partnerships dinner.

Mytholmroyd  was nominated THREE times – once for the new Montage on Platform 2 and for two  photos of the group and local school sponsors.

We did not get an award but enjoyed the company of the new Northern Rail MD, Alex Hynes , and Stakeholder Manager, Drew Haley – support  from whom resulted in our Yorkshire friends at Bentham station getting  the top gong.

These occasions remind us how lucky we are to have the backing from a company like Northern Rail and  the managers.

A picture of our Deputy Chairman, George Whittaker waiting for his dinner.

 

Water – it is either flooding or ……

What went wrong!

Two whole days of station work – and NO rain, wind or snow!
The following is a selection of pictures of our volunteers merrily doing the Hebden Royd Spring Clean.

Where to start?

Alex tackling Route 66

Mike getting cycling compost tips from Judith and Stuart

Tom keeping a beady eye on that passing dog – while he learns to litter pick.

Well done Tom – and his tutor Dad Jeffery

Tom is now joined by Isobel and Francesca – who did a super job on the station

Then – surprise, surprise – our friend the Mayor of Hebden Royd came to give the youngsters a helping hand.

Then to finish off – Secretary Sue was waiting with drinks and goodies for our station workers.

Didn’t they all do well