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Work in Progress: 21st March

Mar
21
2013


Back to the winter weather this week. Some snow had fallen earlier but today was now wet and windy. Despite this, the depleted Thursday Group today were tasked with an outside job to assist miniature railway project leader, Alistair Hall, to progress further the construction of a small engine shed to be located alongside the water tower.

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Work in Progress: 14th March

Mar
14
2013

 Very bright sunny weather today. Still cold but this week's snowfall was melting fast everywhere.

Time to return to finish off the fishplate greasing on the line, from last week's efforts reaching just below Bridge 67. A larger gang working today as a team spread out in front of the works train moving up the hill towards Woody Bay.

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Work in Progress: 7th March

Mar
07
2013

Today at Woody Bay the weather started off with showers, but luckily (or not) it stopped as we were about to start. So General Manager Martyn Budd  announced it would be a good idea to start fishplate greasing.  "Whoopee!" we all shouted.

We protested that as Graham Bendell was away until next week and as he would be most disappointed not to be involved we should put it off until then - but all to no avail!

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The Local Plan

Mar
01
2013

An important message from Ian Cowling, L&B Trustee:

The North Devon and Torridge Local Plan is out for pre-publication consultation until 15th March 2013. The reinstatement of our railway is favourably supported. I urge you to view the documents and sign up to comment on-line.

Those of you living in the area will probably be interested in the developments proposed for your local towns.

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Chelfham in February

Mar
01
2013

Another successful month at the L&BR's station at Chelfham. The few local volunteers of 'The Friends of Chelfham Station' group have continued the gradual restoration of the original L&BR station, as well as further ongoing trackbed clearance...

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Work in Progress: 28th February

Feb
28
2013

1. During the week on the Rowley Cross trackbed section, General Manager Martyn Budd in the excavator had installed a drainage trench from the cutting end across and down the field to the stream below.

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Work in Progress: 21st February

Feb
21
2013

Its schools Half Term in the South West this week and at Woody Bay, the L&BR is one of the very few attractions actually open to the public in Exmoor and North Devon.

There are some visitors about as well a selection of locals finding things to do for their families. It was extremely cold today and everyone was well wrapped up against the winter wind.

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Work in Progress: 14th February

Feb
15
2013

Although it is St Valentine's Day today, most of the regular 'attached' volunteers were still able to escape the demands of their respective 'other halves' to attend yet another successful work party on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.

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New Heritage Coach Grant

Feb
11
2013

L&B Trustee, Membership Secretary and Company Finance Director Ian Cowling today sent the following note:

I am pleased to announce our success in applying for funds from the Coastal Communities Fund which will be announced today (Monday) by the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP. We have been granted £150,000 for the construction of a Heritage Carriage and the creation of jobs at the railway. We commenced work on this application way back in March 2012”

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Work in Progress: 7th February

Feb
08
2013
As Nigel is away this week, we are very grateful that Thursday stalwart Dave Bloomfield has stepped in to provide us with this report from Woody Bay.

The weather at Woody Bay started out bright and sunny but with a cold wind and with nine people on site today (and not raining (yet) we were divided into three working parties.
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