TVG promote the L&B at the Watercress Line Gala

Members of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Thames Valley Group were invited to take their Exhibition and Sales stand to the Watercress Line for the recent Mid-Hants Railway Autumn Steam Gala. 

As can be seen from the pictures below, the L&B group were given full use of the viewing gallery in the Carriage Shed at Ropley. Fran Lovelock managed to grab the opportunity to take some photos while there were comparatively few people in the gallery but at other periods the room was crowded with visitors!

It was good to discover just how many of the visitors to the gallery had been to Woody Bay in recent months. They were all very enthusiastic about their train ride and wish the L&B well as it seeks to expand. Several of the visitors said that when they got home they would certainly become an L&B member, either via this page on the L&B website or by making use of the printed application form they had been given.

The L&B team also had lengthy conversations with many visitors to the stand who had little or even no knowledge of the delights of the L&B. It was fascinating to watch the expression on the faces of those people as they heard of all the hard work which has already been put in by so many people during the past 43 years. Many said they admired the perseverance and, above all, the patience of those hundreds of L&B members and supporters and wish the members well as they await the permission to extend.

Thanks are due to L&B members Roger Beazer, Fran Lovelock, John Jones and Brian Johnson for all their hard work during the three days spent at Ropley. Thanks also to the Watercress Line for providing the opportunity to TVG to spread the word of the L&B.