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Railway staff at Chester Road station
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Lady Penelope
master brummie
The Chester Road Station Friends are still going strong, they're on a litter-pick around the station and bridge today. We live down wind of the takeaway capital of the world and are surrounded by lots of HMO's (with insufficient bins) so a lot of litter gets trapped under the bridge.
I think it's a shame that they all look so cross but I suppose if I had to keep the same expression for some time while the picture was being taken I'd be pretty cross.
When the group was first formed they decided to re-create the above photo. They look a lot happier don't they?
I think it's a shame that they all look so cross but I suppose if I had to keep the same expression for some time while the picture was being taken I'd be pretty cross.
When the group was first formed they decided to re-create the above photo. They look a lot happier don't they?
Lady Penelope
master brummie
The Friends have been working hard to improve the station appearance. During May they planted lots of wild flowers unfortunately this was during a really hot spell when water wasn't readily available. Undaunted they brought water carriers and took it in turns to keep the plants alive.
When I was young in the 60’s and when Erdington station was a group of wooden buildings, they won best kept station of the year on several occasions and were runners up on other years. They hung all of the certificates on the ticket office wall on the Lichfield bound side of the station.