Saturday 19th September

Apologies for the lack of updates, your Editor has been taking a well earned break in sunny Devon for the last five days with other members of the gang. Notes and a report have been received however from our Southern (superior) and Western correspondents respectively for last Saturday, which follow below:

From notes received from our Southern correspondent, the Hon. J.Y. Doom......

Just Eddie (oohh, my back), Brian, and John were in attendance for the 8am start at M&FM, with eight others being away in Devon for a long weekend. The line inspection to Alresford was undertaken with breakfast at the West Country Buffet. Jamie joined them at Alresford, before they returned to M&FM. In the afternoon, they undertook the line inspection to Alton, before heading back to M&FM for refreshments and then departing for home.

and from the pen of our western correspondent, Jes Mania........

Whilst the majority of the chaps  where on a package holiday to the English Riveria, courtesy of first GREAT WESTERN, John, Brian & Eddie attended on the railway and undertook  work that as yet has to be confirmed to this correspondent.

Meanwhile, after a days work and eager to get started this correspondent picked up the strimming equipment. Selecting the wire attachment version, I attended to the grass at the Arle Side hut area.One and a half hours of work saw the grass strimmed and this included the area of the wasps nest that stuck me last time. I was also able to push out towards the home signal and next time, with the use of the bladed strimmer I should be able to reduce the compacted bushes, (after the flail did its work) to a more even grass bank. The late summer evening was just stunning with much wildlife in and around the river meadows.