Jan 4, 2022 | Love, Pembrey and Burry Port, Station Adopters
If you visit Pembrey and Burry Port station you’ll be greeted by a wonderful garden on the station platform. It’s the work of three station adopters, all in their 70s: Chris Hartley, Val Coulson and Mary Hamilton. All three are members of the Cefn Sidan U3A group. U3A...
Mar 31, 2021 | Carmarthenshire, Featured, Lamphey, Llanelli, Love, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Quality of Life, Station Adopters, Swansea
Figures from Community Rail Network’s Community Rail in Wales report, sponsored by Rail Delivery Group and released today (31 March), highlight that more than 1,100 volunteers give 50,000 hours annually, valued at £4.3 million, to support social inclusion and...
Dec 8, 2020 | Clarbeston Road, Clunderwen, Culture and Heritage, Love, Manorbier, Pembroke, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Quality of Life, Station Adopters
Launched in April 2004, station adoption is a network wide scheme involving people who support TFW in keeping stations in good condition and volunteering opportunities currently exist at Pembroke Dock, Pembroke, Manorbier, Clarbeston Road, Clunderwen and Fishguard...
Oct 27, 2020 | Lamphey, Love, Nature, Pembrokeshire, Quality of Life, Station Adopters
Basking in the afternoon sunshine, Lamphey station looks a storybook illustration. The single platform is edged by cottages and along the platform’s edge is a riot of flowers. Lamphey Railway Gardens are the creation of Lamphey and District WI, who since 2004 have...
