On Wednesday 15th July 2015 Nationwide Building Society staff members came to the N&LR to lend a hand as part of their corporate volunteering scheme.
A number of tasks had been scheduled by Grahame Every, which would have seen a number of visual improvements are Pitsford & Brampton station.
Sadly the weather in the morning put paid to any thoughts of starting any sanding or painting tasks, but a back up plan came into play.
A large number of nuts and bolts that were recovered from British Rail were gathered up, sorted and cleaned, ready for reuse. A task that is a chore if only one or two are doing it, but when a group does it becomes a social occasion.
As the weather improved around lunchtime the group moved outside to continue the task.
Many thanks to those who took part in the day.
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- Volunteers sort, identify the size and thread type of track nuts and bolts, before wire brushing them prior to cleaning the threads with a die or tap on 15th July 2015. Photo: Grahame Every
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- Wire brushing a track bolt ready for the thread to be cleaned up using a tap or die on 15th July 2015. Photo: Grahame Every
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- A group of Nationwide Building Society staff help the NLR by sorting and cleaning track fishplate bolts on July 15 2015. Photo: Grahame Every
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- Nationwide Building Society staff and Volunteer Working Members Grahame Every and David Millard stand in front of Peckett 2105 on 15th July 2015 Photo: Brian Chambers
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- All Nationwide Building Society and volunteer working members working together to sort and restore track bolts. Photo: John Bannister
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- Nationwide Building Society volunteers are seen wire brushing track nuts and bolts, with others using threading taps to clean the threads of some track nuts. Photo: John Bannister
N&LR members are encouraged to suggest tasks that could be done on one of these days: It just needs the person making the suggestion to be involved with the implementation, such as sourcing paint, gloves, brushes etc.
If you have a suggestion or want to get involved with these days, please get in touch with Grahame Every who is the person coordinating these corporate volunteering days.