Our Roving Reporter has been a regular visitor on a Thursday these past few weeks and has been keeping the News Desk up to date. Due to commitments with attending pre school nursery this weeks report is likely to be the last one for a while. The focus here is on the completion of ‘Blythe Read more about Progress Report[…]
ENSO is an organisation which ‘helps students and adults grow and learn in a fast changing world. As partner of schools from all over Europe Enso has become the best and most successful work experience provider agencies in the education sector’. Normally their project work is arranged in the Bristol area, but on this occasion Read more about Never One To Miss An Opportunity…..[…]
Progress with the track and associated infrastructure is moving at quite a pace. It seems that if you miss a week, (in Andrew’s case it has been three weeks on the other side of the world), when you return there is a significant change. For those of you not able to get to the site, Read more about A Tour Of the North West Corner….[…]
Point construction on the Newliston Circuit continues apace. This one is for the loop that dives off at Pumpherston Junction for the 5″ 0nly circuit to join the Almondell Circuit at Newliston East Junction. The next point to be constructed is the one at Dunnet Junction which also connects the Newliston circuit with the Almondell Read more about Thursday Progress[…]
One topic that all volunteer organisations regularly talk about is getting the iPhone generation to participate. We hope that at ESME, by working with schools we are stimulating interest not only in engineering, but in joining up & taking part. Closer to home Stan has been seen recently on the site with his grandchildren Adam Read more about The Next Generation[…]
Progress with the Museum & Heritage Centre has given the opportunity for some unusual views which our photographers were not slow to take advantage of…. The walls are all braced to support the concrete fill, which was done in two stages. It has been an interesting two weeks watching them erect the walls. Roof next! Read more about Birds Eye Views[…]
Well, not the famous one, but our own erstwhile Secretary Robert. Having taken an unexpected ‘dip’ in the pond on Thursday whilst construction the latest shuttering for the ‘Five Sisters Crossing’ foundations Robert was keen to show that it was not in vain. Forty eight hours later Robert spent Saturday pouring the concrete and was Read more about Concrete Bob….[…]
There is a myth that when one has retired one parks the zimmer frame and takes to the easy chair in front of the TV. Contrary to popular belief, the Thursday gang at Almondell are more physically active than when they worked, it’s just that they are too busy to get in front of the Read more about The Thursday Gang….[…]
The Monday night working party removed all the shuttering from the ‘Five Sisters Crossing’ foundations to reveal….. A perfect line up. Work on the path around the Ticket Office and to the seat in memory of John Clerk has made significant progress…
Good, appropriate names are ideal for: Acknowledging both ESME’s heritage and that of the local area helps with the project to develop the heritage centre & museum. When running / working on the track (visitors especially) it gives clear points of reference. Following railway practice makes sense. The following have been taken into account: The Read more about What’s In A Name?[…]
