Today Eastleigh Men’s Shed group installed a new train on the disused platform at Chandler’s Ford Station to help brighten up the area.
Eastleigh Men’s Shed is a not-for-profit group based in Hamble.
Mark Miller, Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership Officer, praised Eastleigh Men’s Shed volunteers for their dedication: “The Men’s Shed have been working on this project for some time, and we are delighted with the finished product – a wooden train planter.”
“Name our Train” competition
Mark Miller explains that volunteers will fill the train planter with plants in the spring. However, in the meantime, the train needs a name.
Consequently, at the Chandler’s Ford Station mulled wine and mince pie evening on Wednesday 14 December 2016, between 15.30 and 19.30, Three Rivers will be holding a “Name our Train” competition.
Mark Miller invites people from Chandler’s Ford to come along, enjoy festive cheers, and also give them your ideas. The winner will be picked at the end of the evening.
Three Rivers: Christmas at Chandler’s Ford Station: Wednesday 14th December 2016 from 3.30pm to 7.30pm
About Eastleigh Men’s Shed
Eastleigh Men’s Shed was established early in 2014, by its four founder members Hugh, Bryan, Graham and Andi. The group now has over 20 members, who meet at their Hamble base at least three days per week.
Eastleigh Mens Shed is a larger version of the typical man’s shed in the garden – a place where he feels at home and pursues practical interests with a high degree of autonomy.
Image credit: Images via Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership.
Today we delivered our train to @threeriversrail at Chandlers Ford station and it now sits proudly on platform 2. onward to the next project pic.twitter.com/Tc44VeVgAt
— Eastleigh Mens Shed (@EastleighShed) December 8, 2016
Thank guys for your initiative in brightening up our environment. I will look forward to seeing it flowering in the spring.
Eastleigh Men’s Shed is on the BBC news:
Well done lads! Looks very good.
When did Chandler’s Ford become a single line station?
Roger,
Mark Miller from Three Rivers told me in an email: “I think the line was singled on 1 May 1972, after the station was closed in May 1969.”
This competition has gone off the rail.
Update from Mark Miller, Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership Officer:
“This is just to say what a good evening we had last night at Chandler’s Ford Station.
We had a steady stream of visitors and passengers come and partake in some seasonal food and drink, which helped to promote the work of the partnership at the station.
A competition was run to name the new wooden train planter on the old platform, with the winning name of “Fordy” being picked randomly out of a box. Well done to Julie, who came up with this fitting name, and we shall be sending her a prize in the New Year. She has also started us thinking about putting spring bulbs into the planter in the next few weeks to start bringing the train into its proper use!
A good number of second hand books were sold and the passing train crews were delighted with the mince pies being passed to them each time they called at the station.
It is hoped we will run this event again next year, and all that is left for me to say is thank you to all who helped at the event and to those who turned up to join in our Christmas festivities.
Best wishes for now.”