Deal Station Garden workday Sat 26th Feb 2022

 

The Deal Station Gardeners were out on Saturday on their monthly tidy up of the planters on the platforms and Spring has sprung at the Station Garden.

A pleasant and social sunny afternoon's gardening today: lots of primroses, and other spring flowers, broad beans, onions and small harvest of sprouts

Many Thanks to Sue, Mary, Vicki, Charles and Sonja for volunteering

Next session on the last Saturday of March at 2pm 26th - if you would like to volunteer please contact Sonja at station@dealwithit.org.uk

The Clean Up Crew (our station litter pickers) will be there on Thursday 3rd March at 2pm

Deal Station Garden - Repairs, Painting and Tidy up sort of Week

The Deal Station Gardeners have been busy this week

Nick and Steve repaired one of the planters on the ramsgate side

And today Sonja, Penny, Charles, Vicky & Steve - painted them all and gave the planters a good tidy. and thx to Chris Mansfield for the Photos

The garden in the planters - which grows fruit and veg and edible flowers - has been going now for 8 years. If you would like to join in the fun please email Sonja at Station@dealwithit.org.uk

Deal Rail Station Clean-Up Crew meet local rail bosses

The Deal Rail Station Garden's Clean-Up Crew as well as giving the station area a good clean on Thursday also meet with local representatives from both National Rail, South Eastern and Salisbury's.

The Clean-Up Crew is a spin off from the Deal Station Garden which manages the edible garden on the Platforms since 2012 has come together now 4 times over the last three months to blitz rubbish and the 'unloved' feel of the station.

The Station is increasingly the town's gateway and the first impression of the town is not always good

The key areas of concern raised at a positive meeting:

• Rubbish on the tracks. National Rail only clean the tracks twice a year. Next one is due on 9/11. We have pointed out they have closed the lines several times in the last month and could have used the opportunity to clear the tracks.
• Bins at the Station. SouthEastern have promised to look at putting more sea-gull proof into the station and increasing the number/location of them. They will also look for more cigarette bins by the entrances 
• Lighting on the Ramsgate side to London Rd. Both are going to look at options for this, as several passengers have reported to us how unsafe they feel now its getting darker in the evenings
• The Tri-angle of scrub (The Old Station Masters House location) to bridge/London Rd. This is becoming a rubbish magnet as well as the overgrown brambles effecting the platforms/walk way
• Water points on the Ramsgate side so we could expand the gardening options there.
• Anti-Social Behaviour at the Station
• Supporting the bid to Upgrade the track bridge to a full disabled access one
• Upgrading the Station Status as this has a impact on staffing levels & coverage times

We have started to tidy up the meadow area - this should be completed in the next two weeks and we will be painting the planters  in October.

Next Deal Station Clean up is on the 11th October.

We are also meeting for a drink & chat in The Bar on 8th October at 7:30pm - All Welcome

New lock up at Deal Station Garden

On Wednesday we took delivery our new lock up for the Deal Station Garden - supplied by SE Railway.

Hooray! DWI's community garden at Deal Station is back up and running (it looked a bit touch a go a few months ago AND we still have too little volunteer fuel in the tank but . . ). Yesterday, Wed, Southeastern delivered and installed a new dry lockup for us. We also have little open-air lockup and the new tap and we have been able to plant afresh for our 4TH SUMMER SEASON the 5 planters on platform 1, the planters in front of the station and the 2 planters on platform 2. 

 Steve & co will be litter picking this SATURDAY 23RD from 10am by the meadow outside platform All welcome! 

ALSO We desperately need 5 more volunteers if we are to be able to cope with watering+ care in the 5 months through to end Sept. email station@dealwithit.org.uk please if you can help. 

In photos you see me and Roisin who is kindly taking over as secretary from me in July.