Wednesday 4th February 2026 a misty start that developed into a cold sunny day.

                                  

With the line side lamp hut re-sited last week  now with a photo it was time to crack on so the project leader Mike Dodd can get the youngsters group and the Tewkesbury group to finish it off and do the display but first they need a floor. There was a pile of suitable timber down at Winchcombe yard so a drive down to select 9 lengths over 2m long.

                                                                                                                       

                            The boards needed cutting to 181.5cm length so they slotted into the shed and as luck would have it they fitted the length perfectly with no need to thin one down.

It was then down to line wagon number 2 for more floor work cleaning up and painting. The floor wood is all cut and needs the last 3 boards thinning where they sit proud on the ones underneath then they can be screwed down.

                                                           

Rubbish was emptied out into the skip including some laminated glass sheets and a rotten plastic sheet along with a few dustpans full of dust and general rubbish, this meant the shelves could be sanded and cleaned ready for painting.

                                            

      The interior is now looking a lot more inviting after a clean and paint with primer.. 

                                                 

It was then time up but most of the interior priming, rubbing down preparation for top coating is done. 

There is now light at the end of a long tunnel.