October 2007, Veronica Hopker receives her GM’s award: Very well deserved for all her work on the railway’s gardens!

Summer still touches the gardens and boxes on the platform as the vintage set is hauled into Northiam platform by the rostered Terrier locomotive.

At the other end of Northiam platform, Ray and Josh work quietly in the station garden

On the other side of the line, Mark trims up the grass areas around the station throat.

A bonfire signals a site clear-up is underway.

The team relax on the smart newly renovated platform seats amongst the trim hedging

Another angle on trim seats and hedges

A move to late summer Wittersham Rd: Veronica gets to work on the platform gardens.

The new beds from spring have matured somewhat and now look good in the late sunshine.

A whole summer’s growth is trimmed back ready for the Autumn/winter sleep

Ray works on the other side of the fence clearing the overgrown pathway between platform and signalbox.

And Stan sets about the grassy banks behind the platform with the strimmer

Brenda and Paul have been working away at Northiam keeping it all neat and tidy.

Some more drastic clearance is required after all the rain and sunshine encourages rampant growth which impeded the Northiam signalman’s sight-lines.