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Old Kent Biker liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Many years ago I had go for work purposes to a place in the South Hams. I claimed - and was paid - for a steam train ride on the Paignton - Kingswear line and the ferry across to Dartmouth! And the return journey...
Apr 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I'm not. The train is part of the work of the charity, so travelling on it is a means of experiencing that work. Full credit is due to those who've identified the opportunity.
Apr 17, 2024 at 4:43 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
There was an earlier discussion on this subject (about reclamation of Gift Aid on fares) on a different thread. The NYMR (amongst others) operates on that model (which is in itself interesting, since they are somewhat comfortably the largest...
Apr 17, 2024 at 4:42 PM -
Old Kent Biker replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Well, it was a request, not an instruction, but the email also says: P.S. If you know any Trust members who might benefit from this information, please feel free to pass it on to them. :)
Apr 16, 2024 at 4:21 PM -
Old Kent Biker replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Who knows? We will all find out what will happen soon enough. To some extent it may depend on who the new Trustee Board Members elect as their chairperson.
Apr 15, 2024 at 11:36 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
And perhaps you are wrong on all accounts, not good to assume. Meanwhile I think most have moved on from the animosity and sniping and looking forward to seeing what happens at the election, I feel quite positive about it.
Apr 15, 2024 at 9:17 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
He most definitely is, on holiday.
Apr 15, 2024 at 7:55 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked Vulcan Works's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
15 months ago I joined the committee of a canal restoration society on its last legs that had become a 'gardening and tidying up club'. The Chair was protected by 4 stalwarts who had no new ideas and no desire to embark on any significant...
Apr 15, 2024 at 7:54 PM -
Old Kent Biker replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The EA chairman spoke to him directly by telephone. Apparently, he was due to go away on holiday the following day, so didn't have time, but also didn't feel he needed more than 150 words. We'll just have to wait for the official paperwork before...
Apr 15, 2024 at 7:36 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked 21B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Rapid evolution rather than revolution definitely a good aspiration. We must wait to see how members vote. There are of course many possible interpretations whenever votes are cast unless the question being voted on is very specific, but I think...
Apr 15, 2024 at 2:55 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked 35B's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
We do need existing trustees on board, as they do have important information for continuity. However, that also requires that they accept the membership's choice and work with those new members, rather than keeping them at a distance or worse.
Apr 15, 2024 at 1:53 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Might not be any need for anyone to go down in a fight. There will be at least 3 new trustees maybe 4. Personally I think it won't come to that, I'm quite optimistic this will resolve without further "fights". Realistically we do need some of the...
Apr 15, 2024 at 1:52 PM -
Old Kent Biker replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I guess we will find out on 11th May! The board has imposed a 150-word limit for candidate statements to be sent to members in the AGM pack. Feeling that this was insufficient to fully describe the individual candidates, Exmoor Associates asked...
Apr 15, 2024 at 1:02 PM -
Old Kent Biker liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Thanks for your efforts DaveE. It may well be that there was never anything on the backs of those LDPs anyway, but who knows? The GWR brass equivalents often had a pattern number cast on the back, whereas (say) later SR examples had variously...
Apr 14, 2024 at 10:34 AM -
Old Kent Biker liked DaveE's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I've often found in the past that putting a photo into negative can sometimes show up things which may be hidden to the naked eye or in a normal photo but in playing with the negative of the photo of the reverse of that plate doesn't show up...
Apr 14, 2024 at 10:33 AM
