Martin and Donna

Mon, Mar 11th 2024 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Martin and Donna
Creating a Railway Garden in
deepest Birstall

Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Club Speakers Martin and Donna. - Creating a Railway Garden in deepest Birstall
On Monday 11 March Martin and Donna visited the club to talk about their garden railway in deepest Birstall.
Martin was a School teacher in Richmond where Donna was a local nurse.
Martin became a gardener and a University lecturer.Martin started their talk explaining about the community
pub they set up in Swaledale where they had a shop a library in the pub.

Martin and Donna then moved to West Yorks and settled in Birstall.
Martin and Donna then talked about their back garden and how they built a garden railway starting with one line and building now to 8 lines. Martin explained how Donna did the construction of the tracks through the garden shrubbery and paths.
Martin showed his locomotives and the gauge of the tracks.

Martin didn't show pictures of the railways as they want visitors to come during the Birstall in Bloom garden
open day on 7th July.

Robert Jackson thanked Martin and Donna for their visit.

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Mon, Mar 11th 2024 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Martin and Donna Creating a Railway Garden in deepest Birstall

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Creating a Railway Garden in
deepest Birstall