October 2011
The BBC came down to do a quick article on the news to celebrate the 70th anniversary of transmitting from the tunnel. Jules Hyam was the reporter, and it was all done live at the last minute so I had to run from work on receiving the call. It also entailed me running up and down the stairs 3 times in the space of 2 hours to do various tasks. It all came out very well and a bit of light relief from all the heavy news we have had recently! BBC item
BBC radio van. Lots of parking space outside amazingly! Parked on the pavement so the van did not lean too much 
Aerial up 
Stairs 1. I took them down to show them around. They took some gear down and lit up the studio 
Stairs 2. I went back up to help at the top. They needed to run two extension leads for the video camera 
Stairs 3. Went up to get my model and carried it down the stairs and they stuck up some war posters and discussed what to say 
Jules being recorded. I then had to carry my model back up the stairs! I was very hot and puffed but then drove straight off to Keynsham where I had another meeting to get to
September 2011
Lanchester and vintage bus at sep open day. 
Ed Scammell (treasurer), Peter Davey (chairman), Maggie Shapland (restoration officer), and Ray Smith( Cable editor) drawing the raffle tickets at the end of the Open Day 
Peter Jones receiving an original 1893 medallion his wife Julia had won in our raffle 
Gordon Young of Bristol Film and Video Society came to do a documentary film about the Avon Gorge and wanted to look at the tunnel’s changing uses 
Richard Blackwell and his Mum, Dorothy Eileen Blackwell grand daughter of George George (gangmaster and explosives during construction of the Railway). They thanked us and told us that “Dottie is 90 this month so the Rocks railway visit was the start of her celebrations – she had a fabulous day and everyone at the railway was so kind to her, treating her like royalty. That was really sweet of you and I know it made her feel very special.”
August 2011
Balloon time again. The freshly painted railings provide support for the viewers. 
The railway also gives a good view point for night time fireworks! 
Weeding time again in preparation for Doors Open Day by Alan 
Those flaky bits of paint finally got tidied up by Michael and Mike 
Ray put some engine oil on the cables to protect them 
Helen put some more teak oil on the wooden capping of the turnstiles 
Nicky finished off putting the gold paint on the railings
July 2011
Mr Woolley’s grandfather and father ran an engineering business off College Green and installed the Crossley engines in the railway, and also did general repairs. He lent me a couple of his day books from 1901 and 1904. 
The day books
June 2011
Fantastic gates of Buckingham Palace 
Railings need painting – perhaps we ought to offer to paint them! 
Mike and I about to join the queue to go into the garden party
May 2011
Nicky rearranging the photographic display in my house 
Peter and June getting ready for visitors 
Alan talking to visitors to our photographic exhibition in the Hotel 
Wayne talking to a visitor while a double decker passes my 1924 Lanchester
April 2011
another group trip 
gold rosette in process of being painted 
Ray telling open day people about the Railway
March 2011
The railings needed painting again from when we did them in 2005. Alan with wire brush in hand surveying the gates- which are very fiddly to do 
Dominic, Alan and Mike working hard 
Dominic, Alan and Maggie working hard against a perfect backdrop 
a ladybird came to help too 
Nicky weeded the rails and painted the cable wheels 
Finished gates. Will do the gold paint another day