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01/11/2026

There were 12 adopters today, in the sunshine at Wylde Green Train Station. The flowers and different hues of leaves looked stunning and it was lovely and calm ☺️ .. a perfect setting for the attack on the green alkanet and laurel
Today we
🍂Installed the
Remembrance Sunday display,all washed Boldmere WI poppies were recycled and attached to netting to hug the tree this year ❤️💜🤍
🍃Litter picked
🍂Cut back the green and raised the canopy platform 2 side , to let the sky in!
🍃Edited the alkanet 😜
🍂Edited the brambles
🍃Some planting including lemon balm and chives with the Sensory garden in mind
🍂Swept both sets of steps and path (lots of lovely leaf litter now by the Fox)
🍃Gail installed her new newspaper stand topper so between us we have created a fitting memorial for those affected by war ❤️
🍂updated the notice board with information about Alexander Edwards seasonal markets
🍂hung out and enjoyed a catch-up
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Thank you to passers by who gave us lots of praise and encouragement 🚶🏼‍♂️🚶‍♀️
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday 🤩🚂

31/10/2026

To complete our new installations this week a fabulous new history montage by local historian Sue Bailey Chester Road Station Friends about Walter Freeman a WG porter and professional footballer skillfully installed by ikew design with thanks to Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council for funding from the ‘it’s your neighbourhood’scheme

30/10/2026

What a lovely article about Lars Jensen in The Pioneer magazine this month
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28/10/2026

Another new addition to WG station The Spaghetti Line CSP map by Tom Woolley brightening up a dully damp wall opposite the ticket office
We proudly join Friends of Lichfield City Station Angie Seal and Erdington station displaying this fabulous artwork 💚
Thank you West Midlands Railway for supporting this project

26/10/2026

4 new boards at Wylde Green Train Station replacing old for new but don’t worry the old boards will be recycled and used at The Boulevard allotments
We have memories of beloved Voces newsagents in Station Road with thanks to The Nuttall family
Reproduction art of an old postcard of WG platforms with additions of lead adopters in the fashion of the time 🙂by Harri Hampson (happy belated birthday surprise)🍻
The Sessile Oak collage by Debbie of Friends of Sutton Park Association
The Sessile oak is native to Sutton park and mature species can be found in Gumslade.
“Greener cleaner journeys” board with examples of labelled plants along our green corridors
Thank you to ikew design for your installation and graphics
To Community Rail Network for funding our project
Yvonne Moore for assisting our search from the Sutton Coldfield history page with the reflections of Voces newsagents
Simon Nuttall

There are other new installations to look out for at WG which I will post about in the coming days ❤️

24/10/2026

Another year of achieving level 5 outstanding for FOWGTS for RHS “Its your neighbourhood” award
And for first time entrants
level 3 advancing for and Home hall house 💚
A fun day was had by all attempting to reach Great Malvern by train for the ceremony West Midlands Railway 🤪😬🍻

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Wylde Green Train Station
Sutton Coldfield
B73

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