Wednesday 3rd December 2009 Working Party 24 shopping days to Christmas or there about, but only four  to the first of Christmas events including the publicity stall in the Market Place in Thorne Town centre. There was the trains to decorate and the leaves to sweep up off the tracks. There were four of us giving a hand me included when not taking the above photographs.

Santa made a welcomed appearance even as the rain still came down for a short while longer after some deluges for the members who set up the gazebos, the Christmas tabloids. A brief sunny break in the middle photograph then it was time to shelter under a rather wind blown gazebo with Gordon and Malcolm of the Thorne Moorends Community Radio team providing the Christmas music and the announcements. By about 12 noon the sun fought off the earlier showers and the rest of the day was dry and sunny. 
Click here to go to the Windows Live 2009 Santa Specials Photo Album (Sunday 6th December 2009 event

The sun shone brilliantly in the clear blue skies that greeted us in the park unlike the previous Sunday. The train service was kept very busy with an unexpected number of visitors. The Santa Goodies bags provided by Bramall Construction and Sainsbury's did not quite last all day. Click here to go to the Windows Live 2009 Santa Specials Photo Album.

The "N" gauge model train layout proved again to be very popular with the youngsters and adults. Santa takes a break from driving as Antonia takes him for a ride behind the locomotive "Antonia" named after her. The Santa train passes the TMCR radio station banner. The TMCR FM team again provided the Christmas music and announcements.     

Santa at the start of his visit tries out his radio microphone linked up to the TMCR FM public address equipment. Santa's last train of the day, in fact his last visit to the miniature railway until Sunday December 5th 2010 .     

The day before the Santa Specials our publicity team were out and about at the Yuletide Fayre event in the town centre advertising the Santa event. At the same time we took the opportunity to take some photographs of the other attractions.   

Bob dressed in his train drivers overhauls outside the HSBS bank in the entertainments area advertising the Sunday Santa Specials. These overhauls are usually kept on a coat hangar in a wardrobe and only come out for such events. The hat does get used for driving or guarding on the railway. In the middle the giant size bubble complete with snow man and artificial snow was very popular with the children who afterwards received a photograph.To the right the 2009 Summer Festival Gala Queen Emily Liddle was one of the vocal entertainers on the Saturday.  Click here for more photographs of the event, the entertainers, the stalls and more on the Windows Live Photo-Album.

Instead of showing more photographs of the Thorne Memorial Park I thought I would add a few photographs of  nearby Delves a very popular starting point for walks and the fishermen. During the recent snowfalls I just had a brief chance to take some photographs before heading off to Selby on Monday 22nd December 2009. 

Walking on ice at The Delves the ducks are looking for food,  whilst a Northern Train heads for Hull . 

The Mayor of Thorne-Moorends Cllr Tony Brookes give the thumbs as the clock towards 9.53 am on Monday 14th 2009. Myself Bob in the middle David Stubbins (who is also a presenter for Scunthorpe Hospital Radio) and his father Steve join in the wait for the countdown. Middle photograph Alex and James operating the PA equipment relaying the broadcasts from the new radio station in the main hall at the Winning Post, Moorends. Myself Bob at the first breakfast show the following day. I am presently in the driving seat of the morning breakfast show Mon--Fri. I also have two other shows during the week, where I play music of many different types and a nostalgia feature plus information about local groups.