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Lowdham Horticultural Society summer show is back!

10/08/2022 by Digital Media

At Lowdham Village Hall on Bank Holiday Monday 29th August, we are pleased to announce the return of this great traditional, local community event, which has been in existence since 1893. The show opens to the public at 1pm. Entrance is £2.50 and children under 16 are free.   We have a fantastic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: bank holiday, Lowdham, Lowdham Horticultural Society, Show, Village Hall

Opticians help keep safety on track for school train trip

09/06/2022 by Digital Media

An Opticians in Colwick is supporting Burton Joyce Primary School as they embark on a series of school trips as part of six-week project with The Friends of Lowdham and Burton Joyce Stations. The project will culminate in a piece of artwork which will be displayed at Burton Joyce … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: Burton Joyce, Colwick, Lowdham, School, trains

Lowdham Signal Box Open Days

21/03/2022 by Digital Media

Since Christmas, the box has been closed to visitors, which has meant that Lowdham Railway Heritage have been able to do a lot of engineering work upstairs. In particular, they have rebuilt the interlocking in the lever frame, which was removed piecemeal by British Rail as track and signals were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: Lowdham, nottinghamshire, Railway Heritage

Christmas at Lowdham Signal Box

06/12/2021 by Digital Media

Locals are invited to come visit the Lowdham Signal box as a family treat just after Christmas. So, you are wondering what to do just after Christmas, and want to get a break from all the family and food? Come and see what it was like to be a signal man in a country station. We are opening the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: Burton Joyce, Calverton, Christmas, Lowdham, Signal box, train station, trains

Poppies installed in time for Routes of Remembrance Train

03/12/2021 by Digital Media

On the 10th November, Poppies were installed at Lowdham Station with the help of Children from Burton Joyce School. Below The Friends of Lowdham & Burton Joyce Stations talk about the Routes of Remembrance Train: The focus for the EMR Routes of Remembrance this year is on Billy the Pigeon who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: burton joyce station, gedling, Lowdham, lowdham station, nottinghamshire

Lowdham Signal Box opens to the public after 5 years

30/07/2021 by Digital Media

Have you ever wondered what goes on in a railway signal box? Soon, you will be able to find out, and experience for yourself what a signalman used to do. After 120 years service, Lowdham Signal box closed in 2016 as part of a national scheme to modernise the railway signalling to improve line … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: Burton Joyce, Lowdham, rail line, Railway, Signal box, train

Progress on Lowdham Signal Box – May 2021

20/05/2021 by Digital Media

Since we moved the signal box last October, we have done a lot of hard work on restoration. The most urgent work, given that it was wintertime, was to refurbish the windows (10 frames containing 76 glass panes). They needed stripping, preparing and painting. Many needed substantial bits of new wood … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: Burton Joyce, Claverton, East Midlands Railway, Lowdham, Lowdham Railway Heritage

News from The Bookcase – “more than just a bookshop”

01/10/2020 by Digital Media

The Bookcase in Lowdham is well known in the area for being more than “just a book shop”. Here owner Jane Streeter updates us with recent news and the exciting introduction of Youtube interviews: We have lots to report from The Bookcase this month! We have extended our opening hours and are now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: Books, Jane Streeter, Lowdham, Reading, The Bookcase

3 generations of family tackle 2.6 challenges in Grandma’s memory

09/06/2020 by Digital Media

Three generations of a Lowdham family have got behind the 2.6 challenge to support Nottinghamshire Hospice in memory of a much loved great-grandma.  Jane Streeter galvanised her whole family to devise fun and creative ways of supporting the campaign. Between them they’ve raised a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: 2.6 challenge, family, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire Hospice, Streeter

Blitz spirit in action during February floods in Lowdham

02/04/2020 by Digital Media

The Blitz spirit was in action on February 16th as the owner of a decommissioned fire engine from 1955, took to the streets to help pump out water that flooded into Lowdham homes.  Over night from Saturday 15th February, heavy rain fall led to the Cocker Beck Brook in Lowdham bursting its banks, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Calverton & Burton Joyce Tagged With: Blitz, Decommisioned, fire engine, Lowdham

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