Taken from the crossing, this picture shows Black Prince about to depart from CRC alongside the newly tidied bank.  

Since late last year after suffering a broken hip (her) and a broken rib (him) the elder states persons from the Lineside Clearance Team have restricted their efforts mainly to part days at CRC.  This has included clearing the fence line from the signal box to the stream near the slip, ready for ditching and re-fencing as requested by Bob Stark. This was followed by the removal of the re-grown elder bushes from between the ash trees and hawthorn bushes in the same area as the fence line clearance and the tidying of the fence line opposite the signal box.

Much of the ground above the ramp and along side platform one is maintained by Cheltenham Area Group, who have succeeded in making an excellent floral display, despite the voracious appetites of the local rabbits. In the past the wild vegetation above both platform one and platform two has been cut by members from Tewkesbury. In recent years the three volunteers have become more heavily involved with other aspects of the GWR, leaving less time to look after this vegetation.

With Bob Stark's permission the vegetation has been shortened above the ramp leading to the platform, with a bit of hedge trimming at the top near the fence.  The much larger area above platform two has been strimmed or brush cut, with the encroaching bramble hedge completely cut back