Friends of Stone Station's first meeting

On Tuesday evening seventeen of us assembled in Stone Station and agreed to form a Friends of Station Station group. We have tried to do this once before but this time it was for real! And we were delighted to welcome Richard Chadwick , London Midland's local Delivery Manager who took a very active and positive role in the discussions which took place.

We were able to discuss various issues which he agreed to look into, such as the possibility of installing a sheltered seating area on Platform 2, the installation of a cycle rack and the possibility of the old lamp house being used buy us as a storage facility. In addition we passed on to him concerns that sometimes passengers were not always able to buy tickets on the train before completing their journeys to Stoke or Stafford and the impact that might have on passenger figures.

On a positive note, we also looked at various ways we could improve the appearance of the station, the platforms and the surrounding areas. Floral displays were very much favoured and the location of hanging baskets is to be discussed  with London Midland at a future site meeting.

So, all in all, it was a very positive meeting

We've set up a website and we're also on Facebook and Twitter. Oh yes, all the modern social media techniques!