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« on: January 02, 2021, 01:08:43 pm »
TransWiltsCIC Retweeted - ArcCan Shade Structures - @arccanshades, Jan 1 2021

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Click here for key dates for the Melksham hub launch https://buff.ly/3quP0fs
(that takes you to https://melkshamhub.co.uk/uncategorized/news/melksham-hub-key-milestone-dates/ which I quote below)



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Melksham Hub Cafe is a community rail initiative by TransWilts Community Interest Company. It is a not for profit organisation any surplus from the activities at the Melksham Hub will be invested in the local community. The cafe is expected to serve rail passengers and local businesses. There will be station adoption volunteers using the facilities and community events especially at weekends. A cycle rental scheme at the Hub means arriving and returning cyclists during the summer when Sunday cafe opening will be needed.
 
Kitchen fit out complete ? 23rd December 2020
Cafe manager recruitment commences ? early January 2021
Volunteers to clear site and paint building ? January-March 2021
Cafe manager in post ? mid February 2021 shadowing at Hearty Hare Cafe at Chippenham station
Volunteer training commences ? early March 2021
Soft launch date ? mid March 2021
Target Official Launch? Saturday 3rd April 2021 (Easter Saturday)

I look forward to being able to buy myself a coffee after walking or cycling to the station next summer.  Looking ahead beyond the bleak mid-winter!
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2021, 03:55:05 pm »
I'm looking forward to taking a trip to Melksham for the first time in seven years to see the transformation from the bleak reality then to something much nicer.
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2021, 05:36:47 pm »
Now and future ... and manager sought - advert from Melksham Independent News delivered today

Will be really good to have the fence down and a welcoming bacon butty ...


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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2021, 03:07:32 pm »
Sophie Martin, Community Rail Officer at TransWilts, is looking to update her mailing list of volunteers to help at the Melksham Hub, which they plan to "soft open" in March with a formal event on 3rd April. Please contact Sophie directly via sophie@transwilts.org, on 07379 175055, or the TransWilts Facebook page.


Above posted at Sophie's request. This is in addition to the recruitment for a Cafe manager quoted earlier in this thread. It follows from the MRUG meeting on 13th January 2021, more fully documented in notes and minutes on the MRUG web site at http://www.mrug.org.uk (there are links to the documents on the front page - in the right hand "news" column )
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« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2021, 01:03:24 pm »
Quote from: grahame on January 15, 2021, 03:07:32 pm
Sophie Martin, Community Rail Officer at TransWilts, is looking to update her mailing list of volunteers to help at the Melksham Hub, which they plan to "soft open" in March with a formal event on 3rd April. Please contact Sophie directly via sophie@transwilts.org, on 07379 175055, or the TransWilts Facebook page.


Above posted at Sophie's request. This is in addition to the recruitment for a Cafe manager quoted earlier in this thread. It follows from the MRUG meeting on 13th January 2021, more fully documented in notes and minutes on the MRUG web site at http://www.mrug.org.uk (there are links to the documents on the front page - in the right hand "news" column )

Volunteer meeting planned for 4th February
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« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2021, 01:43:58 pm »
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Volunteer meeting planned for 4th February

Sophie wrote to me "Individuals who wish to be included in the meeting will need to contact me directly" (a confirmation of the post above in this thread)

Links at https://twitter.com/TransWiltsCIC/status/1352205323495501829 and https://www.facebook.com/TransWilts/posts/3224245741008779 ... which (for those not on Twitter or Facebook) will take you to a form at https://transwilts.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c35d29963ea0662fb52be1916&id=b07d7ecaed .
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« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2021, 04:19:29 pm »
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Volunteer meeting planned for 4th February

Sophie wrote to me "Individuals who wish to be included in the meeting will need to contact me directly" (a confirmation of the post above in this thread)


Within the last hour on Facebook link to ... https://melkshamhub.co.uk/uncategorized/news/melksham-hub-volunteer-meeting-via-zoom-postponed/

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We have decided that it is sensible to postpone the Melksham Hub Volunteer Meeting (via Zoom) scheduled for Thursday 4th February.

Once we have appointed our new Café Manager (mid February), I will reschedule a new date/time and publish this information.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
 
We look forward to seeing you later in February.
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