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21Bs letzte Aktivitäten

  1. 21B antwortete auf das Thema Rother Valley Railway.

    I doubt that’s the attitude of authorities. The act was one of criminal damage and or an environmental crime. I think though that railway might reasonably feel that “least said, soonest mended” applies.

    15 Juni 2025 um 08:57
  2. 21B antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There is room for both kinds of heritage rail perhaps, but the offer from the expensive ones will have to be spectacular and justify the cost.

    15 Juni 2025 um 08:49
  3. 21B antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Directors and Trustees need a dose of humility too. They have to be wary of falling into the trap of thinking “we are good people doing our best, therefore this is the best that can be done”. I am afraid that this trap appears to be most...

    15 Juni 2025 um 08:17
  4. 21B gefällt gwilialans Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    And the I think is The big reason wherever you are. Boards can be hyper political or Napoleonic or secret societies or even "Dictators 'R' us" (to use the current, horrible, 'cool' (?) misuse of the poor letter R) Boards can be hidden away in...

    15 Juni 2025 um 08:07
  5. 21B antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    That’s not an encouraging sign.

    13 Juni 2025 um 22:29
  6. 21B gefällt lynbarns Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    It is one of the biggest issues in the voluntary world, and maintaining the right culture is very hard. If you have people in positions who have never had the opportunity to learn about how voluntary culture works and how to get the best out of...

    12 Juni 2025 um 01:28
  7. 21B antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    In the pages of this forum there are plenty of examples of the ways in which support organisations can and do lose the support of their members. It is perhaps a good thing if the safety valve of not having to be part of the support organisation...

    12 Juni 2025 um 01:00
  8. 21B antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I know of people who have been volunteers for 30 years and would probably stop if forced to join a Society they have no common ground with.

    11 Juni 2025 um 19:53
  9. 21B antwortete auf das Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Anecdote (even mine) isn’t data. My observation was specifically about one place too. The WHR already has a very limited timetable. I also separately said that we need to watch this year as it is the first that looks like it might be “normal”...

    11 Juni 2025 um 14:50
  10. 21B antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Volunteering is never free for the volunteer, the question is why should there be an artificial charge made?

    11 Juni 2025 um 08:54