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Generous donation received!
We are incredibly grateful to local business William George sand and gravel for their £500 donation to the project. William George are the leading family-run aggregate supplier in the West Norfolk area. Please head over to their website below for your aggregate needs. We have allocated a portion of this donation to securing the purchase of a replica VR post box, purchased from: https://www.wellsreclamation.com/postbox-v-r/p3385 The remaining amount from the donation will be s
mtrgnorfolk
2 days ago


Photos from the site work + sand train!
On site with NGR Construction, 13th June 2026.
mtrgnorfolk
Jun 13


Meeting a distant relative of the quarry man, Joseph Boam
Last Saturday, group founder Alex Brammer had the pleasure of meeting Joseph Boam, a distant relative of his namesake Joseph Boam, who ran Joseph Boam Ltd, the original sand quarry behind Middleton Towers. Alex presented Joseph with one of our group's totem fridge magnets, as well as a Hornby replica of the Joseph Boam no.510 7 plank, 13-ton wagon which would have been in operation on the line. Following Boam's passing, the firm eventually turned into British Industrial Sand
mtrgnorfolk
May 5


7th and 8th April site working
Day 1 & 2 | Lamp (store) room cleared out and ready for restoring. Thank you to NGR Carpentry & Bespoke Joinery for your great work. There is a long way to go, but measurable progress is starting to show 👏 We have collectively decided that the brickwork on the rear of the lamp room will be raised by 3 bricks, to allow for a higher ceiling in the future kitchenette. The following items will be kept safe and will be retained for future use: 2x sand fire buckets (decorative use
mtrgnorfolk
Apr 7
2024-25 Accounts Published
We are happy to release our full set of accounts to the general public, as part of our commitment to our followers and our patrons to be as transparent as possible. Please click the above link to download the 2024-25 accounts.
mtrgnorfolk
Feb 23


Meeting on site with Network Rail
It was a productive meeting on site with Network Rail, where we discussed the plan going forwards and the procedures to follow to ensure safe working beside the active railway line. It was great to have Nathan from NGR Carpentry & Bespoke Joinery in attendance, as we all talked about work methodology and how best we can proceed with the work. In the coming days, we will be discussing with Network Rail the progress of the lease proposal. Once a lease is in place, we will have
mtrgnorfolk
Feb 3
Network Rail approval received
We are pleased to announce that we have now received approval from Network Rail to commence work on the platform buildings. We are planning on attending the site with Network Rail on Tuesday 3rd February to discuss a plan going forwards. From there, we will be able to block book work days on site. We will provide an update on this following the meeting.
mtrgnorfolk
Jan 19
Progress Update
Following our previous post regarding delays to the project, we can now confirm that we will be supported in our responses to Network Rail by our local MP James Wild, as well as our grant provider, Railway Heritage Trust. We will provide updates on here as they come.
mtrgnorfolk
Jan 13
New Year Update
Happy New Year to everyone. We wanted to provide an update on the status of where we’re at. Essentially, we are behest to Network Rail’s policies, procedures and paperwork. We opened a new case in July last year with the architectural plans and schedule of works with regards to the new roofs, new canopy and ceiling timber. This case is still open. New information has come to light today. Network Rail have now insisted that we require a lease agreement with them, before we can
mtrgnorfolk
Jan 6
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