Comment from the web by Charlie Hume Editor
Runcorn East station is 30 Years old on Friday 18 October 2013. The Mayor of Runcorn, The British Legion and the Railway Chaplain will be in attendance at a ceremony which commences at 11.00 and continues, after sowing of Poppy seeds in the station grounds, at the nearby Murdishaw Community Centre until 13:00, where tea and Birthday Cake will be available.
The ceremony will dedicate the Poppy & Wild Flower Gardens which have been prepared at Runcorn East with assistance from the Probation Service, Halton Borough Council, Arriva Trains Wales and the North Cheshire Rail Users Group. The Garden will form a suitable memorial to support commemorations of the centenary of the First World War.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds will mount a display and it is hoped to have a miniature railway and, perhaps, a vintage vehicle in attendance. The plans include a planting programme, for the extensive grassed areas at the station, this will be focused on the idea of providing wildflower and poppy meadows to enable reduced maintenance of the current grassed areas and to increase the bio-diversity of the station area, in conjunction with the current bird nesting box installation.
