Today, Brian and I were honoured and delighted to attend a wonderful party put on by friends at the Colne Valley Heritage Railway. Brian has volunteered there for 25 years, and been the General Manager there for the past 5 years. I had never seen steam locomotives before moving here, and really enjoyed doing face painting on special days at the railway.
If you are interested in watching a professional video of the railway made by Film Studies students at the Colchester Institute, please click on this link,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrC4HiM7FRA
Fantastic food by Jean, and a wonderful cake by Sally were served and enjoyed amidst visits and chatting.
The cake shows the CVR represented by a figure of Thomas the Tank Engine and the English flag. Across the "ocean" is the Valley House, and a flag of Nova Scotia.
We leave in under a month, and it is a bittersweet time as we meet up with friends for farewells. It is exciting, as well...so a mixture of emotions!
