Spooner Row Message Board

received today

Dear Cllrs Nuri-Nixon and Halls,

I am writing to you to let you know that we will shortly be relocating the Spooner Row signal box from its current location to the Mid Norfolk Railway (MNR). I believe this box is in your ward so wanted to make you aware of our plans.

This work will require the closure of the adjacent level crossing and will at times be noisy. I recognise that this may be disruptive so wanted to make sure you were aware in advance. For your reference, I have attached a copy of the letter we’ll be sending to residents to make them aware of this work.

I’m sorry for any disruption this work causes to people in the area. But as old signal boxes are often demolished, I hope it’s welcome that we’ve been able to find a way of preserving the box for future use.

I hope this information is helpful. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

Kind Regards,

Charles Baker | Senior Public Affairs Manager | Anglia route | Network Rail 

Is it just me, but I think it is excellent news that our signal box is now on the playing field. With a little bit of thought and action from our Community Council, the playing field can become its new home.

There could be lots of uses for it, particularly with future sports clubs and local groups and easily converted. It is now sited at a safe and easily accessible location.

This chain of events is a sign of good fortune for the future of our village signal box !!

Keep the Spooner Row signal box in Spooner Row!!

Instead it could be used as a small meeting room for locals or clubs or used as a mini library with donated books. That was an idea put forward for a telephone box but could be used for this instead. If it isn't large enough for a sports facility then be more creative. Not at all ridiculous. 

Matt, what a brilliant idea to provide winter storage. Community Council, please take note.

Didn’t see anything but we regularly walk dog in the dark .

just to make the community aware on a lot of occasions there are cars with people in ,in the car park when it’s dark.

I would suggest it sensible to lock the driving entrance each night.

I’m not sure one night if we were disturbing a drugs deal.

And no I didn’t ring the police before you all say.

eh? what was always going to happen?

Who is responsible for the security of the signal box? If it's Mid Norfolk Railway, do they know it's vulnerable I wonder? Whomever is in contact with Mid Norfolk perhaps could remind/inform them that it's unsecure. Perhaps our councillors could tell them or I could email them if they thought it appropriate. 

Any building which is boarded up like that will attract vandalism. It either needs to be removed by Mid Norfolk Railway or kept for the community and refurbished. There have been several suitable suggestions for its use, so please, local councillors, decide and do something useful with it if it is going to stay there.