This week, a class of pupils from Christ the King Catholic Primary School in Llanishen were invited by station adopters to help care for the station as part of Arriva Trains Wales ‘Adopt a Station’ scheme.

The pupils joined Tony Fundell and members of the Llanishen Rotary Club to learn about the work that the station adopters do for the community.

The scheme was launched by Arriva in 2004 and invited volunteers to adopt their local unstaffed station to maintain the grouds.

Adopters are responsible for the appearance of the station, including floral displays, picking up litter, and reporting any graffiti to Arriva.

What did the officials say?

Rotarian Tony Fundell, station adopter at Llanishen station in Cardiff, said:

“We’ve been station adopters at Llanishen for two years and it’s a great way to keep busy and make friends; plus, we love seeing the positive feedback we get from customers passing through the station as a result of our hard work. To think that we are now able to share our work with the local schools in our community is a real joy, and the students really enjoyed helping out.”

Geraint Morgan, Community Relations Manager for Arriva Trains Wales, said:

“Our ‘Adopt a Station’ scheme encourages both individuals and groups to keep active while doing something positive for their community.

“Having the students from Christ the King Primary School join the team at Llanishen was a great way of teaching the students some gardening skills while uniting the local community. We are so pleased with the response we’ve had from our ‘Adopt a Station’ scheme so far and hope that this positivity continues to spread.”

Sue Miles, School Teacher from Christ the King Catholic Primary School, said:

‘Our class have had a fantastic time learning about what it means to be a Station Adopter with Tony and his team from Llanishen Rotary Club. It was a great opportunity for the students to get out of the classroom and learn about something that is truly beneficial to their local community. I would like to thank the entire group of volunteers at Llanishen for being such great role models, and hope that it has inspired some of our pupils to consider volunteering for the scheme in years to come.’

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