{"id":4374,"date":"2023-04-20T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2023-09-19T01:31:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T00:31:26","slug":"80-okehampton-and-meldon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teignrail.co.uk\/scouting\/80-okehampton-and-meldon\/","title":{"rendered":"80 Okehampton and Meldon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a moment of rashness, the railway, on top of ordering a British Rail “double arrow” station sign for Christow, got Rydon Signs at Pinhoe to make three more for campaign groups as a show of support from the Teign Valley.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 20th April, the scout drove the utilicon to Okehampton and presented the signs to group members who had attended a morning OkeRail<\/em> meeting in the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A car crash at Doccombe had blocked the road and so a detour had to be made via Westcott and Blackingstone, but arrival at Okehampton was not far behind time. An easterly wind chilled the bright sunshine, which was fine for the photographers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n