Mon 9 October 2023 Having adopted Brentford Station for one of our community planting projects, we attended South Western Railway’s Community Rail Conference at St John’s Church, Waterloo. There was an update
Swift boxes: We’ve asked about putting swift boxes on the north facing elevator shaft at Brentford Station and perhaps also at the new shaft being built at Isleworth Station. They need unobstructed locations high up and these seem good potential spots for the birds.
Water butt: We’ve asked if we can have a flat water butt fixed behind the shelter on the north platform to help water the containers next to it.
Notice board on the north entrance of the station: We’ve asked if we could have a lockable notice board to generate help for looking after the community planting at Brentford Station.
Use of unused lock-up on north platform: We asked if we could use the lock-up on the north platform for an occasional seed swap space.
Station House: We’d love Station House to be used as a community hub but are not sure that we have the time or resources to do this solely ourselves.
Station elevators: It was confirmed that the lifts are operational 24 hours and 7 days a week. There is however a notice beside the lift entrances indicating that the lifts are only operational when the office is staffed, which is a bit a confusing, so we’ve asked for these to be removed or replaced.
Air Quality Brentford 