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Photo displays brighten up railway station

Emma Kaye
BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Four women in orange reflective jackets sat on a red bench in front of a red wall with a set of steps running up one side. There is an image of a clock set in front of a black and white timbered building on the wall behind them.BBC
Kath Howard (far left) said the pictures brightened up the platforms

Unused window-spaces at a train station have been brightened up with photos of local landmarks, as part of improvements costing £30,000.

The money, which came from West Midlands Railway, was also used to fit a kitchen, replace signs, plant flowers and refurbish storage rooms at Wellington Station in Shropshire.

The Windows on Wellington project challenged local photographers to come up with images of well-known Wellington views to form the window displays.

Kath Howard from The Friends of Wellington Station said the grant had made a "huge difference".

She said the window photos "really brighten up the platform and show people what a great town Wellington is, hopefully encouraging people to get off the train and visit our town".

Sally Themans of Love Wellington said they were a "perfect advertisement of all that Wellington and the surrounding area has to offer".

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