Alison Candlin

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

Shout out to Train Manager Mikey on @GWRHelp 1830 Bristol to London. Raising a chuckle on what’s been a long and busy journey up to now 🙂

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@GWRHelp such excellent #CustomerService from your Chippenham Station colleague this morning. I’d have paid significantly more if I’d purchased from the online options available to me. Perhaps that’s what you want. Ticket Offices remain a vital service for so many people.

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@charlottealexa It is the perfect activity for a day like today. What are you making with the stock (hungry and thinking of food on a train with several hours remaining…)?

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@LNER Hi Charlene I was on the 1503 direct from London King’s Cross to Leeds on 17 September

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@LNER 1503 KX-Leeds yesterday delayed by trespassers on the line. We were kept well informed. As we arrived train manager apologised one last time for our arrival being 34 mins late (it was). The app has it at 28 minutes and ineligible for delay repay. Why the discrepancy?

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@MaiaDunphy She was the reward for sticking it out through all the insanity.

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@charlottealexa Even the people on the boat are looking a bit bemused

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@capswaggerstick @taskmasterhotel And Phoebe Waller-Bridge

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@SF_England Not so easy for supporting parents of a pre-internet loan era …

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@charlottealexa @DrPeterWeeks1 And school academies seem a disaster for teachers and pupils …

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@GWRHelp @JohnLister1968 we could visit the boy

[GWR @GWRHelp]

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Budock Vean Hotel to put a spring in your step with this lovely giveaway!

Win 2 nights dinner, bed and breakfast at Cornwall’s fabulous Budock Vean Hotel, plus 2 First Class complimentary GWR tickets to get you there and back in style.

Enjoy the beautiful views as you relax on your journey to Cornwall, hop in a complimentary taxi to the hotel where you can start to unwind in one of Budock Vean’s gorgeous signature rooms.

What a way to kick off Spring!

To be in with a chance to win this fantastic prize simply:
Follow @GWRHelp and @BudockVeanHotel
Tag/Mention someone you’d love to take with you
Like and share this post

The winner will be chosen on 2 April.

Good luck!

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

My breakfast view this morning has me thinking about how even a tiny shift in focus can make a huge difference to how things look. Don’t get me wrong - I love a building site - but the sunrise and even the ocean are just off to the side if you take a sideways look.

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@JaneyGodley I had a pair of red patent startrite Mary Janes for about a day in the mid 70s. A bit risqué for my mother’s liking - I’ll never know why she agreed to buy them - but then she spied a scratch in the leather and returned them the next day for something ‘more serviceable’ 😭

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@JohnLister1968 @omnis64 Pipe down, please, you two

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@SF_England going round in circles trying to correct an assessment error. Submitted an appeal as advised, but rejected and told this is the wrong process. Can’t get any further advice. Phone lines impossible, live chat can’t handle off-script problems - how best to proceed?

[Otto English @Otto_English]

Two bits of advice to those planning to go into higher education

● study what interests you and not what you think will get you a highly paid job. Life is short. You'll be happier, more fulfilled and probably go on to do better things with your life

● Don't vote Conservative

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

Hello @macmillancancer I’m walking as part of a team tomorrow at the #LakeDistrict #mightyhike. Do all team members need to pick up their number in person, or could one member of the team register us all together, please?

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

These flip-flopping, in/out school weeks are unbelievably discombobulating for children who need routine. They’re losing not just the days schools are closed but the compromised days around. Broken sleep, anxiety, brain overload and too much learning being lost.

[Alison Candlin @AlisonCandlin]

@88Greener @GWRHelp 1902 from Pad just boarding 🤞 Good luck!