Memories of Alexandra Warehouse by Rachel Powell https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho Please record memories and attach photos here. These will be added to a Sway presentation. en-us 2021-04-29 08:35:54 UTC 2026-01-07 06:54:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png Having the responsibility of opening up the library a few times and needing to get two trains to get to Gloucester for 08:30 and running between the station and AW when one train was cancelled. Luckily there weren't a queue of people waiting to get in! :-) https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497346009 2021-05-06 09:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497346009 Admiring the close relationship the staff at AW library have with their students, seeing the same faces regularly, finding out how they were finding their course and concern for their wellbeing. I am sure the students have loved working there because of this personal service. https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497350387 2021-05-06 09:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497350387 I bought a bright yellow fold up bike cheap on Gumtree so I could take it on the train and cycle the rest of the journey to AW. I lugged the heavy thing up the stairs on campus and Wendy was very impressed with it. But then when I was cycling back to the station, the pedal became loose and fell off so I felt very embarrassed indeed wheeling it back to the station! https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497355887 2021-05-06 09:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497355887 https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497368066 I loved the cosy spaces and nice touches like the colouring put out for students and the fiction collection (regularly refreshed by books from Glenside)

The views from the windows are great, especially when there's something going on in the docks. Finally, I can't not mention the proximity to retail therapy :-)

 

]]> 2021-05-06 09:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497368066 Someone stole the AW twiddlemitt they were knitting! Left the needles behind but all the hard work was gone. Wendy knitted a lovely colourful knitted hat https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497380060 2021-05-06 09:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497380060 Skyping into our joint team meeting was always eventful, sometimes the link wouldn’t work, sometimes it was the video, sometimes the sound- sometimes a combination of all three! After a long discussion turning to Wendy to ask her something and being confronted by an empty chair as she had gone to help a student 😊 https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497386321 2021-05-06 09:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497386321 As the AW updates got sadder with accounts of stock going and library spaces being claimed by other building occupants it was lovely to smile at the exploits of Megan's sheep https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497387573 2021-05-06 09:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1497387573 I already miss my monthly 'day retreat' up to AW and being made to feel so welcome by Megan, Debbie, Jane, Helen and Wendy. You created an amazing inclusive atmosphere in the Library and I loved seeing you greet your students by name. It's no exaggeration to say I always went home feeling inspired and full of ideas. Thank you for all the chats and the Pukka tea! alromck https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1547246012 2021-05-21 10:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1547246012 I will remember fondly all the friendly welcomes on my visits to AW. Debbie used to make me feel like royalty with cups of tea on tap - thank you Debbie for being so kind xx chris_jarrett https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1614485815 2021-06-18 15:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachel2Powell/hxu0tetscaxbanho/wish/1614485815