A person is required to look after the Trust’s Museum at Blue Anchor on Sunday 23 June from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Training given.
Anyone interested please contact David Baker on davidbaker687@btinternet.com or 07776388744

A person is required to look after the Trust’s Museum at Blue Anchor on Sunday 23 June from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Training given.
Anyone interested please contact David Baker on davidbaker687@btinternet.com or 07776388744
The WSRHT in conjunction with Emerald Ant CIC were delighted to welcome visitors to the Gauge Museum on Saturday 21st June, but with the added attraction of IGGY in the car park.
What’s IGGY?
He is a large dinosaur who provides the backstory and stage to the history of fossils. Dramatised by a very small but talented team of actors who introduced us to historical figures such as Charles Darwin, Mary Anning & through the two performances that were enjoyed by children and adults alike. www.emeraldant.com
The WRSHT were also further wonderfully supported by the SW Heritage Centre, who very kindly provided a wide selection of fossils for visitors to the day to handle. The fossils included ichthyosaur, ammonites, plant and bivalve fossils. These were of great interest to all our museum visitors not just those there for the IGGY event. www.heritage.org.uk
Further support came from Jack Wichard & his partner Dylan who brought along a display of life size dinosaur skulls which they had 3D printed.
Circular writing, using the various fossil shapes were on offer in the main museum, along with cutting out fabric ammonites, decorating them ready to go onto the wall hangings designed and made by our education officer Helen Anson. The wall hangings will be on display in the museum.
Also grateful thanks go Pam Anson who made “dinosaur” cakes & biscuits plus museum team of Rob, Alan& Pauline, & Tony for their support on a very hot day.
A thank you to the friends of Bishops Lydeard Station(FoBLS) for the loan of their gazebo and safety barriers.
In closing again many thanks to the following:
Emerald Ant CIC, SW Heritage Centre, Jack & Dylan, FoBLS.
Ian Camp
Curator
We have a new voluntary role within the Heritage Trust to support the day-to-day management and development of the Trust’s electronic communications – including the website, social media accounts and corporate email – and associated IT solutions. It will involve day-to-day administration but progressively technical development and implementation.
Communications technology has developed at pace over the last few years and, although the Trust is a small charity with limited resources, the Board of Trustees wishes to ensure that its electronic communication is as accessible, user-friendly and informative as possible. This requires hands-on management of day to day activity, and we are planning several exciting innovations to be introduced over the coming year.
We are therefore looking for a person with suitable skills and enthusiasm to work with the Trustee with responsibility for Communications and IT, and with the Website Manager to ensure that our communications strategy can be delivered.
This role has a flexible time commitment and will be generally home-based.
If you would like to find out more, please contact
Chris Darke, Trustee – Communication and IT darke_chris@hotmail.com.
For an application pack please contact John Robinson, Trustee- Safeguarding and People jwrobinson01@talktalk.net.
Completed applications should be forwarded to him by email as above or sent to West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust, The Railway Station, Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, TA4 3BX to be received by not later than 15 August.
Registered Charity No: 265564.
West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust,
The Railway Station, Station Road,
Bishops Lydeard, Somerset TA4 3BX
info@wsrht.co.uk
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