West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust WSRHT

The WSRHT Board of Trustees are pleased to publish the 2022-2024 Business Plan. This document is also available on the About the Trust page too

The updated Business Plan explains the Trust’s work for the past few years, with a future outlook for this upcoming year, 2023 and 2024. The Heritage Trust remains committed in six areas of activity:

  1. Preserving and displaying heritage items relating to railways and the West Somerset Railway
    (WSR) in particular, and interpreting and curating all the heritage assets owned by the Trust;
  2. Restoring the heritage carriages owned by the Trust for display and operation on the railway
  3. Managing the museums at Bishops Lydeard and Blue Anchor
  1. Preserving and displaying heritage items relating to railways and the West Somerset Railway
    (WSR) in particular, and interpreting and curating all the heritage assets owned by the Trust;
  2. Restoring the heritage carriages owned by the Trust for display and operation on the railway
  3. Managing the museums at Bishops Lydeard and Blue Anchor
  4. Promoting the development and education of young people through the management and display of the model railway, Gauge Junction and other model railways within the responsibility of the Trust.
  5. Running its education and learning programme for primary schools, community groups and other local interests together with promoting community outreach about the WSR
  6. Supporting the PLC in maintaining the heritage and history of the West Somerset Railway

4. Promoting the development and education of young people through the management and display of the model railway, Gauge Junction and other model railways within the responsibility of the Trust.
5. Running its education and learning programme for primary schools, community groups and other local interests together with promoting community outreach about the WSR
6. Supporting the PLC in maintaining the heritage and history of the West Somerset Railway

WSRHT 2022-24 Business Plan
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Join us as a Museum Volunteer.

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST

DO YOU:

Love a bit of history?

Enjoy chatting to people?

Happy to work with children and families?

Keen on the WSR and its heritage?

If you’ve nodded “yes” to any of the above, we’d love you to join us as a museum volunteer.

Gauge Museum at Blue Anchor

We’re looking for volunteer stewards for the Gauge Museum at Blue Anchor Station on running days during the school holidays and for special events.

You’ll have an induction period alongside a mentor, and we’re very happy to arrange part-day shifts.

The role is simple: welcome visitors, share a little about the museum, and work alongside the station staff.

Interested (or just curious)? Please email Ian Camp (Curator) via info@wsrht.co.uk and put “Blue Anchor stewarding” in the subject line.

Fancy getting involved over at Bishops Lydeard?

We’re on the lookout for more friendly faces to join our team, especially as the museum is getting bigger and busier these days!

If Bishops Lydeard sounds like your kind of place, just drop us a line using the same email, but pop “Bishops Lydeard stewarding” in the subject so we know what you’re after!

And don’t forget – you can always support the WSRHT by becoming a member. Just ping us at info@wsrht.co.uk and pop “membership” in the subject line.

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