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Award success for three young WSR volunteers

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Shortlisted for the Lord Faulkner Young Volunteer award at the Heritage Railway Association on 9 February were our own Matt Sutton, Matt Jackson and Lee Robbins, shown here with Lord Faulkner.and their certificates

Three young volunteers from the West Somerset Railway – Matthew Sutton, Lee Robbins and Matthew Jackson – each received a framed runners-up ‘Lord Faulkner Young Volunteer Award’ certificate at the Heritage Railway Association’s 2019 Awards held at Birmingham’s Burlington Hotel on 9 February 2019. The category was won by the very worthy Matthew Wilson from Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. Congratulations to Lee, Matt and Matt, and to all the winners on the night. Great to see hard work recognised and rewarded.

Matt Jackson, Matt Wilson (Railway Preservation Society of Ireland), Lee Robbins and Matt Sutton

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