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The Trust’s Newsletter no 8 is now available

Issue No. 8 of the Steam Trust newsletter has just been published.

Included are reports on:
February and April Board meetings (Geoff Evens)
The Annual General Meeting (David Baker)
Progress with Collett BCK 6705 (Chris Austin)
Museums in Somerset (Chris Bolt)
Museum Making: Project to Refresh the Gauge Museum (Chris Bolt)
Model Railway in the Gauge Museum, Bishops Lydeard including Coin Operated ‘N’ Gauge
Model Railways at Bishops Lydeard and Blue Anchor Museums (David Baker)
Blue Anchor Museum (David Baker)
Spring Steam Gala (Chris Austin)
The Antiques Roadshow including the visit to Minehead by the GWR Sleeping Car, No. 9038 (Chris Austin)
A Brief History of Luggage (Geoff Evens)

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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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