The Heritage Trust is pleased to share the minutes from the latest Board meeting held on Thursday 20th May 2021. Click on the Document Link below to see the minutes document.
The West Somerset Steam Railway Trust
June 2021
The West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Brown as a Trustee joining the board. Martin holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Relations and worked with both the HSE and HMRI before taking up posts as Health and Safety Director with Tube Lines (London Underground Maintenance), Docklands Light…
As Members will know, we have issued the attached information pack giving details of the forthcoming EGM to be held on Friday, 23 July 2021 by Zoom. Unfortunately, due to an oversight, I neglected to inform you of the time of the meeting! Please accept my apologies. The meeting will take place at 5:30 PM…
After the West Somerset Railway (WSR) had two formal appeals turned down following the recent rejection of its second-round bid to the Government’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Second Round for ‘Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage’ (CRFH) financial support, the WSR has launched an emergency ‘SOS’ funding appeal for £1 million to see…
The WSRHT board is pleased to announce that Mike Thompson will take over the role of Chairman of the Trust from the date of the next AGM. During the interim period, Mike will work alongside Steve Williams in his current role as acting Chairman to effect a smooth transition of duties. Steve will remain on the board…
The West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust has just published a Souvenir Booklet to the new look Gauge Museum at Bishops Lydeard. Packed with historical information and images from the museum’s displays, it also records the history of the Model Railway Group, the Trust’s 1897 sleeping car and outlines the education and learning programmes within the…