Oswestry volunteers get national recognition
CAMBRIAN Heritage Railways (CHR) has scooped a prestigious national award for volunteer excellence from the British Museum. As winners of the 2021 Marsh Award for Volunteers in Museum Learning Nationally as well as winners for the West Midlands region, representatives from the North Shropshire heritage line were invited to a reception at the British Museum in London on November 14, to receive their award. Run in partnership with the British Museum, the Marsh Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of people who are committed to social, cultural and environmental causes, recognising the best and most innovative ways in which volunteers engage the public with collections and projects. CHR chairman, Rob Williams said: “We are all delighted the enormous hard work of our volunteers to reopen the railway has been recognised at a regional and national level. CHR has had a fantastic first season of operation since opening the extension to Weston Wharf in April. I think it can only be good for the local economy and tourism to have an awardwinning heritage railway that people want to come and visit.”