Volunteer Vacancies
Current vacancies below are colour coded as follows :
| Infrastructure | Rolling Stock Group | Catering | Admin &
Marketing | Social &
Recreational | Cross-departmental |
Latest Volunteers Situations Vacant |
Help needed on WR Stand at Outside Events
Volunteers needed to help promote the WR at the following events :
24, 31 May and 1 June - National Railway Museum 40 Years since Steam
25 May - Finghall Village Charity Garden Event
26 May - Finghall Village Fete and Barrel Race
20 July - Masham Steam Rally
Contact Rod Morris on 07724 121 355
(posted 27 Apr) |
On-board Catering Team
Help needed on June 20 and 21
Contact Amanda or Carol
on 0845 50 54 74
(posted 5 Mar) |
York/Knaresborough Branch need Hon Secretary
Please contact Eric Hall on 01937 583511 for more details
(posted 5 Mar) |
Help remove graffiti
The Rolling Stock Group urgently need volunteers on Tuesdays and Thursdays
to help repaint carriages so they are ready to re-enter service
when the new timetable begins in March.
Contact Barry Wetherell.
(posted 17 Jan) |
Train/Tour Guide for booked parties
Volunteers required to act as on-train guides explaining places of interest enroute. Training given as required.
Contact Amanda at Leeming Bar Office on 01677 425805
(posted 16 Jan) | WRA Membership Recruitment
The WRA Board would like to find someone willing to take on the task of
increasing membership.
If you have recruitment ideas
and can publicise the WRA at meetings, shows and in the press then please contact any member of the WRA Board
(posted 16 Jan) |
Help restore the Northallerton Link
Wensleydale Railway plc has a "virtual" volunteer team which is working on various business aspects of building the case for the Northallerton link.
See History and Heritage Page for the latest update.
Volunteers are needed in many areas including the socio-economic study and developing the train service options
Please contact Ian Sesnan by email or on 0208 671 1041.
(updated 5 Jan) |
Qualified Trainers
We are looking for suitable qualified trainers who are able to voluntarily assist our existing hard-working training team. The need is for trainers who can deal with various types of railway training, from operations to engineering.
Previous railway experience welcomed but we would also like to hear from people who have transferrable skills in areas such as Manual Handling, Health and Safety, First Aid and COSHH (Hazardous Chemicals).
If you are able to help (even on only irregular occasions)
please email Robert Whitehouse, Training Officer
or contact him via the Leeming Bar address.
(posted 22 Oct) |
Leeming Bar Station Support Group (LBSSG)
The Group has now been formed and has started the task of improving the appearance of the station. Refurbishment of the Toilet Block is well in hand and a member is making new station signs as "homework".
There are many tasks to be tackled, some of which do not require regular visits to the station.
If you would like to join this small, but friendly bunch please contact
Mike Sheehan by email or on 01609 776518
or come to the station most Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(updated 10 Dec) |
Cleaning Group
Could you spare a couple of hours a week (or a month!)
to join a new team keeping the inside of the trains clean and tidy.
The Group no longer meets every Monday at 7pm but is looking for daytime volunteers to be mobile cleaners while the trains are running.
Contact Maureen Stockbridge on 01748 822267
(updated 21 Dec) |
Leeming Bar Station Team Leader (Property Maintenance)
and
Bedale Station Team Leader
(Property Maintenance)
We are looking for people to take on these positions which correspond with Graham Crocker's role at Leyburn.
Please contact Angus Maude.
(updated 2 Jan) |
| Minutes Secretary for the Wensleyale Railway Trust
The work of the Trust is expanding and the Secretary, who is also Secretary of the WRA, would like to find someone who can relieve him of the preparation of the minutes. The task might appeal to someone with experience of preparing minutes, perhaps for a local authority or public body.
The Council discusses the possible use of the Trust's charitable funds, considers fund raising and is now planning a campaign for the restoration of Scruton Station. You would be expected to handle confidential information.
The Council normally meets four or five times a year , usually on a Monday, but other meetings may be less predictable.
If you would like to discuss this job, without any commitment, please contact David Haxby on 01845 526893.
(posted 28 Nov) |
Help at Social Events
If you would be willing to help at WRA social events please contact Diane Sykes by email or on 01748 822282 (day) 01677 426877 (eve).
(updated 13 Jan) |
From the cab of a Class 47 on a rainy day at Leyburn (Sandra Ward)