Cardiff to Paris-Via Burnham on Sea!

A special exhibition about Burnham on Sea's past has opened at the Tourist Information Office, on the South Esplanade.

This May sees the 150th anniversary of the extension of the Somerset Central Railway to Burnham on Sea jetty, a major step in the original promoters' dream of a link from South Wales to Northern France by train and boat. The exhibition, which runs until towards the end of May, commemorates that extension.

The exhibition is open daily until late May, and an added attraction is that on 3 May between 9.30 am and 1.00 pm Alan Hammond, noted writer about the railway, will be at the Centre signing copies of his new book.

In addition, Mike Beale, well known historian of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway, will give an illustrated talk entitled "Cardiff to Paris - via Burnham on Sea! " at the Baptist Church Hall, Burnham, on 3 May, commencing at 7.30pm. The event is free and is open at everyone with an interest in the railway and the area.

Mike said: "I am pleased to be able to make a further contribution to the memory of the much loved Somerset & Dorset line through these talks, and look forward to meeting lots more people with the same interest during the course of the evening".

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