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    Great Western Society launches fundraising appeal ahead of 60 th  anniversary celebrations

    Nov 30, 2020 2 minutes
    PHILIP MORRELL/GWS

    THE Great Western Society has unveiled an ambitious scheme of overhaul projects, infrastructure work and general site improvements for Didcot Railway Centre, which it hopes to drive forward as part of the society’s 60th anniversary next year.

    The programme was outlined in the latest issue of the GWS’ journal, the , by Didcot spokesman, Graham Hukins. He says that while the 60 anniversary will be

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