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[email protected] Successful sportsman’s evening Family fun for with Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock February half-term For family fun this visitors the opportunity February half term, check to get hands-on with the out what’s on offer at museum collection. Locomotion: The National Throughout the weekend, Railway Museum at visitors will have the Shildon. chance to access some of For the very fi rst time, the locomotive footplates. visitors will be able From Monday 18th to to access the museum Friday 22nd February, workshop and see A4 Awesome A4s encourages Pacifi c locomotive visitors to have fun with Dominion of Canada and a range of family art and learn more about the crafts activities themed ongoing cosmetic restora- around the A4s. tion. Activities are available There will be daily short from 11.30am to 3.30pm tours to the Conserva- daily, with last admission tion Workshop, where at 3pm. It’s free to join you can view the engine in, and there’s no need to from the workshop side book. and photograph this star On Saturday 23rd and Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock, centre, is fl anked by two of the event organisers, Wilf Tray and vehicle up close during its Sunday 24th February, the Norman Smith.