Welcome to /TeamAdmin
You can use this page to access the latest IWSR Newsletter, sign up for trips and events, renew your Staff Card, and find out about other opportunities and training available to our volunteers.
At present we’re still putting together all the things you’ll eventually be able to use this page for, but for now you can renew your Staff Card, or sign up for the latest trips and activities using the forms and links below.
Renew your staff card
IWSR VOLUNTEER TRIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES
PS WAVERLEY – DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR IWSR VOLUNTEERS & STAFF
Wednesday 4th September, 5pm
We’re really pleased to be able to offer all *volunteers and staff a massive 30% discount on a very special evening cruise on PS Waverley 
this September. For just £30 per adult (£1 for children 5-16yrs) you can join the PS Waverley’s evening cruise to the Needles Lighthouse and Old Harry Rocks on Wednesday 4th September. The cruise will leave Yarmouth Pier at 5:10pm, and return at approximately 8:45pm.
Anyone who has sailed on the Waverley before will know this is a magical experience and something not to be missed.
DISCOUNTED TICKETS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
WIN TICKETS TO BUCKLER’S HARD MUSEUM
We have a pair of complimentary tickets to Buckler’s Hard museum to give away to a lucky volunteer. Whilst entry to the historic riverside village is free, and includes access to the Shipwright’s Cottage, St Mary’s Chapel, the Agamemnon Exhibition in the Shipwright’s Workshop, The Captain’s Table and Master Builder’s House Hotel, the museum has an entrance fee, and our volunteers are in with a chance of getting this for free.
We have a complimentary museum ticket for two adults to give away, available for use until 31st March 2025. If you’re planning a visit to Buckler’s Hard, or always wanted to give it a look, this is a great incentive.
THIS DRAW IS NOW CLOSED
Tickets won by Ian Hammond (Train Story)
WIN TICKETS TO THE WIGHT PROMS FESTIVAL
9-18th August
Thanks to our friends at the Wight Proms Festival we have a pair of tickets to a Wight Proms event of your choice to give away to a lucky volunteer. All you have to do is click the link below to enter the draw!
There are ten very different show to choose from; everything from an evening with Cricket superstars Phil Tufnell and Jonathan Agnew to an Opera Gala and lots in between. Take a look at the events you could be choosing from by CLICKING HERE.
THIS DRAW IS NOW CLOSED
Tickets won by John Blair (Train Story)
Previous Event Ticket Draws & Winners
2024
Wolverton Folk & Blues Fair – Roger Colman (Estates)
Beaulieu – Jenny Dimmock (Retail)
Isle of Wight Festival – John Haddon (Estates)
High Sheriff’s Reception – Edouina Kearney (Admin) & Suzanne Allen (Operating)
Jack Up Events ABBA Chique Party – Alan Doe (Operating/Rail Infrastructure)
Royal Isle of Wight County Show – Mike Salter (Loco Operating)
Ventnor Fringe, Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse – Dave Smith (Rail Infrastructure)
Ventnor Fringe, Revel Puck Circus: The Nosedive Assembly – Paul Robinson (Operating/Events/Bar Staff)
Chale Show – Sue Sedley (Operating; Booking Clerks)
Jack Up Events Summer Party – Ken Beamish (Carriage & Wagon)
Wight Proms Festival – John Blair (Train Story)
Buckler’s Hard Museum – Ian Hammond (Train Story)
Chale Show – Fiona Haddon (Estates)
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES & BENEFITS
Heritage Railway Association HRA Privilege Card
HRA Privilege Card 2024 is just £42.00 for staff and volunteers at participating HRA members. HRA Privilege is the Heritage Railway Association’s long-standing reciprocal travel scheme (formerly known as InterRail). Your card will be valid for 12 months from the end of February 2024.
HRA Privilege provides free or discounted travel and entry for heritage railway volunteers and staff on more than 100 railways, cliff railways and tramways across the UK. Volunteers and staff from all HRA member railways and organisations are eligible for the scheme. The HRA Privilege reciprocal travel scheme is the biggest of its type in the world.
It’s a great benefit for working volunteers and staff. Each HRA Privilege pass covers TWO adults at any of the participating railways. The one off purchase saves money on every visit throughout the year. Using the HRA Privilege pass couldn’t be easier. Simply present your pass at the booking office for massive discounts of up to 100% available at participating heritage railways, cliff railways and tramways throughout the UK.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY
The HRA will confirm your Staff or Volunteer status and issue your pass through the IWSR – passes can take several weeks to arrive so if you’re planning a trip please apply in plenty of time.
Free PSA Testing for Men over 40
The PSA Test is a blood test which can detect the early signs of prostate cancer. The test measures the level of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in your blood. PSA is made by the prostate gland. Some of it will leak into your blood, and the amount depends on your age and the health of your prostate.
A raised PSA level in your blood may show that you have a problem with your prostate. However, this may not be prostate cancer, other conditions can also cause a raised PSA level. All men over 40 are able to visit one of the PSA testing sessions run by the Isle of Wight Prostate Cancer Support Group, as long as they have made an informed choice based on the benefits, limitations and risks of having the test.
You can find out more at the Isle of Wight Prostate Cancer Support Group website, where you can also BOOK A TEST.
75% Hovertravel Discount Scheme
The Steam Railway is extremely grateful to our partners Hovertravel, who offer all volunteers a 75% discount on cross-Solent travel.
To access this discount, volunteers must book a standard adult or child ticket online and apply discount code HTIOWSR75. Hovertravel will need to see a valid (in-date) IWSR Photo Staff Card on check-in to validate the discount. Additional charges may be made if you are unable to present your Staff Card, and ‘Reasonable Use’ terms do apply. The discount applies to any IWSR volunteer and one accompanying passenger.
VOLUNTEER & STAFF CLOTHING
Volunteers and Staff can now request replacement IWSR Branded Showerproof Jackets or Polo Shirts by contacting their line manager who will then order the necessary items from the Office.