MORE than 30 volunteers who have been helping at Haynes Motor Museum for five, 10, 15 and 20 years have been presented long service awards.

They assist in a variety of roles, including exhibition room guiding, vehicle collections care, running education sessions for school groups, stewarding events, and supporting the museum’s archive.

Haynes is currently looking for new volunteers to help with upcoming projects- at the Sparkford site.

Visitor experiences and volunteers officer Jon Ducker said: “As a registered charity, the museum relies on the generosity of our cohort of volunteers who spend time interacting with our visitors as well as helping care for the vast collection of motors.

"We’re lucky to have such a wide range of different skills within our volunteer team.

"Whether they have a love of cars and bikes or not, there is usually something for anyone to get their teeth into and probably why some of our volunteers have been here so long.

"I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to these remarkable individuals who have generously shared their expertise, passion and time here at the museum over the years.”

The museum was recently awarded official museum accreditation by Arts Council England.

It houses the largest collection of vehicles in the UK, spanning from the birth of motoring and nostalgic classics of the 50s and 60s, to Bentleys and Rolls Royces and modern day supercars in 15 exhibition areas.

Report by Esther Davies (work exprience).