Guided tours will be available at regular intervals throughout the weekend. There will be interpretation and displays on the history, structure and uses of the buildings.

The new Visitor Centre will be open to the public to learn more about the structures and their uses over two centuries. 

In addition there will be music, an art exhibition, child friendly activities and other entertainment throughout the weekend.

 

Throughout the summer we are conducting guided tours of the Flaxmill Maltings site.

Tours are all free, starting at 4:00pm with a look around the new Visitor Centre, and finishing at about 5:30pm.

13th of August

27th of August

These are free events, but you will need to book a ticket on the following the links to guarantee a place.

 

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From the Chair – Alan Mosley
 
Historic England are near to the completion of a revised bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).  This will be submitted in September on behalf of the Steering Group comprising HE, The Friends and Shropshire Council.
The bid will include the renovation of the Main Mill, with the ground floor being given over to interpretation, flexible learning/meeting space and a café. The other floors will be prepared for office/commercial occupation.
The kiln will be preserved to house stairs and lifts for access to the Main Mill plus areas for further interpretation.  The wooden tower and the Jubilee Coronet will also be refurbished to be included in tours.
In addition there will be substantial landscaping work throughout the site and car parking created on the adjacent triangle of land along the railway line.
Some repair work will also improve the Dye House and Cross Mill for further ‘meanwhile use’.
It is anticipated that the bid will be determined in January with a build period of 3 years from then.
Given previous experience there may be some cynicism about our likely success in achieving our objectives, especially as we are asking the HLF for substantially more funding than last time.  However, recent meetings with the HLF have been extremely positive.  Also much work has been undertaken to actually test the structural solutions in situ to fully validate their practicality and reliable costings.
The opening of the Visitor Centre has been a great success and provides a raison d’etre and base for our ongoing work.  How wonderful it will be when a whole floor of interpretation in a rejuvenated site is fully functioning!

 

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