Tide Mill Restoration

The Tide Mill restoration fundraiser launched in March this year has reached its target of £60,000. Work has already started, with scaffolding up for safe access to the Grade 1 listed building. 

The distinctive shiplap exterior is being prepared before weatherproof paint is applied. The renovation is planned to take about three weeks during which time the Mill will be open 11am – 5pm daily. The Mill’s riverside boardwalk will be closed but otherwise the Mill will remain fully open.

The Woodbridge Tide Mill Trust Trustees, staff and volunteers would like to thank all the donors that made this possible.

Announcing the tremendous achievement while ‘topping off’ the fundraising thermometer, Tide Mill Charitable Trust President, and instigator of the project, John Carrington said, “It’s so rewarding to the team to see this support for the Mill. Managing this historic local legacy takes a daily effort and periodic fundraising to keep it the only working tide mill in the UK.

“It was heartwarming to see a wide range of donations from local donors including local family trusts, estates and businesses. The fundraiser was topped off by grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Postcode Lottery. The Trustees are extremely grateful to all donors, regardless of amount, and will ensure that 100% of the donations are put to the Mills restoration for the community. We look forward to a gleaming Mill soon.”

The Tide Mill will close for the winter, except for pre-booked education and group bookings, on Monday 3rd November. Customary maintenance work will also take place until reopening in spring. This year however, unlike all previous years, the Mill will remain open to online visitors in two exciting new ways: –

Bloomberg Connects – Our Suffolk Tide Mill is now one of 625 cultural partners in 27 countries for Bloomberg Connects’ 3.9 million app users. See it here https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/woodbridgeTideMill

Online 3D tour – a grant from Suffolk County Council has enabled the Museum to develop an online 3D tour. This addition means you can visit the Mill from anywhere in the world (with internet), day or night. Try it at www. shorturl.at/hchwH