Go-ahead to transform mill
Work on a £700,000 project to transform a former mill building in Ludlow into a tea room, workshop, offices and community meeting place has been given the go-ahead.
Work on a £700,000 project to transform a former mill building in Ludlow into a tea room, workshop, offices and community meeting place has been given the go-ahead.
The project, at Millennium Green, will create up to 14 jobs and has been approved by two major grants.
Organisers will receive £354,440 project funding from Advantage West Midlands' Market Towns Initiative and £237,667 Objective 2 funding from the European Regional Development Fund.
The project has been backed by the Shropshire Tourism Action Plan, operated by Shropshire County Council.
Funds raised by people from Dinham Millennium Green Trust will help to complete the funding package for the project.
Project leaders say the Mill On The Green will be brought back to life, with a mill wheel reinstated.
Today Philip Roberts, partnership director at AWM, said: "The Mill On The Green is currently an eyesore in an otherwise beautiful part of Ludlow, fronted by the Millennium Green and the River Teme, and overlooked by the castle."
The former mill building, which has also seen service as swimming pool changing rooms, was part of the property that was purchased by the Dinham Millennium Green Trust from South Shropshire District Council in 1999.
The site was developed as a Millennium Green by the Trust in the year 2000.
Trust chairman Paul Nicholls said: "Obviously we are delighted that close scrutiny of our plans has led to AWM and ERDF expressing such confidence.
"We are confident of providing Ludlovians and visitors with a valuable addition to the attractions of the town."