Wellingtonmills

19/08/2024

Same fate for Wellington Station?!!
😔😔😔😔😔

Gosh I hope not for all the efforts this far.
Believ though the ‘business case’ was for
both or none!

“The Mid Devon District Council has expressed its disappointment with the government's confirmation of the cancellation of the plan to reopen Cullompton station in Devon.

The confirmation was given to Mid Devon District Council in a letter sent by the Minister of State for Rail to the local MP confirming that the reopening, to be financed from the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) fund, has been withdrawn.

According to the letter, withdrawal of funding is because of the challenging financial picture the new Government has inherited.”

29/03/2024

Our popular Heritage Films night will be returning at our Film Festival, this time with a wider range of film about Wellington and its residents.

Four out of five of our films of the evening are pictured here. Let's go through the pictures clockwise:

1. 1950's Wellington
A compilation of silent footage that some may have already seen on Facebook a few months back, this reel is an excellent look back into Wellington in the 50's and many places are still recognisable like the pictured Cornhill.

2. Great Western Railway
As the building of Wellington Station hurtles ever closer, we are taking a look back in time to a 1936 promotional film by Great Western Railway that was produced to advertise the pleasures of travelling to the West Country by train.

3. Wellington in 1996
This film, among a number of other VHS tapes, was donated to Wellington Town Council by the late Richard Fox about one year ago. He said "I can't quite remember what is on all of these tapes but I know there will be something worth seeing.". Luckily for us all, this particular tape comprised of a short film made in 1996 to promote the town which included some amazing information and footage of Tonedale Mill. This film is narrated by Richard Fox and was filmed and produced by the late Terry Milton who was a Town Councillor for many years.

4. Brian Hulls
In the 1980s and ‘90s Brian Hulls could often be seen around Wellington, dropping his daughters off at school or doing the family shopping. When not at home on the Blackdowns, Brian was a BBC News cameraman in some o the most dangerous warzones on earth. Film Festival Committee member Jonathan Nex was a BBC News video editor at the same time and had assembled some of the most striking footage into a moving short documentary.

Along with the above, we will also be showing an interview with the great-grandson of Jack Ackroyd, a Hollywood superstar that retired to Wellington after appearing in over 50 silent films with Stan Laurel. He will tell Jack's story with clips from some of his most successful films.

Tickets for this event can be booked via our website: www.wellingtonfilmfestival.org.uk

19/03/2024

07/03/2024

22/07/2023

Current Board of Directors to step down

July 2023: After five or more years of work, the current board of directors at Wellington Mills CIC has decided to step down. We would like to extend our warm thanks to all those supporters and partners who have enabled us to get this far with our vision for a viable future for Tonedale Mill and Tone Works.

If you would like to play an active role in this work and become a director of Wellington Mills CIC, please do get in touch with us directly. We would love to hear from you.

16/06/2023

Fire again (this week) in Tonedale Mill (upper site) next Foxes Field. Think for brigade and police attended.
By whom (or what) & outcomes unknown but hope no-one is hurt.
The site is becoming more and more hazardous by the day, especially as even the scaffolding (especially the boarding) become more unstable over time - let alone the other areas inside and outside the buildings.
Wellington Somerset Community Group
Around Wellington We Love Wellington (Past and Present) Wellington Town Council

03/04/2023

19/01/2023

Tonedale Mills is part of Wellington's past and its future for unlocking prosperity. It's a shame the Government can't see that as it rejected a £20m levelling up bid to enable works and as part of the "Vision of Tonedale" application from Somerset West and Taunton to bring the site back to life. The money would have also helped to continue progress at nearby Tone Works.

This comes despite Rishi Sunak’s own constituency of Richmond in Yorkshire receiving £19m of levelling up funding.

Find out more: bit.ly/3GSS0eP

15/01/2023

Fund Raising Person Wanted.

Help needed for Wellington Mills CIC* - to increase our impact and community engagement by accessing more funding and grant opportunities:

We are looking for a volunteer (in the short term) who can:

🌿 research the right kind of funders to apply for grants, funding & sponsorship.
🌿 create tailored applications to submit for funding, supported by the WMCiC team.
🌿 write successful funding bids
🌿 research funding opportunities - especially for this position/role, to be financed longer term
🌿 work remotely and as part of a team
🌿 identifying more funding opportunities and applying for them

*Please see our page & Website for more info. and before DM’ing us.

Please Share the above where appropriate.

Many thanks 🙏