Clive travelled to Scarborough for the annual conference of district 1040 as he was to speak to the Rotarians about our Knife angel project. The Creation of the national Monument against violence and Aggression. Clive was privileged to share the stage with Ann Widdecombe, she was the Member of Parliament for Maidstone, Kent of the Conservative party.

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One of our visitors yesterday was so delighted with her visit here she wanted to donate £5 to the Ironworks, towards the business.  This was such an overwhelming compliment, but all money donated to us is given to Hope House Children's Hospices our chosen charity.

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Nicola Allan of Telford & Wrekin Council and Park Manageress at Telford Town Park wants to feature a rolling, annual display within their gardens. The first sculptures to feature are the 'gorillas on tour'! We are really excited to be kick starting their project and the Gorilla's will be in place from Easter next year.

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We Have been nominated for the Shropshire Star Spotlight awards!!! Shropshire Star Readers will get to vote for us in the 'Best Family Day Out' category! We are so excited, this is so important to us as we know, that without our visitors, we wouldn't be here.Thank you for all of your support!!

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We would like to introduce to you, Jade Goodman. She is doing her work experience at Forge Falconry. Andy has taken her under his wing and is teaching her everything she needs to know about Birds.Jade is already showing signs that she will become a fantastic falconer, she has a real knack with the birds. You can see Jade every Friday at Forge Falconry where she helps Andy with his displays.  

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Take a look at our short film of our day and 'evening with' Terry Waite'. It was an incredible day, which included the release of his new book and our exclusive, invite only, 'evening with' Terry Waite which was a Q and A on world issues and current crisis.Filmed by Rocking Horse Studios Ltd.

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Lovely to see Louise Gregory of Walford and North Shropshire College today. We have been chosen to host students here for work experience which will take place over 16 weeks. The Students will get to see a day in the life of the ironworks and learn valuable skills which they can take with them for the start of their careers. We are really pleased to be involved and thank the college for including us in this valuable part of education.

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We welcomed the Wednesday club here from Newtown, Powys.Tanat Valley Coaches brought them safely here and their driver received our compliments and additional benefits under our new scheme, encouraging bus company's to visit Oswestry and the British Ironwork Centre. There was a coach load of them which was one of the largest group visits we have had for a while. Emma gave them a tour where they enjoyed a Blacksmith and Silversmith demo, as well as a breathtaking fa...

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We couldn't wait any longer to open our new 'Arts and Education room'!! You can now visit our incredible space dedicated to education and contemporary art. Come and visit this incredible space and ignite and inspire that creative person inside you! Take a look at our collections of memorabilia from recycled metals to vintage gun replicas. It's going to be a real asset to the British Ironwork Centre and a new experience for our visitors to enjoy.

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We are so pleased to introduce to you, Sam Shepherd, our new Silversmith. Sam is incredible at what he does and its amazing to have him here.Sam can do so much with metal, from beautiful wedding bands to watches and special ornaments.Come and visit Sam, at work, in his workshop now!

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