There’s no doubt that south shropshire is an area of great beauty, bringing tourists from far and wide. It is also bringing opportunities for local producers, thanks to a major regional initiative. Neil Thomas reports
Tag Archives: crafts
Feb 2011: Local heroes
Sep 2010: Woodworkers make a trunk call
Ben Bentley catches up with progress on an ambitious woodworking project
May 2010: Tradition turning full circle
Ben Bentley meets a carriage builder and wheelwright who is content to continue ploughing his own furrow
Apr 2009: Woolly thinking pays off
A Shropshire couple are working to revive the fortunes of one of Shropshire’s most neglected assets – wool from its very own sheep breed. Neil Thomas finds out more
Apr 2008: Let the style shine through
Their professional backgrounds differ as widely as can be imagined, but the two creators of some of the finest stained glass in the country bring together talents which have an extraordinary synergy. They tell their tale to Shirley Tart