Eling Tide Mill stand wins first place at New Forest Show

Eling Tide Mill had it’s first stand at the New Forest Show this year. Following the takeover by Totton & Eling Town Council in January, the Mill has significantly increased the number of milling sessions, making full use of the tides during opening hours, to ensure that we are milling as often as possible when visitors come to see us. Therefore, we have been actively seeking new outlets to sell our increased quantities of flour. The show was the perfect platform not only for this but also to raise awareness of the mill to the many thousands of visitors to the show.

The stand had information about the world famous Eling Tide Mill and had both Flour of the Forest and Canute flours available to buy as well as the biscuits made from our flour. We also had bread made with the flour available as tasters which proved very popular.

The Tide Mill has had an excellent year so far increasing its visitor numbers and flour sales significantly and the Council were absolutely delighted to be presented with the “First Trade Stand’’ Hants Life Local Food. Helen Robinson, who is the Manger of the Eling Experience, said “its was really good to see so many visitors to the Show interested in the Tide Mill and winning the First Award was an unexpected but lovely surprise and made our first visit to the Show an event to remember”.

The picture shows David Plunkett, one of the Tide Mill volunteer millers, on the Town Council’s Tide Mill stand.