Eling
Tide Mill Stand Wins First 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”.
