There
are already 15 societies and organisations signed up to have stands at the Fair
and more are available. These include local groups such as Alderford water
mill, Upminster Windmill and the Bulmer Brick and Tile Company, plus national
organisations such as the Association for Industrial Archaeology and the
European Route for Industrial Heritage (ERIH), which has a route covering Essex
and the rest of East Anglia.
There
will be five short talks given on the textile industries of Essex, the public
water supply in Colchester, industry of the Tilbury area and ERIH.
Visitors
will also be able to see the displays on local industry in the Braintree
District Museum (for which an admission fee is payable) and there will be
Braintree Town Trail leaflets available should visitors wish to follow a
self-guided trail of industrial heritage sites in Braintree.
It
all promises to be a very exciting, interesting and stimulating day, so please
put the date in your diaries, tell your family and friends all about it and
encourage any local heritage groups to which you belong to take part in the
day.
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