Bi-centenary of the birth of Sir John Evans.
Friday 17th November marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of the lesser known dignitary of Paper Valley, Sir John Evans. Much focus is put upon John Dickinson but when [...]
Festive Street Food Fair
Join us on Saturday 9th December from 2pm until 8pm, for our Festive Street Food event. Warming food and drink, served by local businesses. Free entry. Festive sounds and prize [...]
Peter Davis 1932-2023
Heartfelt condolences from the Apsley Paper Trail on the sad loss of Peter Davis. Words from Hemel Hempstead Band. “It is with great sadness that Hemel Hempstead Band announces the [...]
British Paper Company Past
A special guest joined us on Thursday 31st August for his birthday treat. Norman 'Nobby' Owens, employee of The British Paper Company, at Frogmore Mill, took a trip down memory [...]
Meadow Mix Paper
Frogmore Heritage Papers - Meadow Mix in approximately 200gsm and 280gsm. WHY? - a minimum of 80% recycled fibre, with UK native seeds that grow. This paper contains a minimum [...]
Storyboats
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! For fans of our Storyboats, tickets are now on sale for the school Summer Holidays A gentle 40 minute trip on our Bryan Donkin boat, down [...]
Street Food Market
NEXT: FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER, 5.30-10pm. The weather is warming (well slightly) and that means we are getting close to the first of our Street Food Festivals for 2023. Friday 2nd [...]
Art Auction
Our Art Auction took place on Thursday 4th May 2023. Some items are still available as follows. Stop Panicking by David Shrigley AP 10/12 screenprint on Somerset paper. Reserve [...]
A statement from our CEO
Yesterday, St. Albans Youth Court sentenced two youths from Hemel Hempstead for arson in relation to a fire at Frogmore Paper Mill in January 2022. The boys, aged 15, pleaded [...]
Coming Soon – Art Auction
*Please note the image on this blog post is not of artwork submitted for auction, but a reminder of the lovely, last exhibition about our local mills, held in the [...]
FREE Wild Frogmore
FREE and exciting event at Frogmore Paper Mill very soon. To coincide with Earth Day and using a Green Community Grant awarded by Dacorum Borough Council and many hours of [...]
Happy New Year
Best wishes to all our supporters from the trustees and staff of Frogmore Paper Mill. We are looking forward to a positive 2023. We very much intend to re-open this [...]
Season’s Greetings.
Frogmore Paper Mill is closed from midday Friday 23rd December until and including, Monday 2nd January. Staff will be able to receive calls and enquiries from Tuesday 3rd January 2023. [...]
December Newsletter
The latest newsletter features a review of the year and what an eventful year it has been! See all of the latest news on restoration, acquisitions and forthcoming events. Sign [...]
Remembrance and Loss
The November newsletter has just been published. This month the focus is on loss and remembrance. Do sign up if you do not yet receiv ethe newsletter as it is [...]
October Newsletter
The October newsletter is out. If you want to receive this in future months, please sign up. The November edition, highlights the success of the the Street Food Festival and [...]
Office Refurbishment
Our office spaces at Apsley Mill, have had much restoration work completed. For example The John Dickinson Enterprise Centre has all new windows and and refitted bathrooms (as seen here). [...]
September Newsletter
The first batch of painstakingly restored items return to Frogmore Paper Mill. So nice to see these important works back in site. Many more will follow. The Newsletter also shares [...]
August Newsletter.
Much restoration progress is reported in the latest newsletter with the amazing transformation of the Philip Cox papier mache figures, to their former glory. The first restored artefacts are due [...]
New Newsletter!
The latest newsletter for July has just been launched. This month we are focussing on fundraising towards our new temporary visitor space. Even the archive story has a fundraising theme! [...]
Confederation of Paper Industries
Elena Lewendon and Paul Botje, Frogmore Paper Mill’s CEO and interim General Manager, were delighted to be invited to the Confederation of Paper Industries, biennial conference at The Belfry Hotel [...]
Summer Storyboats 2022
SOLD OUT. Next - Halloween Storyboats. They're back! The ever popular Storyboats will be running on Wednesdays, throughout the August school holidays. Aimed at primary age children, this is a [...]
Poignant images
Facsimile Basildon Bond clock and Visitor Centre window after the fire - photos by Alex Varney
Artefact Restoration
Restoration is taking place in-house as well as off-site. Many of the smaller items will be cleaned by our own staff and volunteers, This is painstaking work. Each item [...]
Demolition Progress
In four weeks the Frogmore Visitor Centre has gone from a burnt shell to a flat slab. See a selection of images below. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 [...]
We are happy to receive paper orders!
Our machine room was unaffected by the fire and has remained busy making paper. Our online paper shop may remain offline for some time but orders can be placed directly. [...]
Visitor Centre – coming down!
The inside of our Visitor Centre has been stripped. Only the bare bones remain. These too, are now carefully being demolished and there is a real sense of what The [...]
New paper publications to purchase
Author, Michael Stanyon, who formed and developed the archive at Frogmore Paper Mill, has written numerous learned articles and theses on the history of paper in the Gade Valley. The [...]
April 2022 Newsletter
This April 2022 newsletter has just been published. If you want to see how we are progressing with our post-fire recovery, this is the place to go. To receive it [...]
Recovery Campaign
Since the devastating fire in January, we've been overwhelmed by your response. Thank you to everyone who has offered to support us so far. Until now we have been focussed [...]
Storyboats! Tickets on sale now
JUST ADDED AN EXTRA BOAT - 14th April 11am. Despite the fire that has destroyed our Visitor Centre, we are able to offer our popular Storyboats during the Easter Holiday. [...]
Frogmore Paper Mill Needs You!
Since the devastating fire in January we've been overwhelmed by your response. Thank you to everyone who has offered to support us so far. Until now we have been focussed [...]
Kickstart opportunity
Apply Here Big news! Applications are now open to join the team as part of the government’s Kickstart scheme to help young people find employment. If you are currently claiming [...]
Lost treasures
Today they will mostly be wearing grey! Some of our exhibits are hard to recognise. Some of these are the ones we cannot restore. Others needed immediate attention and gentle [...]
Before and After
In October 2021 we asked photographer Jamie Scott to expand our stock of Frogmore photographs. These now form a fantastic record of the Frogmore Visitor Centre as it was at [...]
Fire at Frogmore Paper Mill
It has been a challenging week for everyone at Frogmore Paper Mill following the fire on our site last weekend. Our staff and volunteers have been hard at work assessing [...]
Press Statement
Following a fire on 22 January 2022, Frogmore Paper Mill will be closed to visitors until further notice. Thankfully nobody was injured during the fire, but there has been extensive [...]
Third Round Culture Recovery Funding
The Trustees of Apsley Paper Trail are thrilled to share the fantastic news that the Trust has been awarded a major grant of £213,600 from the third round of the [...]
Join our Bookbinding Course
Our Bookbinding sessions are underway with expert tutor Doug Mitchell, book and paper conservator. Wednesdays with morning, afternoon or whole day sessions. With past credentials of an apprenticeship at The [...]
Bookbinding Course starting soon.
We are pleased to announce that our longstanding bookbinding course is restarting. Newly rearranged bookbinding space, new tutor and new sessions. If you are interested, do get in touch education@frogmorepapermill.org.uk
August Newsletter 2021
Features include: our VIP Event to celebrate the work made possible by Heritage Lottery Fund grants, Paper Trail Heritage Fire Brigade assistance with a little river problem and Summer activities [...]
Exhibition continues…
Our Paper Past - an exhibition about life as it was in the Gade Valley. Come and view 50 frames, maps and artefacts, relating to the paper mills of Two [...]
Our Paper Past
Many are unaware that the village of Apsley, now absorbed into Hemel Hempstead, was a hotbed of ingenuity. The first mechanised paper machine, known as the Fourdrinier, was installed at [...]
Newsletter May 2021
Here is our latest Newsletter. Still much happening and some history to read.
Newsletter February 2021
Read our latest newsletter to discover interesting developments, installations, new staff and bits of paper history.
Christmas Closure
Some staff will be back at Frogmore in line with government Covid 19 regulations from Monday 4th January. We will not be open to the public but orders and relay [...]
Teacher’s Packs
“One of the mums of the children has been in touch to say how her daughter (4 year old) retained so much information about the process and explained it all [...]
Teachers Packs
Soon to launch (November), our Teacher's Packs which bring Frogmore Paper Mill to your school. Covid 19 may stop you visiting, or maybe you live too far away for [...]
Newsletter Sept 2020
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