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Arkwright Society

The Arkwright Society Annual Review 2025-26

The Arkwright Society's Annual Review 2025-26 covers its work conserving Cromford Mills, one of the world's most important industrial heritage sites, and the Lumsdale Valley. Over the year 3,186 children and young people engaged with the charity through school visits, work placements and university-led projects, including 3,081 school learners, 64 university students, 41 international learners and 16 work placements. It secured £25,000 from Historic England for development work on Buildings 21 and 26, and volunteers raised £10k for future repairs and management of the Lumsdale scheduled monument and woodland.

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The Arkwright Society is an educational charity that protects and regenerates Cromford Mills, part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in Derbyshire, and cares for the Lumsdale Valley. Its mission is to conserve the past, empower the present and inspire the future through education, enterprise and heritage.

Key Metrics

3,186 children and young people engaged through school visits, work placements and university-led projects
3,081 school learners visited
£25,000 secured from Historic England for development work on Buildings 21 and 26

Key Outcomes

  • 16 work placements for young people
  • £10k raised by volunteers for future repairs and management of the Lumsdale scheduled monument and woodland
  • 64 university students engaged with the site

Geography

East Midlands

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