I am very pleased to report that Friends of Shenstone Tower completed raising funds for renovation of the Tower, and then completed the works in October 2022. The renovation cost a total of £520,000.
The Tower was opened in October 2022 by Bishop Michael of Lichfield. Since then, we have welcomed over a 1,000 visitors to the Tower with regular open days on the first Saturday of the month and the third Sunday of the month during the summer. We also open the Tower for any community or family groups and have welcomed an 80th birthday on the roof, visitors from Australia, and the local Scout Group, etc.
We are currently investing a further £35,000 in fitting out the Tower for visitors with benches, information boards, a video system and a toposcope.
I would like to thank Shenstone Parish Council for two grants it has made to support this project, and to all our volunteers and the local community who have all this possible.