Furniture Restoration With The Millrace Foundation

January 27th, 2025

The Brewers Foundation were delighted to support the work of The Millrace Foundation by donating the paint needed to redecorate their offices inside and out.

15L of Bedec Multi Surface Paint was donated to the organisation who help improve lives and the local community by providing a safe and structured work-based learning environment, teaching craft skills and furniture restoration, developing a sense of social inclusion for their beneficiaries.

The Millrace Foundation was originally set up as a small project to help with the rehabilitation of people the 1990s and became a small community-based business. 

In 1995 they became a City & Guilds approved training centre, offering accredited courses to their beneficiaries and to members of the public. They have just been granted charitable status and continue to offer free places to people with mental health and social isolation issues.

Millrace provides a safe, supportive work environment for those who may not have been able to undertake traditional courses or education, providing a supportive environment to socially excluded and disadvantaged people recovering from mental health problems, or with disabilities. 

The beneficiaries take part in training and gain experience working alongside experienced furniture restorers. The project makes a real difference to the individuals involved and, more broadly, a contribution that benefits the community.

It was a pleasure to be able to support an organisation that plays their part in making the world a brighter placeā€¦just like us! 

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