THOSE wanting to help shape the next phase of Droitwich’s historic Willow Court Farmhouse project will be able to take part in a free activities afternoon.
The free-to-attend event will take place at Westlands Community Centre on Tuesday, February 21 between midday and 3pm.
People will be able to help plan the activities offered during the next phase of the project to restore and create a sustainable future for the farmhouse.
People will be able to share their ideas and take part in sample activities that will help decide which activities will be run in the future.
During the afternoon, people will be able to learn to craft like a Tudor.
In addition, guests will be able to meet the project archaeologist and the conservation builders who are preserving Willow Court and see the virtual reality images that have been created.
Over £250,000 of development funding was awarded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund in March 2020 for the work at the farmhouse, which is historically known as Boycott Farm.
The farmhouse was in poor condition having not been lived in for decades, with the first stage of the project being to ensure the site was secure and develop plans to save the building.
Essential conservation work to stabilise the building has started, including the preservation of a historic timber frame hidden inside.
Depending on funding, six new affordable flats for rent will also be created.
It is hoped apprenticeship jobs will be created to enable young people to learn new skills.
And research will be conducted into a possible royal link, as it is thought Boycott Farm was part of the Salwarpe estate lands once owned by the family of King Henry VIII’s wife, Katherine of Aragon.
