Volunteering Opportunities with Maeldune Heritage Trust

About

The Maeldune Trust (originally known as the Millennium Trust) was set up with the objective of advancing the education of the public in the history and heritage of the town of Maldon, Essex and East Anglia. \"Maeldune\" is the Saxon spelling of Maldon and means \"a cross on the hill\". The Millennium Trust was created primarily to celebrate the 1,000 anniversary of the Battle of Maldon in 991 and the year of events culminated in the re-enactment of the battle in August 1991. To ensure that Maldon\'s \"Millennium\" year was not forgotten, the Millennium Embroidery was produced as well as other initiatives. The Maeldune Trust comprises representatives of the Millennium Embroidery, Town Council, Maldon Society, Plume Library, Maldon Archaeological and Historical Group and the Tourist Information Centre. When they considered options for a heritage centre in 1997 Maldon Town Council agreed to proceed with alterations to the ground floor of the listed Plume Building for this purpose. The work was completed in 1998 and the Town Council agreed that the Centre should be administered by the Maeldune Trust. The Millennium Embroidery, which previously had been housed in the Moot Hall, was relocated to purpose-made cabinets in the Centre along with an exhibition of artifacts from the nearby Elm Farm archaeological excavation. It was also agreed that local artists would be given the opportunity to display and sell their work in the Centre. The gallery is still used for art and craft exhibitions and these change on average every three weeks.