Set amongst the magnificent environs of the Museum's parklands, the Cast Iron Sculpture Workshops, run by a team of ten volunteers including a six-man Furnace Crew, have enabled hundreds of local schoolchildren to watch the entire iron casting process and to create their own individually-designed tiles.

Until the advent of the Cast Iron Sculpture Workshops, the Museum's Collection focussed entirely upon the acquisition of steel sculptures. Now a delightful wooded dell is being landscaped to house a collection of

iron sculptures produced by practising sculptors during the workshops. Workshop visits from sculptors from all over the world are scheduled to coincide with school groups so that pupils can directly observe and interact with professionals at work.

One of the highlights of 2002 has been the casting of an iron column by pupils from three local schools to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. The column, bearing depictions representing all of the Commonwealth countries, is now sited permanently in Telford's Town Park and reflects the regional tradition of commemorating special events. Ornamental cast iron lamp-posts were produced by the world famous Coalbrookdale Company to acknowledge Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

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