The Arts Society Malvern Hills Heritage Volunteers give their time, skills and commitment to preserve and conserve books and textiles. They are recognised and trusted as part of the conservation world and the public face of The Arts Society when they are working in Museums, Historic Houses, in gardens and as Guides.

Worcester Porcelain Museum:  When the pattern books of the Worcester Porcelain Museum were saved through a Heritage Lottery award, experienced volunteers began the careful work of cleaning and repairing these irreplaceable documents.  This remains a key project for TASMH.

Little Malvern Court:  Volunteer guides take groups of visitors around the magnificent medieval Prior's Hall and into the concealed chapel at on the afternoons when it is open to the public in the summer months.

Hellens, Much Marcle:   Embroidery for new dining room chair covers was completed and celebrated with a tea party for all those involved.  Sally Ziesler, a member of TASMH, designed the covers using an old Herbal belonging to the house and she estimated that the number of stitches was over 1,330,00.  Work was also carried out on an 18th Century French screen.

The most significant project that is now taking place at Hellens is an embroidery, designed and planned by the volunteers, that will depict the history of the Manor since the 12th century in the style of the Bayeux tapestry. Planning and initial stitching was taking place throughout the Covid emergency but the volunteers are now meeting together reglarly at Hellens.  We look forward to seeing the fruits of their labours.  In about 2026....

The group includes volunteers from Ross and Hereford as well as our Society.  

Hartlebury Castle:  Our group under the guidance of Kath Hollands completed work on replica chair covers.

Bosbury Holy Trinity Church:  A red frontal was conserved and framed and a white one had the embroidery placed on to a new fabric.

St.George's Church, Brinsop:  a fragile banner of St.George was been mounted on to a new silk. The banner shows a dramatic figure of an armour clad saint on a white charger piercing a green dragon like creature through the mouth. Created for the church in 1906 by the celebrated church furnisher Sir Ninian Comper, the banner was losing the silk backing that supported it.

Cardiff Castle:  In the past our activities included the making of replica hangings.

Pictures of our volunteers at work on these projects can be seen in the Gallery section.