Wright's Flour

The Wright Brothers

It’s AGM time and we have a new addition at the meeting - young Arthur who was very supportive of all the proposals!

First load of new crop just in. So far so good! This load looked and tested out well. The year has not been so easy especially with all the unthreshed grains. Please farmers no more of these please.

Great to see the amazing work of Ben Nathan exhibiting in Enfield collaborating with a group of community workers, children, young people and volunteers. These guys are doing fantastic work for the community. Pinhole cameras are the most basic form of camera possible, consisting of a light proof container with a very small hole which is covered by tape. When the tape is removed and light passes in through the pinhole, the scene outside is captured on photographic paper secured inside. Check out their work at the in Enfield. Hats off to you all! ❤️

Great day visiting some amazing farmers in Kent with our friends The wheat is looking really good despite the weather challenges. Just need some sun to boost those grains. 🤞🤞🤞🤞.

Had an amazing day with our friends at , learning about regenerative farming systems. It’s fantastic to see where some of the Wildfarmed wheat we mill is grown!

Actually isn’t he lovely, welcome Timothy! Our latest arrival at Ponders End Mill.

Always happy to host visits from government, MPs and parliamentary candidates of any colour to discuss the issues we face as a business and an industry. On this occasion with on behalf of the UK Flour Millers with their CEO Alistair Gale. Thank you Hannah for spending some of your very valuable time with us.

Great to have the one and only .shrager to the Mill this week. She was fantastic and I can confirm she is as fun in real life as she is on the TV!

G. R Wright & Sons - The Beginning

1. Our Founder George Reynolds Wright, born in 1842 in Hitchin
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2. G R Wright took ownership of Ponders End Mills in 1867
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3. Deliveries were initially made by horse and cart, then in 1906 the company purchased its first steam foden wagon. Capable of carrying much heavier loads.
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4.The office at Ponders End was originally the house where G R Wright first lived with his family. In 1873 his daughter Jesse was born in what is now David Wrights office.
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5. George with his wife Matilda and their children in the back garden of the mill house in 1884
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Arthur James meet James Arthur.

Margaret, my mum and James’ grandmother, lovingly known as Mimi to the family passed away this week. She has been bravely fighting pancreatic cancer for two years. Although she did not make the century she was looking for she would have been 95 in a couple of weeks and she truly had a wonderful life and was a great inspiration to all her family of four children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She lived at the mill for most of her life and will be fondly remembered by many that work here. She was a keen gardener and was often seen making the plants and flowers around the yard and office look good. She loved the mill. Good bye amazing lady we will miss you.

We bid a fond farewell to Richard Hawes today who is retiring after 12 years with the business. Able, effective and more a congenial guy you will struggle to find. Good luck Richard and best wishes for a long, happy and healthy retirement. We had the retirement party in even made him make his own farewell lunch using .

Celebrating World Flour Day with some of our incredible production team! 🌾💪 Today isn’t just about celebrating Flour; it’s about celebrating the hands that craft, the hearts that care, and the smiles that make every loaf, pastry and pizza possible. Here’s to our dedicated staff, who mix passion with precision daily. 🍞👩‍🍳👨‍🍳
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It’s all happening at the Sonata Pizza School at the mill. If you are interested in joining one of our amateur or professional classes go to for details.

Thrilled to have at the Mill on Tuesday! 🌾 An invaluable opportunity to discuss the priorities and concerns of UK Flour Millers. It was a pleasure showcasing the workings of our state-of-the-art Flour Mill.

Meet Hamish, our new Head of Grass Cutting at Ponders End.

The Old Mill building dates back to 1650 when it was partially rebuilt and was known as Flanders Mill because the tenant John Lequoe was born in Freton in Flanders. Parts of the building remain from Elizabethan times where it is believed that some of the large wooden beams came from the shipwrecked galleons of the Spanish Armada.

Giving the .uk pizza oven a spin this evening! The whole family is giving it a go!. Hope everyone has had a great Christmas! 🍕🍕🍕🍕

This week we say goodbye to Myron Standley who after 16 years hangs up his baker’s whites for the last time to take a well earned break. He’s worked for many of the other flour millers but fully admits that Wrights were his favourite! We all wish you well Myron for a long, happy and healthy retirement and thank you for all the excellent work you’ve done for us over the last 16 years.

A very happy retirement to Alex Waugh director of the UK Flour Millers. Thank you for your incredible contribution to our industry, your friendship and your guidance through a few choppy waters over the last thirty odd years.

Frontier farmers visit today. Always love the opportunity to chew the cud with farming fraternity.

The vikings have arrived! Danish farmers visit Harlow Flour Mill. Great afternoon spent with these very friendly Danish folk talking about all things wheat and flour and a little about our own Danish ancestry.

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Swiss Milling School reunion! As a small contingent of students from the 27th SMS Course we were delighted to visit the town and school in St Gallen that was our home for 10 months back in 1983/84. The visit was very nostalgic and brought back many happy memories of our time spent there forty years ago and of studies, skiing, soccer and Schützengarten!

AGM time again with the 5th & 6th generations.

VIP visitors at Harlow this week.

Great to have been at The Essex Schools Farm and Food and Farming day. These youngsters getting their hands dirty and learning where their food actually comes from. Such a great experience for them and for me seeing how much they got from the event. Well done Essex Agricultural Society, Writtle College and Essex CC.

Crop inspection this week at the Harlow Ag trial plots. Great to catch up with the team and the farming community to see how the crops are doing.