The Heritage Trust was formed in 2000 at a public meeting held at the historic Moat House. Members of The Peel Society, The Friends of Tamworth Castle and Museum and The Tamworth Civic Society formed the backbone of this group. The idea being that theTrust would become the umbrella group Aethelflaed was adopted as its logo using a picture of the statue found in the castle grounds. The Trust’s aims were to safeguard, protect and promote the history of Tamworth with the ultimate goal of creating a Tamworth Museum.

Sadly a couple of years later the Civic Society folded, then the Peel Society moved out of Tamworth.

After a major re-think in 2023 the trust is working to redefine itself and devise a new program going forward.