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This is a public forum for you to express your views on mills and milling. We welcome your contributions to the debate on this page. Why not start by reading what other people have had to say (below) and adding a comment? If you would like to submit a short article on a new topic, please use our submission form. Topics are not confined to Mills Archive matters!

   

Rescue anyone?

May 13 2013 by David Haygreen (30 views)
Machinery & Wales | Leave a comment

I am renovating an old mill in North Wales and need to scrap or sell about five large gear sets associated with the running. Are these of interest to you or anyone you know? It seems a shame to cut …

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Take a tour of Brixton Windmill on National Mills Weekend

May 03 2013 by Dee Byrne (93 views)
Events & National Mills Weekend & Windmills | Leave a comment

Brixton Windmill will be opening to the public for guided tours in celebration of this year's National Mills Weekend, which falls on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May.

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The Mills of Ickleford

May 03 2013 by Ron (48 views)
Events & Watermills | Leave a comment

An exhibition at St Katherine's Church, Ickleford, Hertfordshire, will be held on June 22nd and 23rd.

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Waterpump - Adair & Co., Liverpool

May 01 2013 by Carl Ahlstrom (114 views)
Windmills | 1 comment

(via Simon Potter) Some years ago you helped us when we were restoring a windmill on Gotland, Sweden. Now we have a new project, a wind-powered waterpump.

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Students at the Mills Archive

April 04 2013 by Liz Bartram (204 views)
Archive & Research | Leave a comment

My name is Liz Bartram, and I recently won a place on the Vodafone World of Difference programme. The programme selects the winners from thousands of applicants to work for their chosen charity and get paid for their time. …

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The Funeral of Helen Major 1927 - 2013

April 03 2013 by Ron (121 views)
Mill People & Family History | Leave a comment

Helen's funeral will take place on Tuesday 16 April 2013.

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Historic Caerlee Mills in Innerleithen closes

April 02 2013 by Elizabeth Trout (122 views)
News of Mills & Watermills | Leave a comment

The BBC has announced that Caerlee Mills in Innerleithen, in the Scottish Borders, has shut with the loss of 33 jobs. Three staff have been retained to help in winding down the business.

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Helen Major RIP 1927 - 2013

March 25 2013 by Ron (200 views)
Mill People & Family History | Leave a comment

Helen Major passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday March 24th. RIP

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Watermill for BBC2 programme

March 06 2013 by Emma Randle-Caprez (302 views)
Watermills | Leave a comment

Please help! Calling all watermills needing restoration!

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Hot off the press!

March 04 2013 by Ron (400 views)
Publications & Windmills | Leave a comment

An important and unusual book, "Mapping the windmill" represents a new approach to the literature of mills and the sheer quirkiness of the treatment meted out to windmills by the Ordnance Survey.

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