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Take a tour of Brixton Windmill on National Mills Weekend

May 03 2013 by Dee Byrne (99 views)
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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 (55 views)
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An exhibition at St Katherine's Church, Ickleford, Hertfordshire, will be held on June 22nd and 23rd.

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Water courses and water power

February 17 2013 by Mildred Cookson (255 views)
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The Association for Industrial Archaeology is holding an interesting meeting on the weekend of 13th-14th April.

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Windy Miller never behaved properly

September 05 2012 by Ron (464 views)
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The East Anglian Mill Society have produced a big publicity boost in time for Heritage Open Days this week. Steve Temple at Impington features in a detailed article in Cambridge News underlining how TEAMS is keen to preserve mills and …

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Eighth Annual Tide Mill Conference

August 12 2012 by Bud Warren (692 views)
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Tidal power was a key element of the industrial scene from medieval London to 19th-century New England and it’s being harnessed again in 21st century Maine. Historians, an archaeologist, environmentalists and a 6th generation Maine sawyer will share how they …

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Looking after your mill, 19th October 2012

August 01 2012 by Mildred Cookson (529 views)
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Interest in the forthcoming one day course in popular maintenance series run by the Mills Section is such that we have decided to extend the period for discounted booking by two weeks. If you are interested in attending, you need …

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It is a piece of cake

July 09 2012 by Ron (565 views)
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Our Friends' Garden Party on Saturday 7th July was a big success and we even had a birthday cake!

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Are you passionate about mills?

April 27 2012 by Ron (543 views)
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If you are, why not visit the Mills Archive in Reading and help us to celebrate our tenth anniversary? We have so much to show you; you can discover the stories behind the mill heroes of the 20th century and …

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Mills Archive Volunteers support SPAB

March 16 2012 by Ron (420 views)
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Chris Wheeler and Guy Boocock were among eight volunteers helping at the Mills Section Spring Meeting on Traditional Milling in the 21st Century

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So, was Heron Corn Mill First?

January 17 2012 by Ron (653 views)
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Heron has already announced they are open on National Mills Weekend. It sounds like a good visit - archive films and refreshments - and the mill and turbine.

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