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Niall Roberts RIP

May 27 2010 by TIMS Lady (250 views)
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It is with great sadness that I must inform you that Niall passed away on Thursday 13th May after a long illness. The following notice has been circulated to family and friends

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Millers and Methodists

May 11 2010 by Chris Mesley (228 views)
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"Millers and Methodists" is a new book by Chris Mesley on milling in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire which has been published by Leighton Buzzard and District Archaeological and Historical Society.

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Bill Howell RIP

December 27 2009 by TIMS Lady (529 views)
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I have just heard from Willem van Bergen that Bill died earlier this year. The brother of Charlie, who died some years ago, he will be sadly missed

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Kent Mills Society is launched

November 23 2009 by Geoff Holman and Rob Cumming (1104 views)
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There has been a lot interest in the formation of a new group, mainly from postings on the Mills Archive website. We are calling ourselves the Kent Mills Society to differentiate us from the previous Kent group which ceased to …

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Ladies please

November 01 2009 by William Hill (492 views)
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Heage Gets a lady miller (though they seem to have forgotten Mildred Cookson...) and a US lady miller is also featured

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Millwrights’ Memories

August 24 2009 by Ron Cookson (587 views)
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I was just entering details of this book on our Internet shop, when I came across the chapter "Millwrights' Memories". Can someone point me in the direction of other similar sources?

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Radio 4 programme featuring the late Ken Major

August 19 2009 by Ron Cookson (766 views)
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Ken Major will feature on BBC Radio 4's "Last Word" this Friday 21 August at 4pm

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Kenneth Major: heritage architect and author

August 08 2009 by Simon Hudson (650 views)
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Ken's obituary appears in the Times today (Saturday 8 August)

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Ken Major RIP 1928 - 2009

July 25 2009 by Ron Cookson (1109 views)
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Ken passed away peacefully in the early hours of July 25 after a short illness.

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Millers on Stamps

June 18 2009 by Mildred Cookson (586 views)
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Tony Yoward pointed out that these stamps are for sale from the Isle of Man Post office - so I have taken the plunge!

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