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Loix Tide Mill threatened with being demolished

May 06 2010 by Cláudia Silveira and others (923 views)
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Portuguese and French mill people are hoping to raise international concern about the proposed destruction of the only tide mill in Ile de Ré. Please make your comments on their blog at http://sauvezlemoulinamaree.over-blog.org/

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Cant Post

March 16 2010 by Geoff Holman and Rob Cumming (1167 views)
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The Kent Mills Society has just published the first issue of its newsletter. Full of photos and news; it is certainly worth a look!

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Goole mill to be revamped

January 24 2010 by William Hill (1206 views)
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Looking at this sorry photo, hard to disagree,... http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1642454

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Speldhurst Mill Planning Application

December 20 2009 by Rob Cumming (1287 views)
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I recently went down to Bradleys Mill, Speldhurst, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, and was alarmed to find it fenced off, as if ready for redevelopment or conversion.

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Threat to Mill Groups

December 18 2009 by Ron (826 views)
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Mill Groups and other small organisations will not be able to receive donations by cheque from 2018

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ONLINE PETITION

December 02 2009 by Jonathan Cook (929 views)
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The Traditional Cornmillers Guild has logged an e-petition with No10 Downing Street to raise our concerns regarding the impact of the proposed fortification of flour with folic acid on traditional milling in the UK.

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Kent Mills Society is launched

November 23 2009 by Geoff Holman and Rob Cumming (4622 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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New!! Kent Mills Society

November 02 2009 by Rob Cumming & Geoff Holman (1338 views)
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Following the earlier discussion on Mill Writing and and a very successful meeting at The Black Windmill, Whitstable, we have been encouraged to set up a new Kent Mills Society. The aims of the Society are to raise awareness and …

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Beware!!! Scrap of thieves!!!

October 26 2009 by Jonathan McGuinness (753 views)
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Last week, North Leverton mill fell victim to theft of valuable items from the mill. Two sets of sail shackles, one pair of stump irons, a spider crank, one forked sail rod, a quant for the French stones including a …

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Environment Agency plans for the River Wensum in Norfolk

July 13 2009 by Jonathan Neville (1014 views)
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Readers might be interested in the far reaching plans the Environment Agency has for the River Waveney in Norfolk. From the Natural England report: "A survey in 2002 showed that the ecological condition of the river had declined, and the …

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