News of Mills January 2009

Holgate Windmil, Brill Windmill Fulwell Windmill and Rye Windmill all feature with items on the US wind farm industry and the Severn Barrage

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http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4020811. End_in_sight_for_Holgate_Windmill_restoration_project/ Holgate Windmill Update http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/hydro_electricenergy/4214030/Anger-over-green-plans-to-harness-energy-from-UK-rivers.html Anglers have attacked plans to build hundreds of “environmentally-friendly” water mills in British rivers & http://www.energyhelpline.com/news/article.aspx?aaid=18942083&y=2008&m=12&w=4&pid=1 Buy a windmill clock!http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6110993 (3 days to bid) http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/Next-stage-of-Brill-Windmill.4859705.jp Next stage of Brill Windmill restoration to get underway http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Ceremony-marks-death-at-Fulwell.4855233.jp A remembrance wreath-laying ceremony has been held to mark the death of William Wren at Fulwell Windmill http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/periodproperty/4160076/Rye-Windmill-Sails-of-the-centuries.html&ct=ga&cd=ET87D-50aEA&usg=AFQjCNEBqkHHNS9AUQ-J7tdB2Di53ShORA Grade II landmark Rye Windmill is back on the market & http://www.phillipsandstubbs.co.uk/site/go/viewParticulars?propertyID=76049 (if you have £950, 000!) http://www.bdtonline.com/columns/local_story_006155524.html dEBATE4 On windmill farms in the US Layoffs are starting in the wind farm industry http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/jan/07/windmill-blade-firm-laying-150-lr-20090107/ (US) http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/43933-wind-turbine-industry-takes-a-hit.html (Denmark) But are these modern ideas anyway… http://timesbulletin.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=149701&TM=21944.07 and on renewables http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/pip/fggxx/ Friday R4 11am Time and Tide: The Severn Barrage Project, Miriam O’Reilly explores the viability of the Severn barrage project, potentially the biggest, most expensive and most controversial source of sustainable energy in the UK. (Interestingly, this also explores the carbon footprint that building the resourc34e would entail) http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/55825 watermills in India turn to turbineshttp://www.talkingretail.com/products/product-news/11826-bacheldre-watermill-announces-wallace-a-gromit-link.htmlBacheldre Watermill is proud to announce its partnership with Aardman Animations That’s all folks Best Wishes William