Month: November 2018

Round-up of Explore Your Archive Week 2018

“Explore Your Archive Week 2018”, organised by the Archives and Records Association, has drawn to a close, and we’ve enjoyed...

Armistice 100: Armistice Day 11 November 1918 – a soldier’s view

“Dear Auntie, I escaped from Germany a few days ago and on crossing the frontier was told the very welcome...

Armistice 100: The Link Between the Archive and Great War Ambulance Trains

This week the Mills Archive has joined in with commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War....

Armistice 100: The Great War and the Holmans

Like many companies in the milling industry, Holmans Millwrights of Canterbury had men enlist in the First World War. Those...

Heage Windmill Goes to Bed for the Winter

With the onset of November, some chilly frosty mornings and the dark nights creeping in, a lot of us are...

Milestone for millwrighting in the making

Development Assistant Lucy has just submitted an ambitious grant application to the Heritage Lottery Fund. Read on to find out...

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