When I came into the Mills Archive today, every surface was covered in books, boxes of books, bags of books and when Ron showed me his car, it too was bursting at the seams with books. This is because on Saturday 7th March, the SPAB are holding a Mills Section all-day meeting involving presentations, updates…
Author: Becky Spokes
Meet Laurence!
Hello everyone! This week I decided to have a catch-up with a fellow volunteer, Laurence, who has been volunteering here since September 2014. He studied History and Ancient History at Reading University, increasing his genuine interest in preserving historical records. After graduating, Laurence searched for career opportunities linked to his degree subject and came across…
Eling Tide Mill
Hello everyone, I would just like to have a little investigation into one of our Heritage Partner mills because it is important to remember that without the support and the funding from these partners, the Mills Archive would not be striving forwards with the strength it has today. I’m going to write a bit about…
SPAB does University Challenge: The Professionals
Hello everyone! This is my second week at the Mills Archive, and this week my obsession with SPAB increased to a new level when Nathanael showed me a photo taken ten years ago this month of SPAB taking part in University Challenge – The Professionals. In the photo is Director of IJP, Ian Pritchett, Secretary…
My first day as a volunteer and first impressions!
Hello everyone, my name is Becky Spokes and this is my first day working as a volunteer at the Mills Archive. I have been given the opportunity to write on the blog about my experience here. Firstly, here is a bit of information about me. I am a third-year student at University of Reading studying…