Author: Ron Cookson

Radio 4 programme featuring the late Ken Major

Ken Major will feature on BBC Radio 4’s “Last Word” this Friday 21 August at 4pm Matthew Bannister presents the...

Ken Major Funeral and Memorial

Ken’s funeral (which was held in accordance with the custom of the Quakers) took place on Thursday 6 August at...

Ken Major RIP 1928-2009

Ken passed away peacefully in the early hours of July 25 after a short illness. Details of funeral arrangements will...

Weirs under threat from the Environment Agency

The BBC reports that historic wooden weirs on the River Thames and River Kennet may be replaced under a new...

Micro-wind turbines may not be the answer

The Energy Saving Trust has just published a nationwide study of the UK’s best locations for micro-wind turbines. Some households...

Barry Mill to remain open

Gareth Hughes has just passed on today’s good news that Barry Mill will remain open. We highlighted the threat to...

Kodachrome RIP

Kodak have just announced they are discontinuing Kodachrome colour film. The Daily Telegraph “Digital cameras kill Kodachome slides” quotes the...

A Mill Discovery?

John Boucher has pointed to new evidence of Pinxton Mill in Derbyshire. Pictures taken by Hugh Potter show the mill,...

Who were the most interesting?

We all know the names of the great and the good in the mill world – but who were the...

Any Hampshire Windmill Experts out there?

Did HES Simmons make mistakes? We posted this image on the eBay site recently describing it as Wicor Mill Porchester....

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