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Not just windmills and waterwheels…

Author: Cara Sheldrake What do we mean when we say the word “mill” and what sorts of things do we...

Green fingers

Mills Archive staff and volunteers turned their efforts to gardening rather than milling on a rather drizzly weekend. A few...

Jumping mill man

Tom Hine has been on the case again and has drawn my attention to an unusual postcard. Sent in 1985,...

From one mill stalwart to another

Volunteer Tom Hine has just found a postcard in our unsorted material involving two mill heavyweights – none other than...

Training workshop success

Yesterday we ran our first ever training workshop on caring for your collection. This workshop was designed for those charged...

Angels at Oldland Windmill

Congratulations to all the volunteers at Oldland Windmill in Sussex! Last night they were awarded English Heritage’s prestigious Angels award....

New training workshop

Our new training workshop – Caring for your Collection – is being held at the Archive next week. Preparations are...

Derelict mill to gain a new lease of life

An abandoned mill site in Liverpool is set to see a major regeneration programme that will repurpose the buildings as...

Who cares about cataloguing?

Author: Cara Sheldrake At the moment, as a volunteer, I am not hunting through collections researching for a project or...

Mill Models: Can you help?

One of our Heritage Partners is creating an educational display and they are on the lookout for 3 mill models...

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