Why I chose the Mills Archive Trust to start my voluntary work
One of our volunteers, Noor, has written about her experience at the Mills Archive: I am sure everyone has their own different experiences of being
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Volunteer Spotlight: Albury Park Paper Mill and its Forged Assignats
When I’m looking through articles in the Archive, I’m always fascinated in discovering how mills played a part in a wider, often unrelated area of
The Mills Archive receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
We are thrilled to announce that the Mills Archive has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. To receive this award, equivalent to an
Volunteer Spotlight: The Millers of the Past
Author: Pru Barrett In November 2017, Ron Cookson asked me if I would like to compile a database of millers, made up from the masses
Volunteer Spotlight: Tolkien’s Token Mill
In the wake of the recent premiere of the film ‘Tolkien’, about the life of the famous author of The Hobbit and The Lord of
Nomination of the Mills Archive for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Mills Archive are thrilled to announce that we have been nominated for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. To be nominated for this award
Volunteer Spotlight: Milling and Social Change from a Volunteer’s Perspective
Author: Nigel Birch I have been volunteering at The Mills Archive for 18 months or so, having previously known little about the milling industry, its
Volunteer Spotlight: Menier and the Chocolate Factory
February hosts a very popular and tasty-sounding celebration: National Chocolate Lover’s Month! In honour of this, our volunteer Susan has written a blog to get
Volunteer Spotlight: Surprising connections between mills, art and politics
Our volunteer Susan writes about the work she’s doing at the Archive, and some of the interesting things she’s found along the way. One of
Volunteers’ Week Profile Showcase: Meet Kolja
Today is the last day of #VolunteersWeek, and the Mills Archive would like to say another huge thank you to our volunteers – it’s your