Monthly Archives: January 2011

Second Friends’ site visit

Posted on 27 January 2011 by

Although there was an icy wind for the Friends’ second site visit earlier today, at least it wasn’t snowing! So nine intrepid Friends turned up, donned hard hats and hi-vis jackets, and were given a comprehensive tour of Brixton Windmill … Continue reading →

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Millwright trainees

Posted on 22 January 2011 by

If you’ve followed some of the restoration work going on at Brixton Windmill and you’d like to know more about the work of millwrights, this video highlights the training of five millwrights, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, in the … Continue reading →

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Steady progress

Posted on 21 January 2011 by

Groundwork started this week on connecting new electricity and water supplies to the windmill. This will require trenches to be dug across the children’s playground, so for obvious safety reasons it is important for them to be filled in as … Continue reading →

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Pupating

Posted on 19 January 2011 by

Soon to burst forth as a (windmill-shaped) butterfly…

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Volunteer guides needed

Posted on 17 January 2011 by

As a condition of the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Friends of Windmill Gardens have to provide 50 volunteers to act as guides to the windmill once it opens to the public on 2 May. We held one … Continue reading →

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