STONE CROSS WINDMILL

Good News

Stone Cross Windmill has again successfully
milled flour using locally grown wheat.

500 gram and 1500 gram packets of the wholemeal flour can be purchased at the
Windmill from 12 to 4pm on
the following dates:–

Sunday 14 September Heritage Weekend,
open 12 to 4pm. 
Vince, Keith and John are going to set up
an Amateur Radio Station to contact other
Heritage sites in the UK.

Sunday 5 October Windmill
Celebrating Harvest, open 12 to 4pm.

Sunday 23 November Winter Fair,
open 12 to 4pm.

Sunday 7 December Celebrating
Christmas, open 12 to 4pm.

Refreshments are available including a wide
range of home-made cakes and scones at a very reasonable price.  Please continue to support the Windmill as all the monies collected help with the day-to-day maintenance and on-going costs such as insurance and utilities.

The volunteer maintenance team has shrunk over the years due to age and arthritic joints – if you would like to contribute to the continuing maintenance of the Windmill please contact the chair.  The maintenance team ensure that all parts of the Windmill are kept in pristine working order.

A generous grant from Shepham Community Fund will be used to repair the wooden roof of the windmill (called the cap) which is currently leaking from the side adjacent to the sails.  There is an increasing risk of water damage to the insides of the windmill tower if the cause of the leaks is not promptly addressed.

Also a grant from Westham Parish Council will allow the annual replacement of shutters for the sweeps.  Every year several wooden shutters need to be removed from the sweeps and replaced with new.  Each shutter is traditionally made from feather edged cedar planks and are required in two different lengths.  Once the cedar planks are machined to cross section and size they then need to be treated with linseed oil and three coats of specialist oil based paint.  The component parts of each shutter are then assembled using stainless steel screws.

Please visit the Windmill as this iconic building needs your support and donations.  The Trust welcomes groups to explore the Windmill and can provide talks to local groups providing a further source of income.

Stone Cross Mill Trustees can also provide interesting talks to local groups about the
history of the Windmill and its relevance
to the local area.

Please contact the chair for further details.

A big thank you to all our supporters who have been so generous with donations and who continue to visit the Windmill, providing essential funds to help maintain the building. Further information and dates will be here on the website.

HELP WANTED
 

Do you fancy helping as a volunteer guide to take visitors to the top of the Windmill Tower?  This is a particularly effective way to keep fit and you don’t have to pay expensive keep fit membership.

Please contact the Chair, Barbara Molog,
scmt2012@yahoo.co.uk / 07909 987 843
for further information.  Full training given.