STONE CROSS WINDMILL UPDATE

Many thanks for all our members and visitors who came to the Windmill on Saturday 23 April for the coffee and cake morning.  The event was highly successful and raised over £250 thanks to the generosity of visitors.  Many thanks to Elsie, Val and Elaine for the wonderful display of cakes bread and jams which once again proved to be the highlight of the morning. Also Esther and Liam for organising the tombola.  A very enjoyable morning.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
 

The Windmill is open every Sunday 2-5pm and Bank Holiday Monday 2 May 2-4pm.

The next event is Mills weekend on Saturday 7 May and Sunday 8 May when the Windmill will be open from 1 to 4pm for refreshments and tours.  Vince and Keith are going to set up an Amateur Radio Station to contact other Mills both in the UK and abroad.

On Sunday 8 May at 2pm the Long Man Morris Men will be in attendance.  Do come along and enjoy their performance and refreshments.

Due to extensive repairs to certain key parts to the Windmill the maintenance team has been unable to mill flour to date.  However as soon as these repairs have been completed milling will start again and visitors will be able to purchase fine quality wholemeal flour-Watch this space for further details.

The Windmill Tower is looking very sad and requires urgent restoration and repainting.  The Trust will apply for grants as this type of maintenance can be very expensive and requires specialised equipment in order to complete the work.

HELP
 

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.