FAMILY BAKE CLUB â SUMMER SUNDAYS
Sundays 28 June and 5 July
Either 10.30am to 12 Noon
Or 2 to 3.30pm
You MUST be available for BOTH Sunday morning or BOTH Sunday afternoon sessions please.
These FREE classes are for families with children aged 7 to 12. Learn some healthy bake recipes using flour produced at Brixton Windmill. In each session youâll learn something new and take home some delicious.
Places can be booked for 1 adult plus 1 or 2 children (spaces are limited). For booking go to
brixtonwindmill.org/events/family-bake-club-summer-sundays/
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PRODUCT OF THE MONTH FOR MAY
Get FREE postage and packing all month long in our online shop. Add the coupon code WINDMILL MONTHLY in your shopping cart.
Say no to plastic! Do your bit for the environment, these tote bags are reuseable and sustainably produced, made from strong 5oz cotton, 38cm x 42cm, with long handles and sell for ÂŁ5.50 each.
Profits from Brixton Windmill shop sales help to sustain the long term future of the windmill and also support our schoolâs education project, open days, special events and community wellbeing programme.
Click the link in our bio above to visit the online shop where you will find lots of beautiful, unique, design-led gifts inspired by the windmill. Bag design by Chris Patton, photo by Morris Shamah.
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JOIN OUR GARDENING CLUB
Our group of gardening volunteers meet on the first Saturday of every month from 12.30 to 2.30pm to plant bulbs, flowers, fruit bushes, prune, tend the herb bed. We aim to help improve the biodiversity of the park, making Windmill Gardens a welcoming place for visitors and nature.
Tools, gardening gloves, drinking water and light refreshments are provided, no experience necessary. If youâd like to help out, just show up on the day.
Windmill Gardens is a well-used park that first gained a Green Flag Community Award back in 2015. The award has been retained each year since then.
The childrenâs playground was recently refurbished with new equipment and we are hoping to add more recreational facilities for teenagers. Graphics by Chris Patton.
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NEW BRIXTON WINDMILL SHOP PRODUCT
Large (43cm sq) premium cotton table napkins.
Buy eiher a set of 4 (1 of each colourway).
Or choose 2 of any colour.
Woven from the best natural cotton and sustainably produced using water based inks that are environmentally friendly. These napkins feature our signature millstone graphic against bold contemporary colours. They are designed to compliment the drinks coasters and table place mats in the Brixton Windmill shop.
Super absorbent due to their unique woven texture to ensure quick and effective wiping. Ideal for casual dinners, house parties, everyday meals, and eco friendly weddings and events.
Click on the link in our bio above to see our full product ranges.
Product designs by Chris Patton.
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HISTORY, ON THIS DAY INâŠ
Pen and ink drawing of Brixton Windmill by Karl Wood (1888-1958). He travelled the UK on a bicycle with the goal of painting pictures of all the windmills in the country.
His aspiration was to publish a book, âThe Twilight of the Millsâ, but he never completed this ambition. Itâs estimated that he visited around 3,000 windmills during his lifetime and drew or painted over 1400 including Brixton Windmill.
The Mills Archive Trust has recently posted an online exhibition titled âDrawing the Wind: Karl Woodâs Windmill Pilgrimageâ
Karl Woodâs drawing is contrasted with a photo of Brixton Windmill from 1925. By this time, the sails had been removed and a platform constructed around the cap. The
modular mill was being used to grind flour.
Graphics by Chris Patton.
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FRIENDS OF WINDMILL GARDENS
Is a local residentsâ group set up in 2003 to campaign to restore, preserve and enhance Brixton Windmill and Windmill Gardens
We were first registered as a charity in 2007 and in 2018 were re-established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation #1176991, with the following aims:
SUPPORT the restoration, preservation and continued use of the Grade II* listed windmill
BUILD a unique education facility for schools and the local community that will put the windmill and its history into context
ENHANCE the park by creating a green oasis to benefit local residents â adults, young people and children â and attract visitors and windmill enthusiasts from further afield
PROVIDE community events that bring local people together to celebrate and enjoy this unique historic building and open space
Support us!
Graphics by Chris Patton
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YESTERDAY WE WERE DELIGHTEDïżœ
to welcome Liz Carr the actress, comedian, broadcaster and international disability rights activist and her wife Jo Church to Brixton Windmill
Liz was impressed with the fact than a person with disabilities can enter the mill and understand its unique history. Thanks Liz and Jo for coming along it was a pleasure to meet you both. Photo by John Licence
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