Whissendine windmill

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the village is having a scare crow competition thought this would be good for a laugh ,, no prizes for guessing who !! ...
29/06/2026

the village is having a scare crow competition thought this would be good for a laugh ,, no prizes for guessing who !! WINDY MILLER RIDES AGAIN

a few weeks ago had a nice visit from a number of Austin 7s on tour the following week end was the steam rally but sa...
20/06/2026

a few weeks ago had a nice visit from a number of Austin 7s on tour the following week end was the steam rally but sadly the weather was not kind so only had a few engines visit the mill... the weather is getting a real pain next week looks like very little wind all week,,, wonder why i am bothering to make a new sail ,,today finished marking it out so now it can be sawed to shape

25/05/2026

with the still weather here and little useful wind the last month or so one does wonder should i bother putting sail back ??

Having got it on site then had to decide how best to cut timber so one might cut off the odd knot and get the heart wood...
25/05/2026

Having got it on site then had to decide how best to cut timber so one might cut off the odd knot and get the heart wood if possible not up the middle of timber,,, this ment turning it over using a jack ,,

this week finally made a start on new sail,,, Home Farm who had kindly helped with the lorry del of timber and stored t...
25/05/2026

this week finally made a start on new sail,,, Home Farm who had kindly helped with the lorry del of timber and stored till i was ready to take it brought it up

Last thurs the new wheat arrived 26.5 tons ,,it is from the farm at Bedlam just outside March ,, we have had their wh...
22/04/2026

Last thurs the new wheat arrived 26.5 tons ,,it is from the farm at Bedlam just outside March ,, we have had their wheat before,,, the arrival of the wheat has been delayed which ment i could not move the new sail wood on to the site from the farm down the road where it is parked as i needed the whole of the yard to turn the lorry and the bandsaw which will shape the sail back would have been in way,,, so the next job is for the farm to bring timber up and we can start work on new sail,,,, touch wood!! the fan gears seem to be ok

today the new sail wood arrived to replace the defective sail plus a spare length to put in store
26/01/2026

today the new sail wood arrived to replace the defective sail plus a spare length to put in store

10/01/2026

thankfully the mill has got through the last few days in the main we missed the snow and strong winds which is a relief ,,, on the new sail front the timber to replace the failed sail should arrive on 26 jan so when the better weather comes we will cut it to shape and start building a new sail to go later this year

slowly recovering from all the stress of the fan work ,,so far its working fine , which is a great relief ,, on the new...
18/11/2025

slowly recovering from all the stress of the fan work ,,so far its working fine , which is a great relief ,, on the new sail front i have paid a deposit for the new timber back and the wood yard thinks they have located a suitable length to do the job ,, which will probably be delivered in jan ,,,, recently had a day of help by Ross spab trainee who replaced a rotten window sill ,,, on the flour front we now have an `exemption from adding artificial folic acid and also now we have a legal exemption from adding chalk and artificial iron ,,, the flour will contain nothing but organic wheat from an inspected farm

Address

14A Melton Road
Melton Mowbray
LE157EU

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+441664474172

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