brixton windmill

We rely totally on volunteers for all our activities, from organising festivals and events to fundraising, publicity and marketing.

You could find yourself doing anything from approaching potential sponsors or asking local businesses for raffle prizes to helping out at a stall or delivering publicity leaflets.

We also need people to help maintain the mill and train as guides and stewards for leading guided tours of the mill.

If you're interested in getting involved, please email info@brixtonwindmill.org.uk.

As part of the bid for a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Friends of Windmill Gardens agreed to provide 50 volunteer guides trained to take visitors round the mill when it opened to the public after restoration.

If you would like to learn new skills and strengthen your CV at the same time as making a difference to the local community, why not train as a guide to Brixton Windmill?

The windmill is open to the public from April to October, usually on the second weekend of the month plus some other special events. You will not be needed every month – you would sign up to an agreed rota with other volunteers. We will provide training and support.

So if you like chatting to people and want to make a difference to conserving Brixton’s heritage, we would love to hear from you. Please email info@brixtonwindmill.org.uk.

If you're a bit nervous about being a guide but would still like to help out with tours of Brixton Windmill, why not volunteer to be a steward?

We need stewards to help direct visitors to the right place, show them where to sign in, look after their coats and bags, and escort them on the tours.

You'll receive the same training in health and safety as well as meeting a lot of new people and learning more about Brixton Windmill.

If you'd like to find out more, please email info@brixtonwindmill.org.uk.

The windmill is a symbol of how different Brixton is now from how it was. It's fantastically surreal, and it's hidden away - you don't just stumble across it.

I visited the windmill on an Open House weekend before it was restored and was really interested in the mechanics of how it worked. I live locally and always liked windmills.

But I didn’t volunteer until after I retired, when I had more time. I’ve been involved in organising stalls for the Friends’ Summer Festival, and now I’ve trained as a guide.

I like meeting people and helping Brixton’s heritage – making sure the last windmill in central London isn’t lost for future generations.