Author: Kim Winter

Tom Kempster shares his memories of Brixton Windmill and Blenheim Gardens between about 1949 and 1953.
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This dough for these festive biscuits can be frozen, so it is fantastic for batch cooking and can be prepared well before Christmas.
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With the launch of our online shop, you can now buy Brixton Windmill merchandise online, including T-shirts, mugs, bags and coasters.
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Volunteer baker
"I lost my job due to the Covid situation, and FoWG has been that little light that's kept me going. I see great things in the future for the Friends."
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Volunteer miller
"There are loads of different roles available here, and within a few months I had already branched into other areas of volunteering at the windmill. I love that my role here can be so varied."
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Volunteer cook
"The windmill is great because there’s so many different opportunities and different things you can get involved with, from milling to education to tour guides, so there’s really something for everyone here."
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This tasty leek and pancetta quiche recipe using Brixton Windmill flour comes from Cecile Boissonneau - bon appetit!
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Since the beginning of June, the Friends of Windmill Gardens have been donating fresh vegetables to the foodbank distribution centre on the nearby Blenheim Gardens estate.
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In 1862, the Ashby family stopped grinding corn by wind power at Brixton and moved their milling operation to a watermill at Mitcham until 1902. Penny Steele investigates the story of the Ashby watermill.
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Volunteer fundraiser
"Being able to commit, even if for only an hour or two a month, makes such a difference to organisations like Friends of Windmill Gardens."
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