News Archives | Brixton Windmill & Education Centre

April 14, 2024News, Opportunitiesby Emma Smith-Bodie

We’re looking for a new Chair of the Board!

Our Chair of the Board, Toussainte Reba, is stepping down after 3 years as Chair, and we’re looking for someone to lead our Board as we work towards our 2023-2026 Business Plan. The Chair has the responsibility for leading a dedicated group of Trustees, Members …

April 9, 2024News, Volunteersby Catherine Hamilton

Meet Carol our volunteer of the month

This month we are featuring one of our cafe volunteers – Carol Wizard. Carol has been helping out in the cafe for over three years. Tell us a bit about yourself – what do you do when you’re not volunteering? Besides Brixton Windmill, I also …

April 5, 2024NewsEventby Lucy Bridal

Beer & Bread Festival 2024

We are very disappointed to say that we had to make the difficult decision to take a break from the Beer and Bread Festival this year and remove it from our calendar of activities. This decision was not taken lightly as it has been such …

March 13, 2024Newsby Catherine Hamilton

Easter Cooking Course for Young People

Cook, Learn, Eat at Brixton Windmill Centre Monday 8 to Friday 12 April, 10am to 1pm APPLY HERE We are really excited to be offering a free week long cooking course for young people aged 11 to 16, thanks to funding from The Ironmongers’ Company. …

March 11, 2024Newsby Lucy Bridal

We are recruiting!

Community Club Facilitator We are currently looking to fill a new role of Community Club Facilitator at the Brixton Windmill Centre. This is an exciting new paid opportunity thanks to funding we have received from National Lottery Awards for All. We are looking for someone …

January 22, 2024Newsby Catherine Hamilton

Three new bookable events for Spring

Bookable Workshops for Spring 2024 We are excited to have three bookable events up live on our website – all of them celebrate our Brixton Windmill flour in different ways and provide hands-on experiences for adults and families. First up is our Milling and Baking …

January 11, 2024Newsby Lucy Bridal

Friends of Windmill Gardens shortlisted for award

Lambeth Council Civic Awards 2024 To recognise all the amazing work done by Lambeth’s voluntary sector during a challenging period, Lambeth Council is holding the Lambeth Civic Awards! We are proud to have been shortlisted for the Special Recognition Award. There were over 370 applications …

December 20, 2023Newsby Catherine Hamilton

Photographs at Brixton House Theatre

Life in Brixton at Brixton House Theatre Thank you to Brixton House theatre for photographing two of our FoWG volunteers – Priscilla and Allen – as part of their current Life in Brixton exhibition. Photographs were taken by Myah Jeffers and feature various local community …

December 13, 2023Newsby Catherine Hamilton

Winter Market Success

We ran our final big event of 2023 on Sunday 10 December. Although it was a very rainy start, visitors still arrived to visit Father Christmas in the Windmill Grotto and tickets were soon sold out. This year’s elves were fantastic and were kept fuelled …