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May 15, 2022Friends of Windmill Gardens, Gardens, News, Volunteersby brixtonwindmilladmin

Friends of Windmill Gardens visit Kew

Members of FoWG’s Tai Chi and Gardening groups had a great day out at Kew Gardens on June 9th when we visited as part of Kew’s Community Open Week. Staff and volunteers at Kew had organised a day of free and enjoyable activities. We started …

May 6, 2022Events, Newsby brixtonwindmilladmin

Beer & Bread Festival – a great success!

After an absence of two years due to Covid lockdowns, the 2022 Beer & Bread Festival held on the first May Bank Holiday returned bigger and better than ever! The park was full and the beer was flowing. Thanks must go to Brixton Brewery for …

April 13, 2022Events, Newsbat walk, Windmill Gardensby Beverley Adolphus

Spring bat walk April 21st

Our free bat walks in Windmill Gardens area are led by the Lambeth Environment Specialist and bat expert Dr Iain Boulton.

April 13, 2022Events, Newsby Beverley Adolphus

Message from Toussainte Reba – FoWG’s new chair

"I am delighted to join the board of trustees for the Friends of Windmill Gardens and Brixton Windmill"

March 23, 2022Events, Newsby jonnyhough

2022 events leaflet out now!

Download a pdf copy of our 2022 events flyer.

October 27, 2021News, Shopby brixtonwindmilladmin

A new way to buy Brixton Windmill Flour!

You can now buy our stoneground wholemeal flour, milled from locally sourced organic wheat by Click & Collect.

October 12, 2021Ashby family, Friends of Windmill Gardens, History, NewsCOP26, Wind Powerby Jeff Thomas

COP26 and the Growth of Wind Power Series – Part 2: Windmills old and new

In the second part of our series looking forward to the UN climate summit, Brixton Windmill volunteer Nick Weedon looks at the creative ways in which wind energy has been harnessed over the centuries Vertical axis mill September marks the start of four …

August 13, 2021Ashby family, Friends of Windmill Gardens, History, NewsCOP26, Wind Powerby brixtonwindmilladmin

COP26 and the Growth of Wind Power Series – Part 1 – Uniting to Tackle Climate Change

Brixton Windmill volunteer Ann Lee introduces a series on the past and future of wind-driven energy This November sees the first United Nations summit on climate change to be hosted by the UK. The Conference of Parties (COP for short) is the foremost global forum …

May 7, 2021Mill Memories, NewsBlenheim Gardens, History, mill memoriesby brixtonwindmilladmin

More memories of Brixton Windmill

Following the post about Tom Kempster’s memories of the windmill and surrounding area in the early 1950s, Friends of Windmill Gardens have been contacted by two more former residents.

April 8, 2021Mill Memories, NewsBlenheim Gardens, History, mill memoriesby Kim Winter

Memories of Brixton Windmill

Tom Kempster shares his memories of Brixton Windmill and Blenheim Gardens between about 1949 and 1953.

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Friends of Windmill Gardens visit Kew

Beer & Bread Festival – a great success!

Spring bat walk April 21st

Message from Toussainte Reba – FoWG’s new chair

2022 events leaflet out now!

A new way to buy Brixton Windmill Flour!

COP26 and the Growth of Wind Power Series – Part 2: Windmills old and new

COP26 and the Growth of Wind Power Series – Part 1 – Uniting to Tackle Climate Change

More memories of Brixton Windmill

Memories of Brixton Windmill

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