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.
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.
Our brand new activity pack contains lots of exciting projects to keep children and families occupied, including puzzles, colouring sheets and craft activities, such as making masks and bunting.
Two of Brixton Windmill’s volunteer millers, Abi Holsborough and Ann Bodkin, were part of a discussion panel at the launch of the CEREAL series of podcasts produced by Farmerama Radio at the end of 2019.
Just before Christmas three generations of Ashbys, the family that produced and sold flour at Brixton Windmill from 1816-1934, visited Brixton Windmill.