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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 …

November 28, 2023News, Volunteersby Catherine Hamilton

Meet Alex – our volunteer of the month

Meet Alex Preusser – our volunteer of the month for December Alex is 15, and started volunteering at Brixton Windmill earlier this year to gain credits for his Duke of Edinburgh Award Tell us a bit about yourself – what do you do when you’re …

July 18, 2023Gardens, News, Volunteersby Catherine Hamilton

Green Flag Award for 2023

Windmill Gardens awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as it is officially recognised as one of the country’s best parks. In a record-breaking year, Windmill Gardens is raising its prestigious Green Flag Award – a huge thank you to all our gardening volunteers for making …

March 30, 2023News, Volunteersmilling, volunteersby Catherine Hamilton

Volunteer of the month – Eric Harvison

I have been a volunteer for about 6 months, and have mainly been involved in baking and helping with the pop-up café and the shop in the Windmill Centre, also helping the team on open days.

July 6, 2022Friends of Windmill Gardens, News, Volunteersby Lucy Bridal

Celebrating the life of Jeff Thomas

Friday 22 July, 7pm to 9pm Brixton Windmill Friends and volunteers will be celebrating the life of Jeff Thomas on Friday 22nd July. You are invited to join us to remember Jeff who died in January this year. We first met Jeff in September 2015 …

June 2, 2022Friends of Windmill Gardens, Gardens, News, Volunteersby Lucy Bridal

Growing wheat in Windmill Gardens

This April, members of Brixton Windmill’s park and gardening volunteers planted heritage wheat in the terraced garden next to Brixton Windmill. It is now growing well and we look forward to harvesting it in late summer. We first planted heritage wheat in the …

May 15, 2022Friends of Windmill Gardens, Gardens, News, Volunteersby Lucy Bridal

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 …

March 2, 2022Volunteersmilling, volunteersby Lucy Bridal

Volunteer of the month – Anoushka Almeida

I have been a volunteer for about 6 months, and have mainly been involved in baking and helping with the pop-up café and the shop in the Windmill Centre, also helping the team on open days.

August 26, 2021Volunteersmilling, volunteersby Lucy Bridal

Dave Lennon

I’ve lived on the estate for 21 years and always had it in my mind to see what was going on locally, in order to see if I could help out and meet new people. The windmill seemed the obvious choice, because let’s face it… it’s cool as…😜

June 17, 2021Volunteersmilling, volunteersby Lucy Bridal

Priscilla Amankwah

'I love interacting and welcoming parents and children visiting the cafe with a warm smile. Seeing the excitement on people's faces discovering Brixton Windmill for the first time is also nice.'

Volunteers

Meet Carol our volunteer of the month

Meet Alex – our volunteer of the month

Green Flag Award for 2023

Volunteer of the month – Eric Harvison

Celebrating the life of Jeff Thomas

Growing wheat in Windmill Gardens

Friends of Windmill Gardens visit Kew

Volunteer of the month – Anoushka Almeida

Dave Lennon

Priscilla Amankwah

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