VOLUNTEERS
URGENTLY REQUIRED!
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Please help as the existing company organisers have been looking after the Mill for 30 years plus and desperately need replacements.
For Mill event activities to continue in 2012 we need
a person/some people to act as an Organiser for the following events: - At real risk are: the July Fete (needed now - Jan 2012) and the Craft Fair.
- The Mill Guides and Open Day site Rota could do with new helpers.
- The Quiz and Barn Dance also need planning.
- Used to dealing with Company Money? We'd like to hear from you, too. |
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The Mill is kept going purely by voluntary effort, so if you are interested in helping, then please come along to this Open Public Meeting to find out more. If you can't make it on the night, but are still interested in helping, then please contact one of the Directors listed on the Mill Trust page of this site.
The Open Day afternoon Rota only requires say, one or two attendances during the season between April and September and can be; helping on the Shop or refreshment counter, the gate or step control for people entering the Mill on Guided Tours. New Mill Guides are also welcome as are workers helping with Mill and site management.
Or just come along - we work at the mill on every Thursday evening and during the first and third Sunday mornings of every month.
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Newsletter
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The High Salvington Windmill Newsletter "The Mill" - December 2011
and the December 2011 "Miller's Talk" are now available on this website.
To read the Newsletter, please click here
To read the Miller's Talk , please click here
or choose 'Newsletter' from the menu. |
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Carols Evening Update
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The Friday 'Carols at the Mill' on 16th December 2011 was enjoyed by all on a thankfully fine evening by the firelight. Our thanks to Father Graham for his interest and help and presiding over the proceedings. It was nice to welcome him to High Salvington Mill again. Your generosity has overwhelmed all the past records with the collection for the St Barnabas Hospice’s, reaching £481! WONDERFUL! Our sincere thanks. |
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Happy New Year!
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We shall, (with volunteers hopefully coming forward) be open in 2012 next April (the 1st !!) until September on the 1st & 3rd Sundays in the Month 14.30 till 1700 and in the meantime, we Wish You All A Happy and Prosperous New Year. |
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Barn Dance
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 | | Do you know of a dance Group who would provide a caller and music, one June evening please?’ We would love to reinstate this activity. |
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Summer Fete
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 | What is our FATE?
We are hopeful this will take place with a new Organiser and are sure the usual 'ingredients' are available and willing. The very pleasant time in July 2011 raised £3,279.56 for all the hard work and is a major finance provider to maintain the MILL |
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Help Urgently Wanted
We require an Organiser to the fore... Please!
We were very grateful for all those that helped during the setting up this year of 2011. |
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The Mill
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The repaired sails and new stocks have been in use since 2004 for
free running during our Open Days and for grinding wheat to flour.
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Working on the new stock
We obtained a 40ft (12m) laminated larch beam and shaped it into a new stock to hold a pair of sails.
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Repairing the sails
The spring shuttered sails have been repaired, fitted to the stock ...
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Lifting the sail into position
... and lifted piece meal into position on the mill.
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Sails in position again
The back stays and sail shutters were replaced, in situ, ready for grinding.
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The Shop
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Shop sales help Mill sails turn
The shop is a success within the Barn area
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West Blatchington Sails
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The Sail Makers
During the summer of 2011 at High Salvington Windmill, a complete set of four new mock Sails were made for the Barn Smock Tower Mill of West Blatchington Windmill, Hove.
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Work on the sails required 11 mortises through each of the 4 main wips, to house each sail bar assembly. Hemlaths joined each of the ends, with an uplong parallel to the wips. 5 back stays are added to the rear tip of the sail for support.
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The Installation work
Removing the last two old sails. The new sails, (as shown in the horizontal position) were fitted earlier after preparation of the fixings, whilst in a vertical position.
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A further 6 back stays are fitted at the rear of each sail, to the stocks when on the Mill.
All work was carried out by a combined team from High Salvington, West Blatchington and Jill Mills.
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