Great Chishill Windmill Re-opening

The re-opening of the Windmill on Saturday 8th June took place on a lovely sunny afternoon in front of a crowd of over 200 villagers and other supporters. The re-opening featured on the BBC Look East news on Sunday 9th June and on the BBC website 'Sam Smith reopens Great Chishill Mill after £110k restoration' and 'Great Chishill's 'unique' trestle mill undergoes £110k restoration'. 

​For a copy of David McKeown's opening speech click here.
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Hazel Hayden, Sam Smith, Jeff Gill and David McKeown
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Tony Andrews who laid the track around the windmill and gave hours and hours of his time with Martin Davies
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We were lucky with the weather
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The crowds await the re-opening
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Dave Pearce of Cambridge Windmills Consultancy - dressed the part!
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Villagers got to the windmill anyway they could
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Sam Smith discusses the restoration with Bill Griffiths millwright and Martin Davies technical adviser
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Sam Smith
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Sam Smith with Fred Kuenzi, Clara and Alex scout helpers
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The ribbon waiting to be cut
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Bill Jones and Phil Jenner of the Elderly Brothers entertained at the tea in the Village Hall
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The Jim Brearley bench is unveiled by his family
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Hazel Hayden
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Sam Smith cuts the ribbon
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David McKeown
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Trudi Hughes and David McKeown
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Hazel Hayden, Viv McCullough and David McKeown. Viv is the 8x great granddaughter of Henry Andrews, the first of the artisan millers who milled in Chishill from 1721. She travelled all the way from New Zealand to be at the re-opening.
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The windmill in all its glory