The Windmill is ‘Saved’
From David McKeown On Thursday October 17th, Historic England (HE) published its listing of Heritage at Risk for 2019. Prominent in the press release was this: ‘Saved ‘ Little Chishill […]
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The Chishills Newsletter October 2019
The clock in the tower of Great Chishill church has been repaired and upgraded after its chiming mechanism failed, with the community raising £1200 to cover the costs. A century […]
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The Clock Chimes (properly) Again
The Clock on the church tower is something that we all take for granted – until it is silent. For some time now it has either been silent or has […]
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Great Chishill Cricket Club 2019
It has been a funny old season. We took voluntary relegation last season to reduce our travelling around the county (and our carbon footprint), so we were unsure what to […]
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The Chishills Newsletter September 2019
The restoration of the local windmill is progressing slowly, with recent advancements in fitting wooden clamps to the sails, but further work awaits the return of the millwright, Bill, who […]
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An Evening of Live Music and Cocktails
Tess Gent writes Over 60 people came and enjoyed a selection of 12 cocktails, naughty but nice nibbles and beautiful singing from Maggie Mather-Hill and Lindsay Crawley on her saxophone. […]
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St Swithuns Day Celebrations
Our church in Great Chishill is dedicated to St Swithun, and his ‘day’ is the 15th July. This year it was decided to celebrate St Swithuns Day but as the […]
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The Chishills Newsletter July 2019
Sam Smith re-opened the Chishill Windmill on 8 June, marking the completion of its extensive restoration, with over 300 attendees and donations exceeding £1,900 to support the project. The restoration […]
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The Windmill Reaches its Turning Point
from David McKeown Just returned from watching Bill pull the windmill round a few feet. It moved without any nasty noises or displacement of timbers! Though it may not be […]
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THE WINDMILL REOPENS
Saturday 8th June had a very wet morning which didn’t bode well for the planned celebrations for the windmill reopening. However, only a couple of hours before the start, the […]