On Sunday 15th, ‘Windependence Day’, people came from far and wide to see and celebrate the release of the tail fan of our windmill. There was a party atmosphere with a raffle, picnic food stall, bar provided by The Pheasant, and music from The Melodybeats.
At 2 o’clock, David McKeown, chair of the trustees, pulled the string installed by millwright Bill Griffiths. The tail fan was then free to rotate and as the mill was not quite facing into the wind at the time, the fan immediately started to spin and the mill slowly but surely turned into the wind. The final count up is not in yet but it is thought that the event brought in around £1000.
