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 This page includes events organised by Sussex Mills Group, by our parent body Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society and by other mill societies and organisations.
Dates and details are given in good faith
Organisers of Sussex mill meetings, fetes, tours and other events are invited to contact us with details for inclusion below
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Sussex Mills Group and S.I.A.S. Members inspecting the Oldland Windmill sweeps
during a mills tour [Photo : Peter Holtham] |
July 2008
Sunday 13th July : 2 pm to 5 pm
Polegate Windmill Annual Fete
Sunday 13th July : 2 pm to 5 pm
High Salvington Windmill Annual Fete
Monday 14th July : 7.30 pm at the Hassocks Hotel
Oldland Mill Trust
Annual General Meeting
Sunday 20th July : 2 pm to 5 pm
Stone Cross Windmill - Fun at the mill - including a Treasure Hunt for the children
Wednesday 23rd July
Sussex Mills Group
Out-of-county mills tour to Kent
See newsletter for details
August 2008
Wednesdays in August : 11 am to 5 pm
Childrens Events at Polegate Windmill
Model making, arts, cooking etc.
Sunday 3rd August : 2.30 pm to 5 pm
Sussex MG Owners meet at High Salvington Windmill
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September 2008
Sunday 7th September : 2 pm to 5 pm
Country Craft Day at High Salvington Windmill
Heritage Open Days 2008 : 11th to 14th September
Heritage Open Days celebrate England's fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission.
Every year on four days in September, buildings of every age, style and function throw open their doors, including castles, factories, town halls, tithe barns, parish churches, Buddhist temples, windmills and watermills.
It is a once-a-year chance to discover hidden architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities which bring to life local history and culture. 
Sussex Mills partipating will include :
Brewhurst Watermill
Jill Windmill (Sunday 14:00 to 17:00)
Stone Cross Windmill (Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 16:00)
West Blatchington Windmill (Sunday 14:30 to 17:00)
Windmill Hill Windmill (Sunday 14:30 to 17:00)
Saturday 20th September : from 3.30 pm into the eveining
Folk event at Nutley Windmill
Sunday 21st September : 11 am to 5 pm
Bread Day Competitions at Polegate Windmill
Friday 26th September
Sussex Mills Group
Committee Meeting
Representatives from mills in Sussex are most welcome
Please contact us for details and venue
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October 2008
Sunday 19th October : 3 pm
Annual Illustrated Mills Talk by Peter Hill
Sunday 26th October : 2.30pm Shipley Village Hall
Sussex Mills Group
Annual get together
November 2008
Saturday 29th November : 9.30 am to midday at Westham Village Hall
Fundraising coffee morning in aid of Stone Cross Windmill
Raffle, tombola, books, cakes and bric-a-brac
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Sussex Mills Group volunteers looking at a early photograph of the mill during a pause from digging out the wheel pit of Manor Mill, Poynings |
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