Mill experts visit Heage windmill
Some forty international experts on wind and water mills visited the windmill on Thursday, Sept 8th and were very impressed with Derbyshire's unique, 220-year-old, six sail wind mill, mounted atop her squat stone tower. All were members of TIMS (The International Molinological Society), with representatives present from 11 countries coming from as far away as Japan and the USA. The visit was part of a week- long tour of some 30 mills, mostly in central England, displaying the wide variety to be found in the area.
The sails were turning when they arrived and they were welcomed at Heage by John Boucher (himself a member of TIMS) and who was a leading light in the restoration of the mill in 2000. He gave a short talk on how the mill had been restored and then the delegates were free to roam the mill to examine the mechanisms for themselves, although a mill guide was on each floor to answer any specific questions.
They were very impressed and one delegate commented that she was a most unusual windmill, situated in a beautiful location. At the conclusion of the visit Lynn Allen, who had organised the arrangement for this visit, was presented with a ‘TIMS’ mug to add to the mill collection. They also bought numerous books about the Mill plus various souvenirs of their visit –so the name ‘Heage’ will be spread around the world!
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