Heage Windmill goes to bed!
It was a cold but bright lunchtime, with a northerly wind , when some 48 people of all ages assembled in a circle on the mill apron while the sails of mill turned steadily round behind them. Guided by master spider Lynn Allen they wove the now traditional cobweb which brings to a close the regular openings of the windmill for another season.
A single strand of narrow elastic tape first linked everyone together and helped by Attila Tilldogg Csorba (from American Cars) over the next 30 minutes, by a series of clever moves, added ring after ring to form the web. The whole group then moved across to the paddock area where the web was gently laid down on and pegged to the grass. The proceedings were watched by another 50 people , many of whom went on guided tours of the mill.
The mill is now formally closed for regular openings until Easter 2019 although , as part the Derwent Heritage Week, it will be opened on Wednesday next, 31st October, from 11-00 and the last tour will begin at 2-30 pm
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