Refurbishing the Base Room

During the closed winter months, the Base  Room renovation began with some ruthless decluttering as volunteers gathered to prepare the room for re-painting. Some areas needed damp-proofing and we decided to expose some of the brickwork around arched window and the centre post was treated to a make over and fresh stain which revealed some amazing graffiti with dates and names and some measurements; all part of the fascinating history of this interesting mill.

After a week of hard work by a dedicated team of volunteers and new lighting was also installed with dimmer switches for  a choice of ambience.  The whole place now looks smart, clean and bright; This  much loved mill is still cosy and welcoming but now gives a greater impact on entering.

Huge thank you to all volunteers including Dave, Rob  and Nigel and everyone who donated so much of their time to achieve these important jobs to maintain the mill.  With a special shout out to professionals, Matt Crunden and Tony Argent.