to the Friends of Ashdon Mill. and a particularly warm
welcome to Joan Craig, Pittsburgh USA,
Martin Corkery of Brisbane, Australia and Felix Laroy of
Brugge, Belgium (Master Miller of Belgium).
The
"we" in the above paragraph is in reality the
community of Ashdon village which has a current
population circa 750 people and lots of animals.
The village was established in 1087 although there
is evidence of a settlement. During the 18th Century
there were four mills at Ashdon, one of which was a
very small watermill.
The
acquisition of the Mill was the result of a public
meeting held in the village in April 1999 when over 100
village residents unanimously voted to save and restore
the Mill. The Mill was at the time the property of
Thurlow Estate who agreed to give the Mill to the village
together with a grant towards the restoration to get the
project off the ground - almost literally.
The
Mill is now legally owned by Ashdon Windmill Trust
Limited, a registered charity number 1078153.
The trustees are at present John Double, Andrew Eyles,
David How and Peter Connatty all of whom are
established village residents.
