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Posted on 30/10/2019

Millers go to market

Herne Hill market stall
On a bright sunny but rather windy Sunday earlier this month, Brixton Windmill’s volunteer millers were at Herne Hill Market promoting the windmill and selling Brixton Flour. There was a lot of...

Posted on 21/04/2017

Meet the bakers: Graham Penn

Graham Penn of the Honest Loaf, with his apprentice Gökçe Berkkan, comes to pick up Brixton Windmill flour
The Honest Loaf is well named. Founded by Graham Penn in 2014, this social enterprise works in partnership with Charlton Manor Primary School in SE7, using its commercial kitchen and equipment out of...

Posted on 12/08/2014

Trial flour grinding

Exciting news! We’ve been running some wheat-grinding trials at Brixton Windmill, using the electric-powered stones on the first floor. Our millwright Paul Selwood first ran the stones during...

Posted on 01/10/2011

Floury fun

People making picture with flour, wheat and lentils
Drawing pictures with lentils, wheat and flour seems fitting for a windmill - and visitors to Brixton Windmill this afternoon were able to join in the fun, as part of the Big Draw. Rangoli is a...