6 SAILS

Almost 12 months to the day since the old rotten old sails were removed from Heage windmill, for safety sake, a new set arrived on site at 8.00am. The sails have been made in Boston by 'Traditional Millwrights' and were transported to the mill  in the small hours of the morning to avoid traffic problems with the large, ungainly, load.

Fitting of two of the sails with shutter attached was completed on the morning of Friday, 31st March. The third sail will be placed in store , to be fitted later in the year. The new sails, made of laminated Siberian Spruce, have been specially pressure treated with preservative to ensure maximum possible life.

The Trustees and Friend of Heage Windmill have worked ceaselessly to ensure that sufficient funds were raised for the sails. and for other essential work on the mill, and have now exceeded the required  £32K.

The sails have been fitted just in time for the start of the 2006 season. The Windmill reopened to the public at 11am on Saturday, 1st April. The opening ceremony was performed by local celebrity, singer and actor John Tams. The Mill will then be open every weekend and Bank Holiday between 11am and 4pm, until the end of October.

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