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Milling & Baking Experience Day - Brixton Windmill Windmill Gardens, SW2 5DA £85 per person Book via our website https://www.brixtonwindmill.org/all-events/special-events/ A unique full day experience making flour and bread with our Brixton Windmill millers and bakers. You’ll not find another day like this in London! Make your own traditional stone ground flour in London’s last working mill and use it to make your own sourdough loaf with Harvey from Toad Bakery. Built in 1816, this Grade 2 listed windmill has stood the test of time and is still producing flour for bakeries and bakers over 200 years later. What you’ll do You’ll get to do a mix of flour milling and baking throughout the day with a break for lunch (part of which you’ll be baking yourselves). By taking part you’ll also be contributing to the work of our charity, Friends of Windmill Gardens. Milling session We’ll take a tour of the windmill, where you will see two sets of millstones – the original wind-powered machinery, and the smaller stones installed by the Ashby family in 1902 that were driven by steam. After learning a bit about the mill’s history we’ll use these same stones to turn organic grain into wholemeal flour. You’ll be guided through the milling process with our lead miller, learning the techniques we use to ensure our flour is of the best quality. Baking session Using our windmill’s stone ground flour you’ll learn to make bread with our expert baker Harvey of Toad Bakery, Camberwell. You’ll be in a small group so lots of time and opportunity to learn tips and new skills to take home with you. At the end of the day you’ll go home with your own hand crafted bread to share with friends and family. Duration This is a full day workshop including lunch. The day runs 10.30am to 4.30pm with a 1 hour lunch break. What’s included Miller’s overalls and PPE. All ingredients, equipment and lunch. A bag of Brixton Windmill flour to take home (and the loaf of bread you made of course!). Please note This workshop is for participants aged 18+ As a former industrial building, Brixton Windmill has potential dangers, including steep ladders, low beams and heavy machinery. Attendees must be able to climb the stairs unaided. Please don’t wear sandals or open toe shoes.

Join us for our Winter Market and Santa’s Grotto event on Sunday 10 December, 12 noon to 3.30pm. Buy gifts from local makers, visit Father Christmas and enjoy a festive atmosphere with Christmas choirs, music, mulled wine and hot food. Our shop will be open for purchase of windmill related gifts – something unique for family and friends! There will be free arts and crafts activities for children throughout the afternoon as well as a Christmas wreath making workshop for adults. Santa’s Grotto We are very excited to announce that Santa will return to the Windmill grotto this year from 1-3pm to greet children with a small gift and allow families to capture a festive photo. We suggest a donation of £4 per child. Festive Wreath Workshops BOOK HERE 12.30pm and 2pm £12 per person (suitable for everyone aged 14+) Make a traditional festive wreath to take home. 2023 Winter Market poster R.pdf

Join Lambeth Wind Orchestra for a family friendly concert celebrating a range of animal theme repertoire including The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens, A Symphony of Fables by Julie Giroux and music from The Lion King and How to Train Your Dragon. Saturday 11 November, 4pm Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Rise, SW2 2QP Tickets £10 (under 16s free). Further info and to book at https://www.lambethwindorchestra.org.uk Refreshments available and a final collection in aid of Music Masters https://musicmasters.org.uk

Join us for a free family Halloween event in Windmill Gardens: Lantern carving workshop – make a traditional pumpkin lantern Spooky stories for children (5s to 11s) inside the windmill 1.30pm and 2.45pm Halloween arts & crafts with Kids Kreate Our shop and cafe will be open too. Monster Cookies for Families – 10am to 11.30am BOOK HERE We’ll also be running a family Monster Cookies workshop with our expert Italian Baker Fabio from 10am to 11.30am – this is for a parent and child (aged 6 to 12). Learn some biscuit making and decorating skills and take home some delicious Halloween treats! www.brixtonwindmill.org

Harvest Time at Brixton Windmill Sunday 24 September 1pm to 5pm Our free family festival celebrates the annual wheat harvest and the histories and crafts of milling and artisan bread making with craft workshops, live music, food, and beer from Brixton Brewery. Workshops for children include baking and traditional corn dolly making. Our shop and cafe will be open together with bookable guided tours of the windmill. The day includes: Learn about wheat! Learn all about the growing, harvesting, and milling of the wheat, grain and flour that makes your favourite bakes such as cakes, biscuits, breads and more! With information and practical displays throughout the afternoon from expert millers, and growers. You can even have a go at milling yourself with our hand querns! Advanced-booked full windmill tours (book via our www.brixtonwindmill.org ) Running every half hour from 1-4:30pm. ‘Turn up and Go’ shorter windmill tours Available throughout the afternoon and do not require pre-booking but you may need to queue as they are very popular. Shop and cafe Open throughout the afternoon selling uniquely designed Brixton Windmill products and freshly baked homemade cakes made with our very own flour. And lots more: Children’s baking workshops – hedgehog buns at 1.30pm and 3pm (max 8 children 7 to 12) £3 per child. Live music from Casino Moon, Goblin Band and Future Groove Children’s arts and crafts Corn dolly making workshops & hop crowns Beer from Brixton Brewery Bread and pastries from BreadBread Cake from Moji Cakes Hot food from En Root and Deuce

Alice’s Adventures in Aerialand Join us in Windmill Gardens for an open-air, aerial circus theatre production adapted from Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. Outdoor aerial theatre from The Dot Collective Saturday 17 June, 2pm and 6pm Tickets £12 Adults / £10 Concessions / £8 Under 16s https://www.brixtonwindmill.org/product/alices-adventures-in-aerialand/ The Dot Collective’s adaptation is for all ages and abilities and has been developed to be accessible to all, including those living with dementia and PMLD. Bring a picnic blanket or camping chair to sit on and you are welcome to bring a picnic too! Our cafe will also be open for drinks and snacks on the day. A story of wonder and nonsense laced with lethal wit, of games, of riddles and conundrums, of questions with no answers, but above all of magic and adventure in which everyone can lose themselves and revel in nonsense. The show must go on…. We’ll be keeping our eye on the weather – the show will continue unless there is extreme weather (high winds or thunder/lightening). Find out more about The Dot Collective’s production and their work here.