Sails of 200-year-old windmill turning once more

A Worcestershire windmill dating back to the 19th Century is returning to action this weekend.

Avoncroft Museum, in Bromsgrove, said the sails of Danzey Green Windmill would turn once more.

The historic structure has been located at the museum since it was saved from demolition in the late 1960s. It had been transported from Warwickshire, where it stood since 1820.

But it has been still for six years, as £70,000 in repairs were needed to keep it structurally sound.

On Saturday, Mike Field will cut a ceremonial ribbon, welcoming the windmill back to its "operational glory".

The experienced millwright led the original reconstruction of the windmill more than five decades ago.

Zoe Willems, museum director, told BBC Hereford & Worcester it remained the only working post mill in the West Midlands, using wind power to turn grain into flour.

"I think she's an amazing survivor," Ms Willems said.

"It's thanks to Avoncroft Museum existing to preserve these things, but also generations of people, volunteers especially, who have given their skills, their time and their passion to keep her in working order."

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