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SPAB Fellows: "You'll Never Have Another Year in Your Career Like This"

Ellie Jae Dobson, bricklayer and 2024 Fellow, shares a snapshot of her journey so far. 

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SPAB Fellows: "Being a Millwright is a Dream Job"

Ahead of National Mills Weekend, we caught up with Daniel Cheetham, carpenter and 2023 SPAB Millwright Fellow, to hear about the next steps in his

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Unmissable National Mills Weekend Events Across the UK

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Limeworking at Saddell Castle
27/07/2024

Join SPAB Scotland for this weekend event and be part of a major conservation project run by the Landmark Trust.

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Sussex Group Tour of a Traditional Stone Production Facility
06/06/2024

A behind-the-scenes tour of Traditional Stone, a conservation stonemasonry company based in Rudgwick.

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Pargeting
08/06/2024

Join us for a one-day introduction to this endangered craft, taught by leading expert Bill Sargent, in association with the National Trust.

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Our work with buildings at risk puts the SPAB Approach into action by providing support for old buildings needing assistance.

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If you’re worried about a deteriorating building in your local area, want to contest a planning application, build your own local campaign or set up a building preservation trust then the The SPAB Campaign Toolkit can offer guidance.

 

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Become a Mills Section member

The SPAB’s Mills Section is the only Society concerned solely with protecting and promoting traditional windmills and watermills in the UK. The Section provides advice and training to mill owners and heritage professionals, and campaigns for the protection of milling heritage. Join the Section now to support its work and receive a range of membership benefits.

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