Some 35 members and guests of the Friends of Heage Windmill met in Heage Village Hall on Sat 4th December for a Social evening to mark the end of what has been a very successful year at the windmill. The events of evening were organised by Anthony Sharpe and the main raffle prize of a large Christmas Hamper, was won by long time supporter, John Boucher.
Despite suffering lower than normal visitor numbers on occasions during the year, due to terrible weather conditions, the overall season at the mill had been good and Celia Straw, shop manager, was able to present a cheque for £14,500 to Gordon Hardy, Chairman of the Trustees of the mill, to be used for mill maintenance. Gordon thanked the ÔFriendsÕ for their tremendous efforts and support during the year and hoped for better weather next year!