Ben Calton, Senior Designer at Axis Architecture have come up with these amazing proposal designs for the Mill Buildings! We are deeply indebted to Axis, and Ben in particular, for the invaluable contribution of their professional skills and obvious talent. Click the link below to see the proposals…
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We’ve appeared in Nick Clegg’s E-Newsletter! Why not read the article for yourself? CLICK HERE!
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“People are living in filth and we have got to do something about it.”
Friends of Millhouses Park is working with Carter Knowle and Millhouses Community Group and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to campaign for an extension to the Supertram network into the South West of Sheffield with stops at Dore, Beauchief, Millhouses, Woodseats and Heeley to serve both as park-and-ride and to give people in the area access to the new High Speed rail station at Meadowhall.
Click HERE to read the full article!
What do YOU think about bringing the tram to Dore?
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Nick Clegg visited Millhouses Park to see progress on the restoration of our Mill Buildings on Monday 28th January and commented, “I am hugely impressed by the plans and I would urge everyone to get involved, particularly with the efforts to raise the necessary funding. A mill has been on this site for more than 1,000 years. I’m sure that with a little help and support, this exciting project will see the mill remain an asset for the local community for many more years to come.”
Click here for the full article from the Sheffield Star!
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March 8th sees a fashion show by Jane Bradley of “Perfectly Dressed” (perfectly.dressed@aol.co.uk) – the shop behind our successful Fashion Show in November 2012!
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Two cycle stands are proposed at the entrance to the Children’s Play Area!
These stands have been requested and hopefully will be installed before the end of March – so keep your eyes open!
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Thank you to all who came to the Wassail on Saturday at the Waggon and Horses! It was a roaring success and those who attempted the quiz were certainly tested!
The food was delicious and with all hands on deck to serve the thirsty punters and feed the hungry we had over 160 people attend!
Here are some pictures of the evening courtesy of www.thegoodolddaysstudio.com
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The new Autumn Newsletter has now been published! To get the FIRST LOOK – just click the link below!
We hope you like reading about everything the Friends have been up to – and if you want to join us (which is absolutely free) why not click the ‘ABOUT US’ link at the top of this page?
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A fundraising drive to bring a 1,000 year old site in Millhouses back to life will help kick off 2013 with a special Christmas and New Year tradition.
A Wassail event, which will take place at the Waggon and Horses pub on 5 January, is being organised by Friends of Millhouses Park and will raise money for the restoration of the park’s historic mill buildings.
As part of the Wassail, which is traditionally celebrated on the Twelfth Night of Christmas, a pub quiz will be held and hot food will be served by W.L Leisure managed Waggon and Horses.
A mill has been on the site in Millhouses for more than 1,000 years and the area, one of the oldest suburbs in Sheffield, was originally named after the corn mill. The mill has been the story of how Sheffield fed itself, first with water power taken from the River Sheaf in Millhouses Park and later by steam, ultimately ceasing work in the 1930s.
The Friends of Millhouses Park, in association with Sheffield City Council, is working to bring the well-known buildings back into use and has secured nearly £130,000 to kick-start the development.
Work has already started on the small building to make it secure after a four year battle by Friends of Millhouses Park to save it from destruction.
However, the group needs to raise a further £9,000 to ensure that all the funding is in place to make the small building weather proof, energy self sufficient, and enable it to take a large step towards the whole being available for use by the community, with a protected courtyard area also planned for the exterior.
Simon Argall, from W.L Leisure, which also owns the Millhouses Pub on Abbeydale Road, said: “We are delighted to support this event and hope that the local community come together to help raise vital funds for the works on the mill site. It is set to be a great way to kick-start the New Year in Millhouses!”
Jane Bradley, owner of Perfectly Dressed clothing boutique in Millhouses and organiser of the Wassailing event, said: “The idea behind the Wassail was the fact that the traditional festival dates back to Anglo Saxon times around 1,000 years ago and that a mill has been on the Millhouses site for around the same time, so it seemed quite fitting to tie the two together.
“We’d encourage people to come along to this unique fundraising event and support a fantastic local cause.”
John Brighton, secretary of Friends of Millhouses Park, said: “These buildings have huge historical significance to the Millhouses area and we have fought tirelessly to save them from being knocked down.
“Ultimately we hope that, with the support of people within the local area and beyond, we can bring these buildings back to life and start the next part of their history in the Millhouses area.”
The event will feature an auction, with prizes including Sheffield United tickets, family skating sessions at iceSheffield and meal vouchers at a number of local restaurants, and local group the Gamebirds will lead Christmas Carol-led entertainment on the night.
Tickets for the event are priced at £5 for individuals or £15 for a family ticket, which includes two adults and two children.
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Monday 26th November saw the start of work on the small mill building after a 4 year battle to save it from destruction. The first phase of basic structural work should be finished by March 2013. We have been working in Partnership with Sheffield City Council and funding has been provided from the Heritage Lottery Fund; our funders include Sheffield Town Trust, Charles Hayward Foundations, SCC, the S.W. Community Assembly & Big Lottery CSEP Fund.
There has been a mill on the site for about 1000 years with the current building probably on a similar footprint to Sir John Bright’s total restoration of the mill in 1679 for the grand cost of £170! The mill has been the story of how Sheffield fed itself first with water power taken from the River Sheaf by the Skate Park and later by steam. The Mill closed in 1939.
The redundant buildings have been used as a maintenance depot and storage by Sheffield City Council but for the last 6 years have lain mostly abandoned to the elements and decay. The dangers were that the buildings would be sold or fall down so we took up the challenge to save the small mill building, then the whole site by bringing it into productive use.
Currently we are £9.2k short of what we need to finish this phase and have a building where we can attract a commercial user and gain community use. Period doors, windows, stairs, under-floor heating, wall pointing and fitting out remain to be done and we are working with the community to achieve these goals. Additionally we need to clear the space round the building to achieve a small but protected entrance and courtyard.
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