This article was in the Newsletter 23rd January 2026. SECRET CUMBRIA. Secret Cumbria is a feature on BBC Radio Cumbria lunchtime programme. It is compiled by Andrew Carter and he visited the mill to record it just before Christmas. Alas the first two episodes were presented this Wednesday and Thursday and the other two will […]

This was an article in the January 16th 2026 Newsletter DRESSING THE STONES. One of the reasons we need to lift and separate the stones is to allow the grinding faces to be dressed. This means putting the grooves into the face of the stone, because as the stones rotate against themselves a very small […]

This article appeared in the Newsletter 8th January 2026 LIFTING THE STONES. There are times when we need to lift the runner stone off the bed stone. This can be to check for wear on the stones and their grinding faces, (known as the dressing), and also in some cases to look at the hole […]

This article appeared in the Newsletter 1st January 2026. CLEANING THE STONES. With the mill not operating over Christmas we take the opportunity to strip the mill stone apparatus down and give it all a good clean and check them over for any problems that may affect milling in the future. To get to the […]

Taken from the 31st October 2025 Newsletter We have had another look in the head race especially the control gate which hasn’t been closing properly. After cleaning some silt out of the mechanism it now shuts better.  The wall of the mill beside the headrace has obviously leaked from historical times, with a drain being […]

This article was in the Newsletter 9th October 2026 PORRIDGE OATS October 10th is International Porridge Day. Most people think that porridge is made from oats, but, porridge can be made from a wide range of other grains. But we are going to look at oats. What are porridge oats? Well this is where the […]