We knew that 2020 was going to be a memorable year at Burwell Museum and Windmill, but we weren’t expecting it to be quite like this! Plans for celebrating the 200th anniversary of our tower windmill had to be shelved in May, but we were very lucky to have perfect weather on Sunday 20th September so that we could celebrate in a safely socially distanced way with folk music, beer from Burwell brewery and lots of lovely support from our friends in the village and further afield. We were particularly pleased to have members of the Carter family, descendants of the man who built and first owned the windmill, with us on the day.
Particular
thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers, both those who were able to be there
on the day and those who are supporting us with maintenance work or from home,
and to:
Burwell
brewery for creating a special (and very tasty) beer for us so that we could
raise funds
Pat Kilbey
and everyone involved in the Burwell Folk Collective both for amazing music on
the day and for creating and recording two special songs for the windmill
anniversary
Year 1 at
Burwell Village College for the lovely birthday cards
Everyone
who came to visit on the day, complied cheerfully with all of the safety rules
and made it such a great day!
We’re not
sure what will happen with the museum going forward – we hope to continue
opening on Sundays from 11 until 3 until the end of October, which is always
the end of our open season. Then it’s fingers crossed for next Easter…
Keep an eye
on our website and social media for
more information when we have it.
