Friends of Woodchurch Windmill chairman Mel Bailey on future of site

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00:00We're now in the position that, after initial building in the 1980s and a subsequent refit

00:08in the 2000s, we're now faced in 2024 with the need for another refit.

00:18I understand the financial constraints that these bodies are under, but it's a heritage

00:25building.

00:28It has legal requirements to maintain it to a certain standard.

00:32It is part of the village.

00:34It's part of the village identity.

00:37We do derive significant numbers of visitors when we're open, which we do returns to visit

00:47Kent.

00:49We have been, apart from the stamp, we have featured in film productions, and we're part

00:58of the Kent Film Office list of venues.

01:06It's a historic monument, and I don't know how else you can say how better it should

01:15be preserved than saying it's a historic monument with significant community asset

01:20value to the village of Woodchurch.