Updates

We’re posting regular updates to this page.


  • Turning the vision into a viable plan

    It was fantastic to welcome so many people to Bickleigh Mill last Tuesday and to hear your passion and ideas for its future. If you couldn’t make it and would like to catch up, you can read Pauline and James’s accounts of the evening to get a flavour of the event. Your ideas, together with… Read more


  • Community meeting feedback

    Thank you to everyone who joined the Open Meeting on Tuesday 21st July to discuss the future of Bickleigh Mill. We have carefully reviewed every comment, grouped them into themes, and used them to guide the next stage of planning.  We want to reassure you that your views have been heard and are already shaping… Read more


  • Ideas flow at the Mill

    Providing encouragement for the organisers and sending some scuttling inside to fetch extra chairs, over 100 project supporters were welcomed on Tuesday evening by Michael. Kim, the current mill owner voiced his excitement about the plans and provided some historical background. Abounding enthusiasm Michael summed up the vision in 2 words : Community business, explaining… Read more


  • Highlights from the community questionnaire

    Over the last few weeks, we have been asking people to complete a short questionnaire to help shape the vision for this project. Thanks to everyone that has responded so far. At the time of writing, over 350 people have let us know what it important to them (see below for the current total). This… Read more


  • You’re invited to our open meeting

    We hope you will be able to join us at the Mill on Tuesday 21st July from 7pm to 8.30pm. We will present our ideas so far, collect your ideas for what you would like to see at the Mill, and answer any questions you have about the project. Read more


  • First steps

    The Bickleigh Mill Project steering group got together for the first time on Tuesday 23rd June. Here are our notes from the meeting. Read more