CAT AND FIDDLE WINDMILL

The poor old windmill at Cat and Fiddle Lane has still not got it's sails. This iconic landmark is a Grade 1 listed building but despite this Erewash have allowed the sails to be left off for about three years. Having entreated the Council's Planning Department to act to remedy the situation they have belatedly stated that they are starting legal steps to get the sails on. I hope they will be more proactive and successful in 2012. 

NO AUTUMN SAILS

The Dale Windmill at Cat and Fiddle Lane, West Hallam, is one of the most prominent features on the Erewash landscape. What a pity it's languished without it's sails for several years. The prospects for an early return to normality seem remote. I have asked Erewash B.C. and English Heritage to see what can be done to hasten the process. But it looks like there will be no Autumn sails this year.