Walkin', singin' in the rain

According to the Met. Office, August 2008 was the gloomiest August since 1942. Anyway, despite the unpromising weather the Brighton and Hove City Synergy group embarked upon their planned walk to the Jack and Jill Windmills on 31 August 2008. We took the No. 79 bus from Old Steine, Brighton up to Ditchling Beacon. We then walked the 3 or 4 miles over to the windmill called Jill. It was raining just a little and on the way over the Downs there was a 20 minute serious downpour but we all had umbrellas. Jill and Jack are both corn-grinding windmills. Jack is in poor condition but is protected by being a listed building although the machinery is not in working order. Jill is in good nick and the machinery works. She is maintained by volunteers from the Jack and Jill Windmills Society who open her up to the public at weekends and some other days. For more info about Jack and Jill go to the web link below. www.jillwindmill.org.uk Our group had an interesting time at Jill and we explored her insides. Attached to this article are a few illustrative photos and you can see ALL the photos taken that day by going to my Flickr Photo Gallery by clicking here. www.flickr.com/photos/hova This was a great day out and I recommend it to anyone. I love windmills and watermills and it is interesting to realise that due to changing circumstances, we are likely to depend more on windmills and watermills (or rather tidal-driven turbines) in the future.