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Our six hens have recently been joined by Henry, a cockerel, who have moved to the Mill from his previous home in East Budleigh.  Henry was rather hen-pecked for the first couple of days, but now (despite being somewhat smaller than his female companions) appears to be ruling the roost!On ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

On this day, October 29th 2008, staff at the Mill arrived to face the worst flooding in living memory in Otterton.  Every inch of the Mill was under water!  In some places up to 3 feet deep in the Mill building.  Initial forecasts by the insurers suggested the Mill would be ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Friday 30th October 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

We were very pleased to host the first of a series of Community Police Surgeries at the Mill today.  Police Community Support Office, Malcolm Maguire, set up his stall at the courtyard entrance to the Mill this morning, and spoke to a number of Otterton residents about concerns or enquiries ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Monday 19th October 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

This picture shows our Executive Chef, Ed Chester, giving one of his cookery demonstrations at South Devon Food Festival, Abbfest.  Ed is now in high demand for food festivals.  His skills as a chef and entertainer have been recognised by the likes of Exeter based chef Michael Caines.Keep and eye ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Wednesday 30th September 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

We're delighted to announce that our chef Ed, known nationally for his seasonal game meat dishes, including grey squirrel, has now included weeds on the menu at the Mill.  He started serving dishes including wild plants sourced from forager Robin Harford of EatWeeds.co.uk as an extension of the Mill's strong local sourcing policy.   "It's very ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Monday 14th September 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

We are delighted that in August and September two film crews were on-site filming our milling, baking and food preparation:ITV - between 26^th August to 3^rd September an ITV production company filmed several episodes of a new children's programme called Farm Camp, to be aired on CITV.  This programme features children from urban backgrounds ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Thursday 27th August 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

We'd like to say a huge thank-you to the Reverend Janice Cackett for the last-minute loan of Otterton Church recently for our performance of The Importance of Being Earnest.  This outdoor BBQ and theatre evening looked like being a total wash-out under torrential rain.  However, after a brief phone-call to Janice ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Tuesday 18th August 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Sadly, one of our hens died recently.  Rosie passed away from natural causes, and so we are left with four girls.  The hens are all rescued ex-batteries, and survived a year in a cage with a floor area no larger than an A4 sheet of paper.  They arrived to their ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Tuesday 18th August 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

We braved the horrendous weather last night for the Boo Hewerdine gig, and a fantastic time was had by all.  The rain was coming down in buckets, but the audience gamely donned their waterproofs and adopted a Dunkirk spirit.  Boo was a true professional and delivered a wonderful session that had ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Friday 17th July 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Our new website went live over this weekend.  We're really pleased with the end result and hope that our customers find it a helpful resource.  The new site has lots of great photography, useful information and allows us to give you up-to-the minute news of forthcoming events and happenings at ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Monday 6th July 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Today, we finalised a new series of postcards to be sold at the Mill from Tuesday 23rd June.  The series features 7 images ranging from the mill courtyard to a mouth-watering cream tea, and from the mill cogs to Elena, one of our rescued battery hens.  We love the images and ...

Posted By: Caroline Spiller

Date added: Monday 15th June 2009
Latest updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2010