WMS Spring Meeting, Saturday 18th April 2026.
This year’s Spring meeting will be held in Aberdaron on the Llŷn peninsula. We will meet at Sarn Mellteyrn Memorial Hall, LL53 8DT. and travel 10 minutes by car to Aberdaron. Local organiser Glyn Roberts has arranged that we have lunch at ‘Y Becws’ bakery before visiting the neighbouring Melin Aberdaron. Here we will learn of the ongoing restoration of the corn mill by the community-based Melin Daron Cyf. Following this we will drive to Pwllheli to visit Melin Rhyd Hir, where Adrian and Carol Priest will highlight their work restoring their corn mill, and its garden. Numbers are limited so please email membership Secretary Tim Haines to book your place. Tickets cost £25 and lunch will be provided. We hope to see you there!
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Recordings of talks presented at our previous meetings are given here
Water milling in the present day – more than a beautiful building – Emma Williams.
Melin Llanrhian a promise nearly fulfilled’- David and Judith James
Bancyfelin Fulling Mill – John Brandrick
‘Power to the People’, Dr Dafydd Roberts. A talk on the Ynni Ogwen scheme – a collaborative, community-led project in the Ogwen Valley area of Gwynedd, north-west Wales, to capture power from the flow of the river, and use this to generate hydro electricity.
‘Exploring the Woollen Industry in Dolgellau: an outline of recent research and survey work.’ Merfyn Wyn Tomos and Dr Ian Brooks
‘A Glance at the Ffestiniog Mills’, Steffan ab Owain
Deborah Mercer – From Sheep to Industry
Martin Fowler – Work at Cenarth Mill
Polly Davies – Farming with Nature
Richard Hayman – How historic mills are chosen for Listed Building status
Ann Whittall – The National Wool Museum
Mel Walters – Coed Trewernau Mill: an update