Letheringsett water mill repair works to start imminently

The 222 -year-old grade II listed Letheringsett Mill, near Holt, had stopped turning after teeth on its wheel broke last month. 

Since then, the owners of the mill, Michelle Thurlow and David Gay, have been working to get the mill back up and running. 

This week, the couple are due to meet with a local joinery company from Cromer which will be carrying out the repair work.

It follows a fundraiser appeal and a flood of offers of support to help fund or carry out the work. 

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Ms Thurlow said: "I cannot begin to explain how grateful we are for all the support. 

"Much of the work has to be done by hand and so bigger companies won't do it. 

"We will be making the new teeth on site so people can see it happening. 

"Hopefully, work will commence in the next couple of weeks. 

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"We have not been twiddling our thumbs though, we have been working on a new porridge range. 

"People really want to keep it going. Some customers offered me interest free loans, which I politely declined. 

"The support has been amazing."

Last year the mill flooded when the River Glaven burst its banks after storms, leaving thousands of pounds worth of damage.

last year's flooding was yet another set back for the mill (Image: Adam Barker) Ms Thurlow said: "We have had a lot thrown at us recently but we continue to plough through. 

"That's the joys of owning a 222-year-old mill."

The mill was built in 1802 (Image: Archant)