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Foundation Membership
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Information about De Molen
View the current list of entries on the plaque inside
De Molen.
List of Foundation Members/Keyholders
View a brochure of what De Molen Windmill looks like
inside.
View a sketch of the mill
and how it works
Milled flour available
Orderform and pricelist
Resources for schools
Download
windmill worksheet
Location:
Main Street
Foxton
John Langen setting the sails
to the wind
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"De Molen" gratefully acknowledges the
ongoing support by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for international
travel to and from the Netherlands,which continues to be required
for the training of volunteer millers.
"De
Molen" News
March 2007
The mill continues to perform well. On February
16 we passed the three million revolutions since opening on
April 13, 2003. According to our "molen-friends"
in Holland, this is quite remarkable, seldom achieved by mills
still in operation, and as a result published in the March
2007 issue of the trade magazine "De Molen Wereld".
Operational windmills in Holland receive an annual government
subsidy based on the number of revolutions. Shame we cannot
get the same support here! However due to a substantially
increased addition of a range of Dutch foodstuffs and souvenirs
to our range, we manage to maintain our turnover. We have
a substantial financial reserve, but the day for major maintenance
work will arrive soon, involving some significant costs that
cannot be met from our regular, daily income.
We need to increase our income and we hope with other developments
to the site we are situated on, this may be achieved. This
site, already has other attractions:
- a cafe with public toilets, called "The Tramstation",
featuring a real horsedrawn tram for rides on Sunday afternoons,
- a Flaxstripper museum recalling one of Foxton's past major
industries,
- a Maori arts and crafts centre and
- a display of mural paintings, featuring historic Foxton.
Plans to establish a Dutch Heritage Museum adjacent to the
same area are as yet, not definite, but look promising. We
hope all this will make a visit to De Molen more attractive
and worthwile and thus increase our income.
Upcoming events and noteworthy facts:
- The Foxton Easter Fair, Sunday April 8.
- Our 4th birthday on April 13 and
- Our AGM on August 9, 2007,
Venue Foxton Memorial Hall Stewart Ellwood room, all our
foundation members will be advised by letter.
Opening hours:
Daily from 10AM til 4PM,
except Good Friday, Anzac Day (afternoon only) and Christmas
day.
Entry fees: Ground floor free.
This is also our retail shop, where we offer a range of stoneground
flours, souvenirs and imported Dutch foodstuffs
| Guided tours |
| Adults |
$5.00 |
| Senior citizens |
$4.00 |
| Students |
$3.00 |
| Children under 12 |
$2.00 |
| Family (2 adults, 2 children) |
$12.00 |
| Prebooked tours by special arrangements
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| Contacts: |
| Telephone: |
06 363 5601 |
| Fax: |
06 363 5604 |
| Email: |
demolenfoxton@xtra.co.nz |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 40,
Foxton |
| Physical Address: |
96A Main Street,
Foxton |
De Molen is largely dependent on a rapidly
aging band of enthusiastic volunteers to run the retail shop
or/and act as relieving-millers during weekends and holidays.
Both are fascinating occupations with opportunities to meet
people from all over the world!
So any young and fit retirees among our web-visitors, should
you be interested in becoming a miller or assist in our shop,
please contact us at demolenfoxton@xtra.co.nz
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