Hi Mill CIC

Hi Mill CIC Creating an artistic and creative trades community in the heart of Alston

A before view of the previous post
14/05/2026

A before view of the previous post

More paint, some finishing touches and only one last insulated panel to put up. This is turning into a lovely workshop. ...
14/05/2026

More paint, some finishing touches and only one last insulated panel to put up. This is turning into a lovely workshop.

A refurbished frame and a new metal and timber board door on the annexe. Slowly but surely making this site a bit nicer ...
09/05/2026

A refurbished frame and a new metal and timber board door on the annexe. Slowly but surely making this site a bit nicer to look at.

Envisioning the community room at High Mill with some AI prompts which have gone a little skewed but it's close enough.....
04/05/2026

Envisioning the community room at High Mill with some AI prompts which have gone a little skewed but it's close enough.... I'm especially excited about the fish tank in the wall!

Unfortunately our funding bid for this year's work has been rejected by Heritage Lottery. We are still applying for Hist...
21/04/2026

Unfortunately our funding bid for this year's work has been rejected by Heritage Lottery. We are still applying for Historic England and AHF but if and by the time these come through we will be too far into the year to have the exterior complete by winter. We're not giving up though!
Thanks to W&F council who granted £25,000 last year to buy all the interior materials we need, we can still make progress and still have the potential to get artists working here by the end of the year. Unfortunately, said artists may need to contend with a bit of exterior renovation work next spring. We plan to spend this year applying for funding for next year's exterior work which unfortunately puts the building at greater risk of deterioration this year but we'll do our best to minimise any damage. Hopefully we can secure some emergency repair funding to fix the guttering which will stop the majority of the current water ingress problems...

Any volunteering this year would be much appreciated.


Space cleared, water supply brought up and the insulated ceiling is mostly fitted along with air bricks. Things are comi...
17/04/2026

Space cleared, water supply brought up and the insulated ceiling is mostly fitted along with air bricks. Things are coming along.

Anti slip paint, check. Handrails coming soon!
15/04/2026

Anti slip paint, check. Handrails coming soon!

11/03/2026

Calling all volunteers for some helping hands at High Mill tomorrow (Thursday 12th) from 10am. Sweeping, tidying and moving stuff as well as helping load the van and trailer with waste for our trip to Flusco.

Thanks in advance

Hi Mill CIC
07514480109

Just a few pictures of some old industrial equipment left over in High Mill
04/03/2026

Just a few pictures of some old industrial equipment left over in High Mill

We have been having a bit of a clear out lately, removing old lino, plasterboard ceilings, old electrics and stud partit...
23/02/2026

We have been having a bit of a clear out lately, removing old lino, plasterboard ceilings, old electrics and stud partitions to open two of the rooms up and let them dry out after getting a little saturated at the start of winter.

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