Jim Woodward-Nutt obituary 🌍

Back in May 2025 Clare Woodward-Nutt wrote an obituary of her father, Jim Woodward-Nutt who had died at the age of 90, for the Guardian. It covered his working life as a television engineer at the BBC, at the University of Aberdeen, and at Racecourse Technical services. It also touched on this political and consumer work, and had this to say on his mill passion:

He had a passion for wind and water mills, and in retirement managed the Shipley and Outwood windmills in Surrey on a part-time voluntary basis, milling wheat to produce flour for sale to visitors. Between 2008 and 2010 he was chair of the mills section of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.

Amongst his many responsibilities, Jim produced several editions of the Mills Open publication for the SPAB, and when that transferred online, the National Mills Weekend website.