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Sam Smith reopens Great Chishill Mill after £110k restoration Sam Smith reopens Great Chishill Mill after £110k restoration
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Pop star Sam Smith made a surprise appearance in the village where he grew up to reopen a 200-year-old mill, restored at a cost of £110,000.Pop star Sam Smith made a surprise appearance in the village where he grew up to reopen a 200-year-old mill, restored at a cost of £110,000.
Great Chishill Mill in Cambridgeshire is Grade II-listed and one of seven left in the country - and the only one with a fantail. Great Chishill Mill in Cambridgeshire is Grade II* listed and one of seven left in the country - and the only one with a fantail.
Smith opened the mill on Saturday and said it was an "honour" to be invited.Smith opened the mill on Saturday and said it was an "honour" to be invited.
It "made me so emotional to be back at home with my family and friends", he said on Instagram.It "made me so emotional to be back at home with my family and friends", he said on Instagram.
Smith said: "I am delighted to be back in Chishill, the village where I grew up from the age of four. I have many fond memories of my time as a kid here. Smith said: "I am delighted to be back in Chishill, the village where I grew up from the age of four. I have many fond memories of my time as a kid here.
"I remember running through the fields out the back there dancing to Beyoncé.""I remember running through the fields out the back there dancing to Beyoncé."
The mill was built in 1819 and remained in use until 1964, grinding animal feed. The mill was built in 1819 and remained in use until 1951, grinding animal feed.
In 1964, Cambridgeshire County Council bought it and opened it to the public.In 1964, Cambridgeshire County Council bought it and opened it to the public.
But by 2011, it had "fallen into a sad state of disrepair", Mr McEwan said. But by 2011, it had "fallen into a sad state of disrepair", said David McKeown, from the Great Chishill Windmill Trust.
The village raised £18,500, and Historic England provided a grant of £75,000; while the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings gave £29,000. The village raised £18,500, and Historic England provided a grant of £77,000; while the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings gave £29,000.