▁c 1 9 1 2 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁mill ▁was ▁being ▁pro pped ▁up ▁from ▁beneath , ▁as ▁the ▁side ▁g irt ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁had ▁failed . ▁The ▁mill ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁but ▁was ▁der el ict ▁again ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁further ▁rep airs ▁were ▁carried ▁out . ▁The ▁s ails ▁were ▁removed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁A ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁vill agers ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁wind mill ▁should ▁be ▁restored ▁and ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁s ails ▁being ▁fitted . ▁The ▁Ash don ▁Wind mill ▁Trust ▁Ltd ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁char ity . ▁Pl anning ▁permission ▁and ▁listed ▁building ▁permission ▁were ▁obtained . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁mill ▁was ▁gift ed ▁to ▁Ash don ▁village ▁by ▁the ▁Th ur low ▁Est ate , ▁who ▁owned ▁it , ▁with ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁a ▁£ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁don ation ▁once ▁the ▁Trust ▁had ▁raised ▁£ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁itself . ▁The ▁Es sex ▁Environment ▁Trust ▁gave ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁mill ▁started ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Vincent ▁Par get er ▁was ▁engaged ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁rest oration . ▁The ▁frame ▁of ▁the ▁mill