TOWN FESTIVAL: Neil Horsley, Mills Transformed

Drawing on his recent book Mills Transformed, local author Neil Horsley will discuss the importance of industrial mills, the human-interest stories behind successful West Yorkshire mill renovation schemes and how further mills can be regenerated and repurposed.

Neil Horsley is the creator and author of Mills Transformed, a project documenting restored and repurposed textile mills. Over the last four years Neil has interviewed and photographed the people who have renovated and brought new life to over 30 previously disused mills across the North of England. Neil has over 40 years’ experience of working in areas of urban regeneration and planning. He is a keen photographer, member of Bingley Camera Club and lives in Wilsden.