Neve's, the Heathfield millwrights fitted a new breast beam and repaired the side girts and corner posts.

[3] On 14 January 2008, a meeting was held in Mayfield, where Wealden District Council put forward options for the mill's future.

In April 2010, the Argos Hill Windmill Trust was established to lease the mill from Wealden District Council with the aim of restoring it to working order.

A high-profile fundraising campaign was launched in 2011 to raise funds for the restoration and a substantial lottery grant obtained.

These first two phases of the restoration project were successfully completed in 2016 when the mill's sweeps turned in the wind for the first time in over 80 years.