The BIG event this week is on Saturday 7 May – The Mill’s Star Wars Family Fun Day – from 1.30pm to 4.30pm there will be activities for all Star Wars fans and we’re looking forward to welcoming Younglings, Padawans and Jedi Masters. Click here for more information. But there’s lots else going on this week, so read on …
Whenever we are open you can call in to:
- Use the honesty library (a great selection of books donated by local residents which you can take away to read, and then return or not … we don’t check!)
- View the latest art exhibition on the walls of our ‘living room’
- Make a cuppa (tea and coffee supplies are available for a small donation of 50p) and, if the weather’s good, you can sit in the garden …
- Bring your little ones to enjoy all the toys in the Childrens’ Playroom, or
- Just come in for a chat – there’s always someone on the reception desk to welcome you.
The Mill organises events and activities for the local community, and also provides space for others to run their own events and activities. Below are details of what’s happening in the week beginning Monday 2 May 2016. All information is as given by the organisers and contact details are given so you can find out more.
Monday 2 May
Is a Bank Holiday so The Mill is closed.
Tuesday 3 May
10am-1pm Real Coffee Freshly Brewed @ The Mill
Come along on the first Tuesday of each month to enjoy Walthamstow’s cheapest – and best – cup of real coffee with complimentary home-made biscotti – and all for just £1 … !
- 10am-1pm Social Sewing Group
This is the second of regular sessions taking place on alternate Tuesdays. Bring your sewing projects to The Mill and sew along in company with others. All sewing projects welcome: patchwork, mending, darning. Come and learn a new sewing skill, have fun with a new fabric project or come to sew surrounded by others doing the same and have some fun. An excellent teacher will be on hand to help and give advice. £1 donation + small costs for materials. Please contact info@themill-coppermill.org if you are interested in attending.
- 4pm-7pm – Community Acupuncture Clinic
This community clinic offers low cost, highly effective and professional acupuncture treatments making treatments affordable to everyone without compromising on quality and care in a calm and relaxing multi-bed clinic setting. Patients receive treatments in small groups in comfortable reclining chairs or massage tables distributed in the same room. You decide what you can afford on a sliding scale between £20-£40. No income verification or questions asked. Bookings are by appointment only and there are limited spaces, so to book visit: www.daonuacupuncture.com or phone: 07809211013.
7pm-9pm Mill Book Club
Meets once a month at The Mill – to find out more contact Jenny Mensah – by email or phone – jennifer_mensah@hotmail.co.uk – 07939522881
Wednesday 4 May
- 12pm-2pm Laughter Club
Meets weekly and is for people to socialise and make new friends and enjoy pleasant company. Set up originally for people who are on employment support allowance on the work programme with SEETEC, but others are welcome. For more information contact Julie: julie.ayres@twist.co.uk or 07521 945 701
- 2pm-2.30pm Mindfulness Training
Robert Beard has been training in mindfulness practice for over 30 years. He is offering a drop-in taster session on Wednesdays which consists of a lead practice called ‘bringing the senses home’. It last for half an hour with a prompt start time and a brief introduction to the nature of mindfulness. Attendance by donation (suggested minimum £5).
- 6.30pm-8pm Knitting Drop-In
Suitable for experienced knitters or the complete beginner. Support and teaching where required. Everyone welcome for £1 donation. For more information email knitmillers@gmail.com, or just come along.
Thursday 5 May
12pm-2pm Asian Women’s Support Group
A regular, weekly, group for Asian women to socialise and learn skills. For more information contact Amarjit: amarjit786@hotmail.co.uk
- 12pm-1.30pm Words, Conversation and Scrabble group
Come along to gain confidence in spoken English, or simply if you enjoy a good game of Scrabble to help improve your vocabulary. All nationalities welcome. For more information contact Adele Tinman: tinman.adele@yahoo.com
- 3.30pm-5pm Kids’ Art Club
Themed sessions of art activities for children. Aged 3 and upwards. Can be messy. Donation of £1 per child please. We try and tailor the sessions to accommodate the younger children from 3.30 – older children from 4.15 but we are very relaxed and flexible! To join in – just drop-in … or for more information email artworks@themill-coppermill.org
Friday 6 May
- 10am-1pm Knitting Group
Suitable for experienced knitters or the complete beginner. Support and teaching where required. Everyone welcome for £1 donation. For more information email knitmillers@gmail.com, or just come along.
Saturday 7 May
- 10.15am-12.15pm Tales from The Marsh – for Mothers & Daughters
Tales from the Marsh is part of a research project supervised under the Drama and History departments at Royal Holloway University of London. It is funded through a Waltham Forest Arts Development Grant and a Royal Holloway University of London research scholarship. Places are limited so please contact workshop facilitator, Siobhan O’Neill for further information or to book a place. Call 0798 951 9522 or email
Siobhan.ONeill.2014@live.rhul.ac.uk
- 11am-1pm Mill Gardening Group
The garden at The Mill is Walthamstow’s ‘Secret Garden’ – a small but flourishing oasis of colour and calm. It’s full of bluebells at the moment. If you would like to come along once a month to help maintain the garden contact Monica.
But if you just want to look at, sit in, enjoy the garden whenever you visit, just ask at Reception…
1.30pm-4.30pm
Star Wars Family Fun Day – the BIG event this week. For more information click here …
Sunday 8 May
- 10am-12 pm English for Beginners and Improvers
General English classes for beginners and elementary level, working towards IELTS and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively. The focus is on developing all aspects of the English language including speaking, listening, reading and writing. The syllabus for each lesson is based on a course book, following two well known systems at the same time. The groups are small and students participate as much as possible, working on their own, in groups and as a whole class. The majority of the students are Bulgarians but any other nationality is more than welcome. The classes are a maximum of 10 students. The course is paid in advance – 10 weeks – £170.00 or 12 weeks – £195. For more information contact: easyenglishe17@gmail.com – 07786038760
- 11.00am-1pm Chess Club
A drop-in session for beginners and improvers. Everyone aged 11+ is welcome. Attendance is by donation of £2 (all proceeds to The Mill). A few chess sets will be available, but if you have one, please bring your own set
- 7.15pm-8.30pm Restorative Relaxing Yoga
Start the new week feeling refreshed and relaxed with this relaxed and restorative yoga class. Combining a mixture of yoga styles, including gentle Vinyasa, restorative Yoga Nidra and breathing practices, £11 per 75-minute class, or £40 for a four-class pass. Places available for seven participants and mats and yoga blocks are provided. Booking is necessary in advance due to the limited number of places. Please contact Zoe on 07736 3000 702 or email zoe_cricks@hotmail.com