What are you going to do this week? Why not come along to The Mill? Whenever we are open – see opening hours elsewhere on this website – 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)
- 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 also organises events for the local community, and provides space for others to run their own activities. Below are details of what’s happening in the week beginning Monday 9 May. All information is as given by the organisers and contact details are included so you can find out more.
All week whenever we are open …
Sketched & Drawn is our current art exhibition. Walthamstow residents of all ages have been invited to show their sketches and drawings for our latest exhibition which has been co-ordinated by local artist Jason Hawkridge. The exhibition will continue until 21 May. So, do drop in to The Mill whenever we are open (check opening times elsewhere on the website) and view the artworks on the walls of the living room. To find out more about exhibitions at The Mill contact artworks@themill-coppermill.org.
Monday 9 May
6pm-7pm – Gentle Yoga Learn some gentle healing poses and relaxation techniques, which you can also do safely at home. Classes are small (up to 8 students), so you will get plenty of individual attention. £10 drop in or £9 with a loyalty card. For more information and to book your place send an email to: josettayoga@hotmail.co.uk
7pm-8.30pm Ashtanga Yoga This class is also led by Josetta who specialises in teaching beginners this dynamic style of yoga, but all levels are catered for. Regular students buy ten week loyalty cards for a discounted £10 per class. Drop-ins are also welcome, space permitting for £11. This class is for anyone with little or no experience of either yoga or Ashtanga yoga, as well as for those who wish to develop their practice. For more information and to book your place send an email to: josettayoga@hotmail.co.uk
Tuesday 10 May
4.00pm-7pm – Community Acupunture 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.
Wednesday 11 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).
2pm-5pm – Walthamstow Community Radio Group A small group that meets at the Mill to make recorded programmes for podcast (distribution on the Internet) and distribution by means of free CDs at the Mill reception desk. Our aim is to explore issues that matter to local people, give a platform to local creative talent and engage in informal chat about all our lives, interests and opinions. Please check out our past programmes at Millradio.com and join us on the second Wednesday of each month between 2.00 and 5.00 pm to make new ones. For more information contact Adele Tinman – tinman.adele@yahoo.com
6pm–8pm – Let’s talk about the menopause … A monthly get-together (well, let’s keep the rhythm!) to share experiences, helpful knowledges, healing and dealing strategies and whatever else of use and fruit comes up. Enjoy some free time in a safe space to talk about the physical and emotional shifts that take us from woman to woman! If you’re getting lost in a sea of information or feel you don’t have enough personal support, let’s see how we can help each other with the unseen and unspoken challenges facing the menopausal woman. Bring yourself and your experiences of the journey and a half! Free but suggested £2 donation to cover room hire. For more information contact: rasheeqa@hedgeherbs.org.uk / 07784 506 494
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 contact: knitmillers@gmail.com, or just come along.
Thursday 12 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. 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! Donation of £1 per child please. For more information contact: artworks@themill-coppermill.org
Friday 13 May
10.00am-1pm – Knitting Group Suitable for experienced knitters or the complete beginner. Support and teaching where required. Everyone welcome for £1 donation. For more information contact: knitmillers@gmail.com, or just come along.
Saturday 14 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
10.30am-12pm – Memories of Shops and Shopping in St James Street A free illustrated talk by Robert Wilkinson of the Waltham Forest Oral History Workshop on the history of shops and market stalls in the St James Street conservation area and a discussion afterwards. Anyone interested in local history is welcome. Come and share your own memories! We are also introducing WFOHW’s oral history project which will record memories of shopkeepers, shop workers and shoppers over the next year as part of the St James Street Townscape Regeneration Project (funded by the Borough of Waltham Forest and the Heritage Lottery Fund). We are looking for volunteers and are offering free oral history and archive research training. For more information contact: Contact Alice Mackay at wfohw.stjamesst@gmail.com
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1am-12pm – High Street Ward Councillors’ Surgery
You can call in to the Councillor Surgery to talk to one of the High Street Ward Councillors. If you can’t get to the surgery, you can find the Councillors’ details and how to contact them on the Waltham Forest website.
2pm-5pm – Women’s history Wikipedia-a-thon Join us to help address the gender imbalance on Wikipedia, by uploading more stories about the history of women’s achievements. We have stories of women activists in East London for you to upload, or bring your own stories along to add to the collection. Come to The Mill any time between 2pm and 5pm on Saturday 14 May 2016 and help improve the coverage of women on Wikipedia. No booking necessary. Free – and all welcome. This workshop is part of Share UK’s Women activists of East London project.
Sunday 15 May
7.00pm-8.30pm – Restorative Relaxing Yoga Start the week feeling refreshed and relaxed. This is a relaxing and restoring yoga class combining a mixture of yoga styles including gentle Vinyasa, yoga nidra, mind/body awareness and breathing practices. Suitable for all abilities. £11 per class (concessionary price £8.00), or £50 for 5-class pass. All places must be reserved in advance – contact: thelivinglab@hotmail.com / 07736700702