Full details of all activities which are open to everyone this week are given below, including information about whether you need to book or if you can just drop-in, if the activity is free or if there is a charge, and contact details so you can find out more.
And, don’t forget, whenever we are open (check opening times elsewhere on this website) you can just drop-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.
All week – (except Monday)
“Happiness” – is our current art exhibition. We’re delighted to be working again with Whitefields Schools (part of Whitefield Academy Trust) to showcase work by the school’s students. Expect a variety of colourful and characterful images, pictures of favourite things and enjoyable techniques. You can call in whenever we are open to view this exuberant exhibition on the walls of our living-room . Everyone welcome – just drop-in.
Monday 6 June
9.30am-3pm – Pop-Up Monday – The Mill is reserved during these hours for local business people looking for work and networking space. For more information click here.
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
7pm-9pm – Make your Mark – Escape from the daily rigours of life and disconnect from smartphones, tablets and computers and join this 4-week drawing course for all abilities, led by artist Jason Hawkridge. Participants will explore drawing techniques through studying dynamic installations and life models, allowing various drawing styles to emerge. The will take place in the back room of The Chequers and at The Mill on alternate weeks, starting in The Chequers on 6 June. A relaxed approach will allow individuals to develop at their own pace and will encourage participants to explore their own ‘ways of seeing.’ Paper, pencils charcoal and pens are supplied, however having an A3 sketchbook is advisable. The course cost is £45 to be paid in advance to secure booking. Reductions are available for loyal past participants. Book your place by emailing Jason on: jasonhawkridge@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 7 June
10am-12pm – Real Coffee @ 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 … !
4pm-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.
7pm-9pm – Mill Book Club Meets once a month at The Mill – This month’s book is “Room” by Emma Donoghue. To find out more including title(s) to be read next, contact Jenny Mensah – by email or phone – jennifer_mensah@hotmail.co.uk – 07939522881
Wednesday 8 June
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 lasts 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
4.30pm-5.30pm – Performance Workshop for Teenagers – Calling all teenagers aged 11-18 who love music and singing! Join fully qualified and DBS checked teacher, Ania Hardy, in singing and performance workshops for all ability levels every Wednesday 25 May to 20 July 2016. In these six creative and fun workshops you will have the opportunity to perform songs in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Ania will give you specific feedback tailored to help you improve your performance skills. Come along with ideas of songs you would like to sing and have some fun! You will be encouraged to prepare your favourite songs – songs you love and know inside out – so that you will not need to use a lyric sheet when performing. And, please bring a bottle of water. No need to book: drop-in classes £8 and the 6th session is free! For further information please contact Ania Hardy on 07906 189 117 or have a look at www.thesongwithin.co.uk
6pm-8pm – Let’s talk about the menopause – Meets on the second Wednesday of each month 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! Let’s see how we can help each other with the unseen/unspoken challenges facing the menopausal woman. Bring yourself and your experiences of the journey and a half! Free but suggested donation of £2 to cover room hire. For more information contact Rasheeqa: rasheeqa@hedgeherbs.org.uk or 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 email – or just come along.
Thursday 9 June
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 art activities for children aged 3 years and upwards. We often work with younger children from 3.30pm and the older ones from 4pm but we are very flexible. Children must be accompanied. Donation of £1 per child please. Be aware… it can be messy ! For more details contact: artworks@themill-coppermill.org
Friday 10 June
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 email – or just come along.
Saturday 11 June
10am-11am – Spanish for You – Español para usted. Classes run by a native Spanish speaker for beginners and improvers (of any age) The cost is £6 per session (6 week terrm payable in advance). You are welcome to come along to a class and try it out. For more information or to enrol please contact: Roxana – 07709937543 – roxanaspanish@yahoo.co.uk
10.15am-12.15pm Tales from The Marsh – for Mothers & Daughters – A series of creative workshops 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-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.
Sunday 12 June
No particular activities, but we are open from 10am-2pm so do call in to look at the Happiness exhibition, to use the honesty library and/or use the children’s playroom.