Please note, The Mill will be closed over the Bank Holiday weekend – Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August – but we will be open as usual from 9.30am-6pm on Tuesday 23 to Friday 26 August for you to drop-in and:
- 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.
For details of activities throughout the week read on … to check if you can drop-in, if you need to book, if there is any cost and who to contact if you need more information.
All week (except Monday, Saturday and Sunday)
“Wish you were here” – The Postcard Raffle Returns … Call in to buy a raffle ticket for just £1 to win a signed, mini-masterpiece. Artists who’ve donated their work include local ‘luminaries’, pupils of Whitefields Academy, established artists – and, one, ‘very famous’ street artist. You could get lucky – and all proceeds will go The Mill and Forest Night Shelters. Click here to find out more.
“Home” our latest exhibition of art is on the walls in the ‘living room’. The exhibition explores how amazing our little piece of the world really is and why so many of us have chosen to live here. “Home” is an emotive thing – people have been inspired to paint, draw, write poetry and wax lyrical in many paintings and songs about what it means to them. For more information contact the exhibition’s curator – Nat Di Maggio – by email.
Monday 22 August
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 23 August
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.
Wednesday 24 August
11am-1pm – Art Workshops for All – for adults tto explore looking at life through art and not art itself. The workshops are for anyone, from beginner to ‘expert painter’. When it comes to expressing yourself – you are the greatest artist. No booking is required, just drop in on the day! The sessions are free and all materials are provided – but we do ask for a £2 donation towards The Mill. For more information email Hassan Vawda
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). For more information email.
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 25 August
9.30am-12.00pm – The New Parents Social Drop In is an informal coffee morning for parents of pre-crawling babies to get to know others who are also welcoming a new little person into their family. . Contact Jo at jobardsley@hotmail.com for further information.
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
Friday 26 August
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.
1.30pm-2.30pm – Learn Urdu – Asima Baig is a qualified experienced Pakistani Urdu teacher. £1 donation to The Mill. For more information email: :asima76baig@yahoo.co.uk or ring 07450 282735
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August
The Mill be closed for the Bank Holiday weekend.