Tales from The Mill is a new project, funded by National Lottery Awards for All, to document and celebrate The Mill and the people involved with it as part of our 10th anniversary celebrations. Tales from The Mill will collect, explore, create and celebrate shared stories related to how The Mill started and its importance in the local community. Volunteers will have the opportunity to undertake oral history training, and to interview people involved with The Mill in its early days and more recently. An exhibition will take place at the end of the project along with a celebratory event and publication.
Local artist Lucy Harrison is the Project Manager of Tales from The Mill. Lucy has worked on several arts and heritage projects in Waltham Forest including WE: the ex-Warner Estate in Waltham Forest and Lightboxes and Lettering, which explored the printing industry in east London. Lucy knows The Mill well from living locally and being involved in local creative and community projects.
If you have stories, photographs or other material related to The Mill or the previous uses of the building (St James Street Library and before that shops), or would like to volunteer on the project, please get in touch with Lucy: lucy@themille17.org or leave a message at The Mill: 020 8521 3211
