I have children and grandchildren but they don’t live here. This group gives me a chance to get out each week and see nice people. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year runs from 9 – 15 May 2022, and we’d like to highlight some of the work we do to support […]
Adults
The Well-Being Wednesday Cookbook is here!
It’s here!! The Well-being Cook Book created by our Well-being Wednesday social group has been printed! It’s available to buy for £2 from The Mill or by sending a message to NBAM – info@neesha.org All fund’s raised go to support our work at The Mill! Well-being Wednesday is a social group which has been operating […]
Snapshot Survey 2021
Tell us what you think about The Mill in our snapshot survey which we’re running during December 2021. The Snapshot Survey is useful for two reasons: To keep improving what we’re providing and to make sure we’re reaching everyone in our community, using our resources as best we can. To prove that we’re making a […]
Grow Your Idea: Moving Forward – Discovering what I can do!
In 2020, Chantraine Dance ran online seated dance classes at The Mill through Grow Your Idea and Milling About. The classes explored how Chantraine dance can energise bodies, minds and feelings. In April 2021, when lockdown restrictions eased, a group of dancers took their class outdoors. They danced in front of the William Morris Gallery […]
Join us for Milling About!
We’re really excited to launch our new project Milling About! Milling About is our programme of activities online and out and about in our local area, to support our local community and to connect people whilst COVID-19 restrictions are in place. We’ve received funding from the London Community Response Fund, administered by the City Bridge […]
Get Drawing Online!
As The Mill building is closed, David, from our Get Drawing Group, will be sharing drawing prompts and tips every Sunday. We’re collecting them all here, so you can take part at your own pace. We’d love to see you all get involved, get drawing and sharing your art work with The Mill Online. Week […]
Creative Isolation
We’ve spotted lots of online creative challenges and group activities in the last few weeks. Here’s some that we’re running, as well as others by local Walthamstow creatives: Kids Art Club Every Thursday as part of #TheMillOnline A creative activity you can try (young or old) put together by Gemma from The Mill’s Thursday afternoon […]
Feel Good Thursday’s Funding
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve received funding from The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All to pilot a new weekly drop-in social group for adults, Feel Good Thursdays. Every week there will be a chance to try well being enhancing activities, refreshments and visiting speakers/taster sessions – anything to help you feel good mentally or […]
The Joke’s on Us!
Take part in our new participatory exhibition, The Joke’s On Us, centring on Joke Stack by Peter Liversidge, part of the Government Art Collection. You can take home jokes originally written by British comedians… and leave your jokes for our walls! We’re making a dynamic, daring and… devilishly amusing contribution to Waltham Forest Borough of […]
Who dares wins!
Article featured in June 2018 Waltham Forest Echo Life without risk is life stuck in a rut. Sometimes taking a gamble can stretch and help me grow. On the flip side, fear of failure can be an obstacle that prevents me from taking that first step. I can worry about what will happen, if and […]