FREE! 10am – 6pm A veritable compendium of wordy delights will be available to entertain you, including: Cut Ups making – don’t know how? We’ll teach you. Learn how to Haiku, play Cross Words and Happy Endings, Scrabble, Upwords, Boggle, and puzzle books galore! Possible sightings of Coppermill Poets, Forest Poets and the Walthamstow Scribe! […]
Children
Halloween Fun! Thursday 31st October
2:30pm til 5pm Spooktastic fun at The Mill for all. Make a puppet and take part in a show, have your face painted and feast yourselves (if you dare) on our spooky cakes and biscuits. Wear your Halloween costume and enjoy the fun. FREE entry, small donation for face painting and craft.
Apple Day was a feast!
The theme of apple celebration took place at The Mill on Saturday 5th October, where visitors to Apple day could take part in all kinds of fruit based activities. Included in this were guess the weight of the apple cake competition, the apple cake stand and activities for children. Held by The Blackhorse Action Group […]
Saturday 5th October – Apple Day with E17 Fruit Bag
Saturday 5th October 11am – 3pm FREE! A fun day for all the family! This annual event features fresh pressed apple juice, apple recipes, homemade apple cake, apple games, autumn knits, live folk music and drumming. There will also be a craft workshop where you’ll be able to make an orchard wind chime.
Atty’s Musical Steps – Stowfest
11am – 1pm, Saturday 7th September Admission: free A special Stowfest event for children. Atty’s Musical Steps brings you lots of musical fun for babies, toddlers, children and even adults! An introduction to musical understanding through learning simple songs and rhymes, singing in tune, keeping beats, listening and learning rhythms. Musical and listening games are […]
“Joined up Writing” The Mill’s new poetry anthology
Submit work to be selected for our new poetry anthology: as part of O MY WORD – The Mill’s contribution to the WoW (Words over Waltham Forest) Festival later this year, we will be launching ”joined up writing” an anthology of poems and monologues by adults and children. There is still time for you to […]
What’s On this week 20th August
Welcome to another warm week in August at the Mill! If you are interested in Volunteering at The Mill you can check out the Volunteer page here -just a reminder, our volunteer coordinator is normally here on Saturday from 12-2 but this week on 24th August, Alison will be here from 11-1pm. At The Mill […]
Wednesday 21 August – Remembering Slavery family learning session
Remembering Slavery (Family Learning Session – suitable for all ages) Wednesday 21st August 10am – 12noon Marking the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade this session will take a look at Waltham Forest from the 17th century to the 19th century, the struggles to end slavery and the black community that lived […]
What’s On this week 29th July
All week, if you have children, why not drop into the living room any time – drawing materials, magazines, jigsaw puzzles available, all kids and adults welcome. Plus Poetry corner – write a poem for the Mill animals – count the animals in the exhibition, pick one you like, and see what you come up […]
3 August – Get ready for the Carnival of the Animals!
Get ready for The Carnival of the Animals! A celebration of the Wildlife Recycled sculptures Saturday 3rd August 2pm -5pm Come and hear animal poems and songs written by children and adults from Walthamstow or bring your favourite animal poems and songs to share! Ogden Nash and other favourite authors. There will be animal fun […]