Saturday, 22 April 2017, 11 am – 2 pm FREE Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April each year – and The Mill is holding a Family Friendly event for all in the local community to join in this celebration. Come along to find: Locally nurtured plants and seeds for sale to take home for […]
Gardening
FollowGrow Your Own Mushrooms
Saturday 10 September 2pm-4pm Free Learn the basics of mushroom cultivation using various techniques using grain, straw and wood for growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms such as oyster, reishi and shiitake mushrooms. This is a free workshop as part of Cultivate, a nine day festival of urban food growing in Waltham Forest. See website for […]
Making a Buzz Family Fun Day and The Plight of the Bumblebee Film
Bumblebee Conservation Trust Tuesday 29 March 2016 10am – 5pm Free All ages Come along and find out what the Bumblebee Conservation Trust is doing to keep our bees buzzing at the Thames Water site, Coppermill Lane. Join us at The Mill for storytelling, arts and crafts, seed planting, gardening for bees as well as […]
What’s on Mon 28 Sept to Sun 4 Oct
Quirky cacti … and more The small image for this blog/post is a little snapshot of a part of one of the postcard-size artworks which will soon be displayed and which you could win – see main article on the website about the Greatest Little Art Show in E17 and call in to buy a […]
Would you like to be part of the Walthamstow Garden Party?
E17 Community Marquee brought to you by and the community organisations of Walthamstow Would you like to be part of the Walthamstow Garden Party? This year The Mill will be coordinating an E17 Community Marquee at the Walthamstow Garden Party, which takes place on 18 and 19 July in Lloyd Park. We want lots of wonderful […]
Grow Your Own Salad Box
Saturday 28th, 10am-1:30pm Grow Your Own Salad Box Don’t have an outside growing space? Come join us to start your very own salad window box. At this workshop we will create window boxes and sow salad seeds with help from an OrganicLea grower. You can have nutritious salad greens at your fingertips all year long […]
Sow what?
Tuesday 24th, 3pm–5pm Sow what? Grow-your-own drop-in with Capital Growth – London’s food growing network. Pop in to plant some seeds and get yourself starting to grow your own veg this season. We will also show you how to make a ‘seed bomb’ – an easy and fun way to grow plants in your garden, […]
What’s On next week Tue 8 Apr – Sun 13 Apr
Fancy a bit of egg painting? Bring your own blown-out eggs to The Mill and show off your art skills on Sunday 13 April (11:00–14:00). We are celebrating the spring on Saturday 12 April (13:00–16:00) when our Mill Mosaic will be unveiled by a special guest. While some of our weekly events take a break, […]
Each Saturday, join us in The Mill garden!
Mosaic Mural Creation 19th, 26th October and 2nd November 11am – 2pm Weather dependent! A Mosaic Mural for children and adults is to be created in The Mill Garden. A leaf pattern will be designed and each person who attends will have a leaf grid to work on. Over the three weeks we hope to create a […]
Murder Mayhem at Midsomer Mill!
Thanks to the fabulous Garden Squad and all our volunteers and visitors for helping to make Midsomer Mill a success! We raised over £490! It was a tremendous group effort, and besides adding to the Mill’s coffers, the event showcased The Mill’s activities and inclusiveness. The Community Support Officers dropped in and their uniforms added […]