We were delighted to welcome lots of families to ‘The Mill Shipyard’ during this summer’s Walthamstow Garden Party, to bring to life the picture book ‘Grandad’s Island’ by local author-illustrator Benji Davies. Children helped to create a colourful boat, inspired by the ship that transports Grandad and Syd on their adventure in the award winning […]
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The Mill Quiz 2019 – Thank you!
Thank you to supporters and participants of this year’s Mill Quiz! This year’s quiz was held on 23 April at Ye Olde Rose & Crown pub in Hoe Street. Six teams of Walthamstow’s wisest and wittiest competed in a classic quiz of 8 rounds , culminating in a grand finale and medal ceremony when members […]
Our Story So Far Exhibition – Summer 2018
The Our Story So Far Exhibition took place during Summer 2018, it was our opportunity to celebrate The Mill. We took a step back to see how far we’ve come, consider where we are now, and took a step forward towards what the future could possibly bring. Our art producer was Alison Dunne. Alongside the […]
Announcing the Grow Your Idea 2 winners!
We are really pleased to introduce the Grow Your Idea 2 competition winners, who will all be organising activities at The Mill over the next few months. Rasheeqa and Yanire: The Herbalistic Journal Project A creative collaboration between an artist and a herbalist in Walthamstow, our project seeks to connect our wild green spaces with […]
Help us create The Mill of the future!
Want to shape the future of The Mill? We’re looking for new Trustees. The Mill is a welcoming, positive, accessible and inclusive space in the heart of Walthamstow – we work with the local community to make things happen – and a registered charity. By becoming a Trustee of The Mill, you can help us […]
Thirsty? Refill at The Mill!
We’ve always offered free tap water, and hot drinks for a small donation of 50p, and you can now find us on the Refill app! Refill is a national, practical tap water campaign that aims to make refilling your bottle as easy, convenient and cheap as possible by introducing refill points on every street. If […]
Chase your dream – Waltham Forest Echo March 2018
Walt Disney once said: “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” Sharing a vision takes bravery because no-one wants to be laughed at or have their brilliant plan diminished. By taking the first step and speaking out aloud, it can lead to collaboration with supportive people who in […]
The Mall Charity Cares Thank You!
A big thank you to The Mall, Walthamstow for their support in 2017! We were delighted to be the Mall Cares Charity Partner in 2017. As well as raising over £4000 for our work, The Mall also gave us donations of much-needed equipment, publicity support, raffle prizes, and a new home for The Mill elephant. […]
The Mill is deeply saddened by the loss of Joyce McQuarrie
We are deeply saddened to hear that Joyce McQuarrie passed away in the new year after a long illness. Joyce was a close friend of The Mill. Along with her husband Jim, she was one of the first people to get involved in bringing the old library building back into community use, as soon as […]
Announcing our exciting new projects to build community skills
With thanks to funding from St James Street Big Local and match funding from The Co-op Local Community Fund we’re excited to announce two new projects at The Mill: Grow Your Idea 2 – a community competition to enable six new groups to start at the Mill, whilst supporting existing groups and their leaders. We […]