Grow 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 […]

Office space for hire at The Mill

  Are you looking to hire an office in a creative space alongside other community-minded and creative people? We have a bright and airy workspace available for rent upstairs at The Mill: Dimensions: 16.2m²         Licence Fee: £420pcm on a 6 month renewable licence Licence Fee includes: Service charge 24 hour access Shared use of kitchenette Cleaning […]

Business 4 Life Masterclass

Dates: Thursday 4 and Friday 5 August Times: 11am – 1pm (ages 11 – 15); 2pm – 4pm (ages 16 – 19) Are you an inspiring young entrepreneur? Want to learn how to set up your own business? Then book your place on the Business 4 Life Masterclass. This two-day workshop involves fun activities that […]

Art Works at The Mill on film

To highlight the important role The Mill has in bringing arts to its local and expanded community, Carla Cruz has produced a wonderful video about The Mill’s community arts programme: Art Works. Between February and June 2016, Carla worked as a Research Associate for Goldsmiths University of London, based at The Mill. The placement was […]

Home Summer Exhibition 2016

Home – Summer Exhibition 2016 14 July 2016 until 3 September 2016 The Mill Home, a new mixed-media summer exhibition at The Mill, curated by Nat Di Maggio will be on display from Thursday 14 July 2016 until Saturday 3 September 2016. Home, an emotive exhibition, showcases the talents of people in the local community who have been […]

Parent-Child Led Play Workshop

Friday 12 August 2916 10am to 1pm For adults with children aged 5 to 11 years £5 per child and per adult Please note: The session planned for the 19 August 2016 has been cancelled. Join Renetta Fake at The Mill in her Parent-Child Led Play Workshop on Friday 12 August 2016, from 10am to 1pm. […]

The Mill receives Love You Borough Award

On Friday night, the London Borough of Waltham Forest hosted its annual Love Your Borough event. Staff, volunteers and beneficiaries from The Mill were out in force—and we came away with an award! The Mill took home the Arts, Culture and Heritage Award, given in recognition for the creative arts projects we run. This was […]

Thank you for nominating us – Love your Borough Awards!

The Mill team have been nominated for a Waltham Forest Love your Borough award in the Arts, Culture and Heritage category. We want to say a huge thank you and congratulations to all our staff and volunteers who’s h ard work, enthusiasm, skill and dedication have helped make The Mill a place where things happen in Walthamstow. We’re also delighted that […]

Fantastic first Ideas Kitchen

Thank you to all those who attended the Ideas Kitchen Community Dinner on 18 June at Gnome House! It was a fantastic night with amazing performances from X7even Performing Arts School and the Barbican’s very own Abby Asante! The pitches were all very inspiring including fan dancing from a local Tai Chi School and Community […]