Was your New Year Resolution to start volunteering? Come and join our fun and friendly team! The Mill is a community space run for, and by the community. We rely on volunteers to keep the building open six days a week. Hundreds of people help out at The Mill every month, and there are many ways […]
Volunteering
FollowWant to shape the future of The Mill? We’re looking for new Trustees.
By becoming a Trustee of The Mill, you can help us to build a strong local community where people love to live, and know and care for their neighbours. We want to recruit up to three new Trustees, including a new Secretary and Treasurer. If you’d like to share your time and skills with a […]
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 […]
Twiddle Cuffs – Mill Knitters special session
Twiddle Cuffs – Mill Knitters special session Friday 2 September, 10am to 1pm Living Room Free The Mill Knitting Group will be hosting a special guest at their next Friday session. Lynda McNab of Barts Health Dementia Team will be coming to speak to us about the Twiddle Cuffs project. Twiddle Cuffs provide comfort and […]
Twiddle Cuffs – Mill Knitters special session
Twiddle Cuffs – Mill Knitters special session Friday 2 September, 10am to 1pm Living Room Free The Mill Knitting Group will be hosting a special guest at their next Friday session. Lynda McNab of Barts Health Dementia Team will be coming to speak to us about the Twiddle Cuffs project. Twiddle Cuffs provide comfort and […]
Star Wars Family Fun Day 2016 Thank you!
The Mill Saturday 7 May 2016 Thank you to Tash, Cleo and all the volunteers who helped at our Star Wars Family Fun Day on Saturday 7 May 2016. We had a lot of fun and raised almost £500 for The Mill. Thanks to our local community who embraced the day and turned out in […]
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 […]
Raffle tickets now available at reception
Roll up! £1 Raffle tickets are now available at reception for our birthday party draw. Prizes include: Bouquet from Anna’s fab fair flowers x2 tickets for Empire cinema Childrens toys Chocolates £5 costa coffee voucher Coffee and cake at 56 shop
Warner Residents Get-Together
Thursday 14 July, 1.30-3.30pm Garden Room Free drop in session, no need to book. Aimed at long-term Warner Estate residents. Part of WE; the ex-Warner Estate in Waltham Forest ‘WE’ is a project exploring the Warner Estate in Walthamstow and Leyton. Originally started by Lucy Harrison and Katherine Green in 2014, the project has now […]
The Mill’s 5th Birthday Party
When: Saturday 9 July 2016, 1:30 – 4:30pm Where: The Mill, Coppermill Lane How much? Free! The Mill opened in September 2011, come and help us celebrate our 5th birthday with a big party, everyone is invited! This year our theme will be Hawaiian/South Pacific, so bring out your flower garlands, and flip flops! You can […]