Throughout the year, we support local people to try out group activities that celebrate creativity and wellbeing and help bring people together through our Grow Your Idea programme.
We’re so proud of all we have achieved together, Grow Your Idea has supported dozens of people to try out their idea for group projects and engaged hundreds of people in a huge variety of group activities.
Take Part
Do you have an idea for a group activity or event that could help bring people together? We can help you make it happen with help with room hire, materials and publicity.
To apply contact Kim at Kim@TheMillE17.org for an application pack, or collect from The Mill Reception.
Next call out in Spring 2024.
I found everyone at The Mil very approachable and positive and, in my experience, felt that there is a very good atmosphere.
Coming up in 2025
Some previous Grow Your Idea projects
- Maternal Journal
- TransMission Community Garden
- Finding Your Story
- ‘New Beginnings’
- Personal Development Workshops for Women
About Grow Your Idea
I felt well supported – well promoted to the local community, good communication throughout, and appropriate support when challenges arose.
Since we opened our doors, one of our missions has been to support local groups and individuals to grow. We’re proud to have worked with so many people who have incubated their ideas at The Mill with the help of our community competition prize – Grow Your Idea. They have brought amazing new activities and workshops to engage the whole community and hundreds of new visitors through our doors.
We share call outs for new Grow Your Idea applications through the year, and support a small number of projects at a time. There may be a specific theme or target audiences to meet local needs we’ve identified. The support we give varies depending on funding, but it usually includes support and advice from Mill staff and volunteers to turn your idea into a working project, the cost of room hire at The Mill, and help with marketing and publicity.
We’ve learned so much about what works (and what doesn’t!) and have honed our approach.
The story of the first six years of this journey is told in our publication – Grow Your Idea.