Wonder – E17 Art Trail group exhibition

1 June – 1 July 2017 FREE An exhibition about the curious and the awe-inspiring! What makes you wonder? Ferns? Fractals? Snowflakes? Space flight? Come and view our latest group show at The Mill, featuring works of art in all media from local creatives. Full of surprises! Meet the Artists  29 June 2017, 7 – 8:30pm […]

Swift Talks Afternoon

Swift Talks Afternoon Sunday, 21 May 2017 2-4.30pm Join us for an afternoon of learning, inspiration and fun. Please register for this event through Eventbrite:  swifttalks.eventbrite.com A series of short talks, film and exhibits related to wildlife and history, featuring: ‘Swifts – Walthamstow’s Fastest Bird’, a talk by Edward Mayer, Swift Conservation (see bio) ‘Wildlife on […]

Star Wars vs Harry Potter

Saturday, 20 May 2017 2-5pm £3 per child on the door. Accompanied adults free. The train now leaving Platform 9 3/4 is for a galaxy far, far away. Our popular Star Wars event returns and this time we’re teaming up with Harry Potter! A themed family fun day including crafts, face painting and fun activities […]

The Mill gets quizzical and raises £200!

Some of Walthamstow’s brightest minds gathered at The Mill on Friday, 24 February 2017, for our twice-yearly quiz. The teams tested themselves against a range of questions set by Mill volunteers, and along the way showed-off impressive expertise on everything from local politics to crown green bowls. The eventual winners included representatives of the Walthamstow […]

Memories of Shops and Shopping around St James Street Exhibition

Tuesday 14 March – Saturday 22 April Public Opening: Thursday, 16 March 2017, 6:30pm – 8pm, All Welcome Waltham Forest Oral History Workshop brings together historic photographs and documents from Vestry House Museum and recorded memories of more than 30 local shoppers, shop owners and stallholders from the First World War to 2017 in an […]

Thank you to B&Q for their support

Thank you to B&Q for their generous donation of materials and equipment to help redecorate and maintain the building, including paint, a new vacuum and a dishwasher for the workshop! If you, or someone you know, works for a company that could help us out with a donation, either cash or in-kind, please get in […]

Capable Communities – a free skills-sharing workshop

  Wednesday 23 November 2016, 10am to 2pm FREE – donations welcome This skills-sharing workshop by women on ELATT (LINK TO: http://www.elatt.org.uk/) Community Voices  programme will give ESOL learners who live locally a chance to showcase their skills to the local community. Activities include : Healthy food Essential oil advice Hair styling and African braiding […]

Primary school grammar – help for parents

Everything you wanted to know about primary school grammar but were afraid to ask. Baffled by the grammar your child is learning at school? For any parent who can’t tell an adverb from an adjective, and are frozen in fear when your child asks them about conjugating conjunctions, I am running two workshops demystifying the […]

Stay, Play and Protest starting 16 October

2nd Sunday of the month, starting 16 October 2016 10.30am – 11.30am Pay what you can donation Stay, play & protest is an informal drop-in for parents and their children with a twist – we’ll be talking about things that make our lives difficult and how as a group we can make them better. The […]