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 […]

Wonder – take part in the 2017 E17 Art Trail at The Mill

The deadline for submitting work is Sunday, 21 May 2017. What makes you wonder? Ferns? Fractals? Snowflakes? Space flight? We are inviting works in all media from local creatives about the curious and the awe-inspiring. This group exhibition will feature as part of the 2017 E17 Art Trail. The theme for this year’s Art Trail […]

Earth Day Plant Sale @ The Mill

Saturday, 22 April 2017, 11 am – 2 pm FREE Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April each year – and The Mill is holding a Family Friendly event for all in the local community to join in this celebration. Come along to find: Locally nurtured plants and seeds for sale to take home for […]

Wonderful Wetlands exhibition

26 April – 27 May 2017 FREE See works by local artists, learn from historical artefacts and look out for swifts overhead. A celebration of  the wildlife, history and development of the amazing Walthamstow Wetlands. Events Meet the Artists Thursday, 27 April 2017 6 – 8.30 pm    Meet the artists and experts from the […]

Christmas is coming @ The Mill!

Saturday, 10 December 2016, 2pm – 4.30pm FREE All welcome! A free afternoon event for children and families – making the perfect start to the festive season. Lots of craft activities for everyone – from really easy for the youngest to some requiring a little bit more skill for older children and adults. Make decorations to take […]

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 […]

Wish you were here … the postcard raffle returns …

The Greatest Little Art Show & Raffle in E17 is back for a second year to give everyone another chance of winning an original, signed, mini-masterpiece – by a Walthamstow ‘luminary’, a local schoolchild, or – perhaps, if you’re really lucky – a “Very Famous Street Artist” …! Raffle tickets are now on sale: At […]

Urdu Classes

Every Friday (starting on 30 September) 1.30pm to 3.00pm Cost: £1 per person per lesson Class Size: 10 students For everyone who wants to learn Urdu – from complete beginners, to people who understand it but can’t speak it… and others! The  English alphabet is used, but if the class is ready, Asima will teach […]

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 […]

The Ideas Kitchen Community Dinner – 18th June

The Ideas Kitchen Community Dinner Saturday 18 June 2016, 7pm Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane, E17 6DS Suggested donation £5 A community dinner for residents of Waltham Forest, giving them the chance to choose a creative project they would like to see at the Walthamstow Garden Party. Over the past few weeks, local artists and […]