This year we’re celebrating our tenth birthday. We’re so proud of all we have achieved together and of our Grow Your Idea programme which has supported over 40 people to try out their idea for group projects and engaged hundreds of people in a huge variety of group activities. To celebrate our 10th year, we’re […]
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FollowGrow your idea online or outdoors!
Do you have an idea for an online or outdoor group or activity that promotes wellbeing and brings people together? Grow Your Idea from The Mill could offer you support with planning and promoting your sessions and a grant for your work and materials. For an application form and more information contact kim@themille17.org or call […]
Announcing the Grow Your Idea 2 winners!
We are really pleased to introduce the Grow Your Idea 2 competition winners, who will all be organising activities at The Mill over the next few months. Rasheeqa and Yanire: The Herbalistic Journal Project A creative collaboration between an artist and a herbalist in Walthamstow, our project seeks to connect our wild green spaces with […]
Chase your dream – Waltham Forest Echo March 2018
Walt Disney once said: “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” Sharing a vision takes bravery because no-one wants to be laughed at or have their brilliant plan diminished. By taking the first step and speaking out aloud, it can lead to collaboration with supportive people who in […]
Announcing our exciting new projects to build community skills
With thanks to funding from St James Street Big Local and match funding from The Co-op Local Community Fund we’re excited to announce two new projects at The Mill: Grow Your Idea 2 – a community competition to enable six new groups to start at the Mill, whilst supporting existing groups and their leaders. We […]
How to Grow Your Idea
How to Grow Your Idea A new publication by The Mill – £1 Since we opened our doors in 2011, one of our missions has been to help and support local groups looking to grow. We’re so proud to have worked with so many creative and passionate local people, who have incubated their ideas at […]
What’s On next week 17 – 22 March
The Grow Your Idea special event is on this Thursday 19th March, 7:30-9pm: How to grow your idea – this will be a presentation and Q&A on the Mill Model of community development. Come to learn how to grow your idea, ask questions and get advice, an ideal and free opportunity to meet others […]
Grow Your Idea
Grow Your Idea, a Walthamstow community project initiated in 2011 to support ideas driven by local residents, is holding three events at The Mill. Grow Your Idea Exhibition 26th February 2015 – 11 April 2015 A new exhibition to showcase the extraordinary success of the Grow Your Idea activities and groups hosted at The Mill. […]
Grants and support to grow new ideas!
The Mill is looking for passionate and creative local people who want to make a real difference in their community! We are offering start-up grants for people running new groups or activities, so that they can join us at The Mill to: connect local people to each other encourage people to share their skills and experience […]