If Not Now, When – on now

A series of photographs of some the most elderly people in our community by Michael Whelan: Award-winning photographer Michael Whelan is set to capture older residents from around the UK to form a major photography project to commemorate 50 years of Contact the Elderly. Whelan was inspired to work with UK charity Contact the Elderly […]

Grant Fundraiser The Mill E17

Grant Fundraiser, The Mill E17 Closing date 4th May interviews 17th May   Want to work at The Mill on Coppermill Lane, E17? We are looking for an experienced and proactive Grant Fundraiser.   The Mill is Walthamstow’s newest community space, which is volunteer-led. The Mill was formed by a group of residents 3 years […]

Some questions (and answers) from Alison, The Mill’s Chair

Q: What’s been going well so far and why? Alison: We’ve been making really good progress and have had hours and hours of hard working volunteer contribution.  We have identified skilled professional volunteers to complement our enthusiastic and hard working ‘amateurs’.  We’re about to have a registered charity (with very well considered constitutional documents) and […]

The Challenge begins in Coppermill Lane

Sunday was busy, as we, the new Coppermill Group, had our first formal meeting on Sunday, meeting Katherine of NVCO to get our project started.  We also got a chance to look around our old local library, which will be  ‘The Mill’, the community space for the residents of the Coppermill area (and beyond) The […]