Memories of Shops and Shopping

Saturday, 14 May 2016 10.30am – 12.00pm Living Room Free A free illustrated talk by Robert Wilkinson of the Waltham Forest Oral History Workshop on the history of shops and market stalls in the St James Street conservation area and a discussion afterwards. Anyone interested in local history is welcome. Come and share your own memories! […]

Art and Animation workshop

Art & Animation Tuesdays, 10.30 – 12.30 6 themed sessions FREE sessions for adults Beginning 8th September until 13th October Hatt Reiss will be delivering a 6 week Art & Animation course at the Mill as part of this year’s Step Programme funded by the Big Lottery.  Hatt is the third artist to Step Up this year, beginning a […]

Sharp Pencils Writers’ Workshop

New creative writing opportunity! Sharp Pencils Writers’ Workshop Tuesdays, 10.30 – 12.30 5 themed sessions FREE sessions for adults , new parents and babies welcome Beginning 28th July until August 25th Would you like to write, but don’t think you have time? Would you like help developing your writing? Or are you a writer who […]

Would you like to be part of the Walthamstow Garden Party?

E17 Community Marquee brought to you by and the community organisations of Walthamstow Would you like to be part of the Walthamstow Garden Party? This year The Mill will be coordinating an E17 Community Marquee at the Walthamstow Garden Party, which takes place on 18 and 19 July in Lloyd Park. We want lots of wonderful […]

Do you want to be part of a local community organisation achieving great things with and for people in Walthamstow?

The Mill is Walthamstow’s living room, it’s available for residents to drop in and read the papers, view our art exhibitions, join a group or activity, or use our play room. The Mill is run by local volunteers for the local community and is open to the public 6 days a week. The Mill is […]

The Mill at the Walthamstow Garden Party

E17 Community Marquee brought to you by The Mill will be leading on a marquee at the Walthamstow Garden Party on 18 and 19 July.  We want to use this great opportunity to get lots of local groups and organisations involved in running a collaborative E17 Community Marquee, where visitors can learn about and get […]

Return of Radio Programmes from The Mill

RETURN OF RADIO PROGRAMMES FROM THE MILL: Wednesday 29th April 2015 FREE From Wednesday 29th April 2015, Waltham Forest Community Radio Group will be returning to make more recordings in The Mill Garden Room. Subsequent sessions will be on the second Wednesday of each month through to December 2015. All sessions will be on from […]

Grow Your Own Salad Box

Saturday 28th, 10am-1:30pm Grow Your Own Salad Box Don’t have an outside growing space? Come join us to start your very own salad window box. At this workshop we will create window boxes and sow salad seeds with help from an OrganicLea grower. You can have nutritious salad greens at your fingertips all year long […]

Sow what?

Tuesday 24th, 3pm–5pm Sow what? Grow-your-own drop-in with Capital Growth – London’s food growing network. Pop in to plant some seeds and get yourself starting to grow your own veg this season. We will also show you how to make a ‘seed bomb’ – an easy and fun way to grow plants in your garden, […]

St James Big Local Treasure Hunt

St James Big Local Treasure Hunt, 10th – 21st February 2015 About the Project: Wathamstow is a vibrant part of East London, with an extraordinary mix of people and places. St James sits at the heart of this community, embracing a busy stretch of Walthamstow High Street. Over the past couple of months, local children […]