In summer, we met to share The Mill’s exciting 10 year strategy. It was great to see our community coming together to share future plans. Thanks to everyone who came along to offer their thoughts and voices. If you’re interested in reading more, the strategy has been summarised into a little booklet which can be […]
Shop online and raise money for The Mill
You can now generate free donations for your favourite community centre. We’ve signed up to an app called Easyfundraising which helps the online stores you shop with donate a small amount to your favourite cause whenever you shop with them. It’s really simple! All you have to do is: 1. Sign up by going to Easyfundraising. 2. Choose “The Mill […]
Office/Studio space available at The Mill from March 2023
Are you looking for office or studio space in a great location, working alongside community minded and creative people? We have a room available from March 2023. A lovely bright space, painted white, carpeted with some built-in shelving. Available unfurnished (a desk is available if required). You will have 24-hour access, fibre optic broadband, […]
Build The Mill
Our building is a much-loved and well-used space, but it was not originally designed for how we use it now. Although we’ve adapted the space over the years, we need to improve the building to create a more accessible and environmentally-friendly space, but still keep it affordable and welcoming. Our ‘Build The Mill’ project will involve refurbishment […]
Planning Together for The Mill
We have funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to help us to plan for the next five years. With the funding, we can spend some time together as a community, learning from our past and looking to our future. We hope to launch our new plan or ‘strategy’ in April 2023. The Mill belongs to all […]
Plant Sale success!
Thank you so much to everyone who came to our Plant and Yarn sale on Sunday, 4 September 2022 as part of the St James Big Local Jumble Trail. We’re really happy to tell you that together we raised £300 to support our work! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It […]
The Mill goes to Berlin!
Alison and Mo from The Mill recently travelled to Berlin to celebrate Stille Strasse’s 10th anniversary celebrations, read on to find out more about their trip and this inspiring community organisation. It’s not every day that The Mill receives an invitation for two people to fly to Berlin for a long weekend, all expenses paid, […]
Well Being at The Mill
I have children and grandchildren but they don’t live here. This group gives me a chance to get out each week and see nice people. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year runs from 9 – 15 May 2022, and we’d like to highlight some of the work we do to support […]
Introducing Richard Bennett our new Chair of Trustees
We’re pleased to welcome Richard Bennett as our new Chair of Trustees at The Mill. Richard is taking over from Ingrid Abreu Scherer, who is remaining as a trustee. Richard has written a short blog to introduce himself to The Mill community. I’ve been a trustee at The Mill since mid 2019, it is a […]
The Mill is looking for new Trustees
The Mill, a well-respected community centre in Walthamstow, is aiming to recruit some new trustees. We’re looking for people who want to get involved and help create a strong local community, who can volunteer around 8 hours a month and get actively involved, and who together reflect the diverse community where we’re based. Although this […]