The Mill news

There’s so much that happens at The Mill.  Here’s the place to read the latest news about what we’re doing, how you can get involved as well as stories from our amazing community. You can also sign up to our email newsletter.

  • The Mill’s 10 Year Strategy 2023-2033 - 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… ...
  • The Mill sign outside the building 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,… ...
  • Flowery and colourful Thank You graphic 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… ...
  • Mo and Alison handing over The Mill birthday card 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,… ...
  • A group of people standing on the pavement outside a house, one of them is holding up the E17 Art Trail brochure, they're looking at the camera and seem to be having a good time together 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… ...
  • Richard Bennett standing in an open field in the sunshine, with bare winter trees in the background. 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… ...
  • Mill Makers craft club a group of people sitting round tables doing sewing, painting and other crafts 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… ...
  • Wellbeing Wednesdays Cookbook cover The Well-Being Wednesday Cookbook is here! - It's here!! The Well-being Cook Book created by our Well-being Wednesday social group has been printed! It's available to buy for £2 from The Mill or by sending a message to NBAM - info@neesha.org All fund's raised go to support our work at The Mill! Well-being Wednesday is a social group which has been operating… ...
  • The Mill building from outside, with the large sign above the door saying The Mill Snapshot Survey 2021 - Tell us what you think about The Mill in our snapshot survey which we’re running during December 2021. The Snapshot Survey is useful for two reasons: To keep improving what we’re providing and to make sure we’re reaching everyone in our community, using our resources as best we can. To prove that we’re making a… ...
  • A large, mixed group of people standing outside The Mill on opening day, smiling and laughing Tales from The Mill Oral History Project - Tales from The Mill is a new project, funded by National Lottery Awards for All, to document and celebrate The Mill and the people involved with it as part of our 10th anniversary celebrations. Tales from The Mill will collect, explore, create and celebrate shared stories related to how The Mill started and its importance… ...
  • Holiday Kids Art Workshops to celebrate our 10th Birthday! - Get creative this summer to celebrate The Mill’s 10th birthday! Join us for our series of free hands-on workshops for children aged 4 and over in our friendly community space, led by local artists. We're running three workshops on Thursday's during the school holidays, with a choice of two different times each day. Create your own party chameleon… ...
  • Grow Your Idea 10 anniversary flyer Grow Your Idea for our 10th Birthday - 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… ...
  • A large, mixed group of people standing outside The Mill on opening day, smiling and laughing Tales from The Mill Project Manager – Call for Tenders - The Mill is seeking an experienced project manager and oral history practitioner to manage the Tales from The Mill oral history project during summer 2021. The Mill is a volunteer-led community hub founded 10 years ago by the local community in the old St James Street local library building in this diverse area of Walthamstow.… ...
  • A children's play room, full of colourful toys, two toddlers are playing with a toy house, watched over by their parents Children’s Room Update - Sadly, the Children's Room is currently closed until we can reopen it safely in line with the guidelines. Supporting local parents and young children is a priority for us, so we're looking at how we can do that in other ways, and reopening the Children's Room as soon as we're able to do so. We'll… ...
  • Three people sitting on chairs, outside in the sun, dancing making movements with their hands and arms. Grow Your Idea: Moving Forward – Discovering what I can do! - In 2020,  Chantraine Dance ran online seated dance classes at The Mill through Grow Your Idea and Milling About. The classes explored how Chantraine dance can energise bodies, minds and feelings. In April 2021, when lockdown restrictions eased, a group of dancers took their class outdoors. They danced in front of the William Morris Gallery… ...
  • Grow 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… ...
  • Mo Gallaccio standing in front of a wall displaying bright and colourful children's paintings Mo Gallaccio retires from her role with Art Works - Mo Gallaccio has recently announced her retirement from her role as The Mill’s Art Works coordinator. Mo was one of the original Trustees of The Mill, and was an instrumental part of the team who campaigned to save the old St James Street library building and turn it into a space for the community. Her… ...
  • A group of people sitting on large branch of a tree which is growing along the ground. They're all smilling at the camera, it's a sunny day, and there is a dappled shade Join us for Milling About! - We’re really excited to launch our new project Milling About! Milling About is our programme of activities online and out and about in our local area, to support our local community and to connect people whilst COVID-19 restrictions are in place. We've received funding from the London Community Response Fund, administered by the City Bridge… ...
  • Group of people standing in the open door of The Mill smiling and waving Fundraising Thank You! - We're really grateful to have received generous support from the Foyle Foundation, City Bridge Trust, Waltham Forest Council, St James Big Local and Tesco Bags of Help in the last few weeks. Their contributions will help us in our efforts to reopen safely and to keep supporting our community during this difficult time. We'd also… ...