People who have been interviewed for or mentioned in the project People Making Things Happen:
Ingrid Abreu Scherer
Instrumental in the setting up of The Mill, Ingrid has volunteered since the start in Strategic Development and is currently on the Board of Trustees.
Rasheeqa Ahmad
Rasheeqa is a local herbalist who runs workshops and events as Hedge Herbs, including some at The Mill as part of Grow Your Idea, and who also ran herbal journal workshops with Yanire Sylva Delgado.
Zahra Ahmed
Currently events volunteer, but has also volunteered at reception and as a Trustee. Member of the knitting group.
Neesha Badhan
Neesha is a community artist who runs workshops and activities at The Mill including Wellbeing Wednesdays.
Janet Bullard
Janet volunteers on reception, as well as Comms and events.
Victoria Bureyko
Victoria is The Mill’s Administrative Officer.
Mark Bushell
Mark is a local basket maker who has taken part in some activities at The Mill.
Clare Coghill
Clare was the Councillor for the High Street ward at the time of The Mill being set up, and assisted in the process of the building being leased and in running some activities. Before standing down as Leader of the Council, Clare arranged for the lease of the building to be extended.
Hilary Davis
Hilary runs the Sociable Sewing group at The Mill.
Yanire Sylva Delgado
Yanire ran the herbal journal workshops with Rasheeqa Ahmad. Has also run various art workshops including Grandad’s Island and The Mill’s 10th birthday celebrations.
Kim Dexter
Kim is the Community Organiser at The Mill.
Frauke Dobers
Former volunteer who set up and coordinated Mill Bakers who bake and donate cakes. Also attended the knitting club.
Ruth Duncan
Ruth was involved in the library campaign and was later a Trustee and volunteer.
Mo Gallaccio
Mo was involved with the campaign to save the library and with the early days of setting up The Mill, and later ran the Artworks programme for several years and is still an active volunteer.
Sue Grant
Sue volunteers on reception and with the events team and has been involved with The Mill since it began.
Alison Griffin
Alison led on the fundraising bid to Nesta which allowed The Mill to begin, and has been on the Boardof Trusteessince then.
Hannah Guthrie
Hannah is a former Trustee of The Mill.
Dave Hall
Dave and his wife Janet Wright were key members of the campaign to save the library.
Jason Hawkridge
Jason is an artist who rents a studio space upstairs at The Mill and has exhibited his work in the building as part of the E17 Art Trail.
Alison Hay
Volunteer and former Trustee
Helen Hunte
Helen is The Mill’s fundraiser.
Helen Johnston
Helen runs the Mill’s Comms and social media.
Laura Kerry
Laura and Morag McGuire run Artillery, who organise arts events in Waltham Forest including the E17 Art Trail, and rent an office upstairs from The Mill.
Sarah Kinson
Sarah was part of the campaign to save St James Street Library.
Michael Leigh
Michael was part of Blackhorse Action Group and was involved with the group who set up The Mill.
Charlotte Major
Charlotte was an administrative assistant and managed the events team. She and her husband ran Souper Wednesdays.
Natasha McFadzean
Natasha is The Mill Centre Manager.
Morag Mcguire
Morag and Laura Kerry run Artillery, who organise arts events in Waltham Forest including the E17 Art Trail, and rent an office upstairs from The Mill.
Neil Meads
Neil was part of Blackhorse Action Group (BAG) and was involved with the library campaign, with fundraising and setting up The Mill, and ran their Comms when they first set up.
Jenny Mensah
Jenny runs The Mill book club, and her late father cut the ribbon on The Mill’s opening day.
Norman Minter
Norman is a volunteer and has also attended many workshops and activities at The Mill.
Ruth Mitchell
Former volunteer co-ordinator at The Mill.
Esther Neslen
Esther is a local artist who has been involved with projects at The Mill including the sculpture of Betty who sits in the Living Room.
John Onelum
John was the first Community Organiser when The Mill opened.
Andy Simons
Andy volunteers on reception and sometimes DJs with 78rpm records at Mill events.
Isabel Simons
Isabel is a volunteer who organises the Honesty Library, is part of the events team and oversees the knitting club.
Joe Swift
Joe is an architect, teacher and art director who ran the Redundant Architects Recreation Association (RARA) who organised for a group of students to live in, design and build parts of The Mill before it opened in 2011.
Phaik Tan
We weren’t able to contact Phaik for this project, but she was credited with instigating the campaign to save the library.
Adele Tinman
Adele has been involved in various activities at The Mill including Scrabble group, Mill Radio and the Mill Quiz.
Claire Witney
Claire was the head of Community Engagement at Waltham Forest Council at the time when The Mill was being set up.
Janet Wright
Janet and her husband Dave Hall were key members of the campaign to save the library.
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