4 February 2017, 10am – 1pm
Living Room
£10 per participant (all materials included)
Children welcome, recommended age 6+

Join us for another morning of creativity at our Pop Up Pottery! Learn three fantastic pottery painting techniques and create a unique ceramic piece to take home.  Choose to decorate either a mug or a bowl.   

We will glaze and fire your pieces and you can collect them up to a week later.

Places are limited, so you will need to book; email info@themill-coppermill.org or call: 020 8521 3211. Payment will be required in advance.

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Wednesday 1 March 2017, 4 – 5pm
Garden Room
Children aged 4 – 12 years old
FREE Taster Session

I’m a local trilingual dad who is launching new children’s extracurricular French and Spanish club at The Mill. I’d love to offer you and your child a free taster session, to fully experience the classes in action.

What my classes provide:

• A unique and well-established structured language course
• An authentic accent for the children to pick up
• Small classes with children of similar age
• Conversation, grammar, games, role-plays, rhymes and stories
• Awareness of the foreign country, its geography and culture
• Termly reports on children’s progress

I’m teaching the award-winning La Jolie Ronde Programmes. The programme is designed to enhance the children’s learning skills and to challenge them, in order for them to excel at the language and  develop their language skills to the highest level possible.

If you would like further information or would like to book a place please call or email Arno on 07846018215 or arnomeyong@hotmail.com

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Thursday, 15 June – 13 July 2017

4 – 5pm

Five sessions

Aimed at children 6 years +

£2 donation per child

Come and join the Mill’s Junior Art Club!  Explore new ways to be creative and have fun.

Work with David and the team on Wild Animals using drawing, clay, cardboard, and paint.

Each week a new approach. It’s best if you can make all sessions but we can accommodate kids who drop in and a few younger children. Children under 8 must be accompanied. Remember – being creative can sometimes be messy !

Limited places please book through The Mill’s Reception: info@themill-coppermill.org or ring 020 8521 3211

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Friday evening, 18 August – Sunday, 20 August 2017
Free

Interested in a career in Comms? Want to work for charities and social action?

Join us at The Mill for a weekend Boot Camp for young people aged 16-22 who are interesting in working in communications. The Boot Camp is your opportunity to learn new skills and gain experience supporting local charities and social action in Walthamstow.

The weekend will feature workshops led by experienced industry professionals, and hands on projects. We will be covering:

• Working with clients
• Story telling
• PR and what the media are looking for
• Using social media for good
• Team working

Once you’ve graduated from the Comms Boot Camp, you will be partnered with volunteers running a group, activity or event at The Mill to get some real comms volunteering experience for your CV.

You will be teamed up with current Mill projects,  for instance, you could be supporting the annual Apple Day event, or a new art group starting at The Mill.

The Mill is a vibrant volunteer-lead space created by and for the diverse local community in Walthamstow, East London, as a place for people to meet, learn, create and make things happen locally. The charity was created by local residents following a successful grassroots campaign to retain the closed local library building for community use. The Mill is now a thriving community space based in the old library building, offering space for groups to meet, drop in social spaces and an active arts programme of exhibitions, events and courses.

Sign up by emailing comms@themillE17.org with a short paragraph about yourself and why you’d like to take part.

Max 10 participants.

Do you work in Comms or Marketing and live or work locally? Would you be interested in sharing your knowledge and experience with young people? We’re looking for industry professionals to drop in and run short sessions at our boot camp. Get in touch if you’d like to get involved.

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8 – 9 August 2017
2 – 4:00pm.
For 11-19 year olds
FREE – booking essential

Led by an experienced and engaging art coach, this is an original workshop to know all there is to know about designing your own customised t-shirt. Bring some old clothes that you don’t mind getting messy!

For more information and to book, contact Callum Salholtra, Let Me Play, 0203 475 7511, info@letmeplay.co.uk

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Junior Art Club returns for Autumn 2017

Thursday afternoons, beginning 14 September 2017, 4 – 5pm
Five sessions
£2 per session per child
Children aged 6+, under 8s must be accompanied

Join David and the team for the Junior Art Club, five weekly sessions on Thursday afternoons.
We will begin by working with clay and making coil pots and for the last three sessions explore shapes and colours of leaves.
Have fun and learn some new skills – get creative!

It’s fun – it can be messy!

Limited spaces so please book through reception 020 8521 3211 or info@themill-coppermill.org

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28 September 2017
7.30pm to 9.30pm
£15 per participant, booking essential

Join us for an evening of creativity and relaxation at our pop up pottery! Experiment with a number of pottery decorating techniques to create a beautiful serving plate for your home. Included in the workshop cost is demonstration of three simple but effective decorating techniques, one serving plate to decorate, use of our pottery paints and equipment, glazing and firing of your piece for collection a week or so later.

10 spaces available. Booking essential with payment in advance

To book email info@themille17.org or call 0208 521 3211.

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4, 11, 18 October and 1 November 2017
6pm to 8pm
£20 per workshop or £75 for all four if paid in advance. Materials supplied
10 spaces available

Autumn with its shorter days and longer evenings is just around the corner, why not try a nurturing activity to fill your evenings? Join our four week jewellery making workshop on Wednesdays, run by Birgit Barrett from Beyond Beading.

This course will be taking you through a variety of techniques from forming basic wire loops to make a gorgeous charm bracelet, working with tigertail wire and beads to make a floating necklace, a washer and seed bead pendant and finally a fabulous suncatcher using real gemstone chips. You will learn how to handle the relevant jewellery-making tools and you can choose to follow our designs or develop your own. There will be a wide selection of beads from which to choose, and all tools for the classes will be provided. All course projects are suitable for beginners.

This is a great way to unleash your creativity, grab some me-time, make new friends, learn new skills and have two hours of fun.

Booking and further details, contact Birgit on 07910 251 629

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18 – 19 November 2017
10am – 2pm
Free

Interested in a career in Comms? Want to work for charities and social action?

Join us at The Mill for a weekend Boot Camp for young people aged 16-22 who are interesting in working in communications. The Boot Camp is your opportunity to learn new skills and gain experience supporting local charities and social action in Walthamstow.

The weekend will feature workshops led by experienced industry professionals, and hands on projects. We will be covering:

• Working with clients
• Story telling
• PR and what the media are looking for
• Using social media for good
• Team working

Once you’ve graduated from the Comms Boot Camp, you will be partnered with volunteers running a group, activity or event at The Mill to get some real comms volunteering experience for your CV. For instance, you could be supporting our annual Apple Day event, or a new children’s art group starting at The Mill.

The Mill is a vibrant volunteer-lead space created by and for the diverse local community in Walthamstow, East London, as a place for people to meet, learn, create and make things happen locally. The charity was created by local residents following a successful grassroots campaign to retain the closed local library building for community use. The Mill is now a thriving community space based in the old library building, offering space for groups to meet, drop in social spaces and an active arts programme of exhibitions, events and courses.

Sign up by emailing comms@themillE17.org with a short paragraph about yourself and why you’d like to take part.

Max 10 participants.

Do you work in Comms or Marketing and live or work locally? Would you be interested in sharing your knowledge and experience with young people? We’re looking for people who would be willing to give short presentations to share their comms experience and anyone who’d like to join the team to help plan and deliver the weekend activities. Get in touch if you’d like to get involved.

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Thank you for all the suggestions to name the new resident of our Children’s Room. The name picked out of the hat  on Apple Day for our beautiful, gloriously coloured Chameleon is George!

George was made over one weekend in the Summer holidays by about 50 children, parents and carers. Vanessa Brightwell, artist, designer and maker, with her team of volunteers, helped to guide and encourage children, many of whom were very young, to fully explore their creative talents. Lots of paint and glue went into the mix ! Everyone had a fun time.

This activity was funded by an Aviva Community Award . We are very grateful for their support and for all the people who voted for us.

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Monday evenings, 6 – 27 November 2017
7pm – 9pm
The Chequers and The Mill
£50 covers all materials, room hire and model hire.
£40 for previous participants

Run by artist Jason Hawkridge, Make your Mark runs its four weekly course once again at the Mill and the gorgeous leather seated back room at The Chequers.

The Chequers – Monday 6 November
The Mill – Monday 13 November
The Chequers – Monday 20th November
The Mill – Monday 27th November

All basic materials supplied. A3 sketchbook is suggested to invest in for you and your drawings prosperity.

To book your place contact Jason on 07786 495005 or jasonhawkridge@yahoo.co.uk

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Sunday 12 November
11am – 1pm
FREE
All welcome

Get Drawing!

The Art Cart is an addition to The Mill’s Art Works programme. It will always be furnished with paper and great coloured pencils for the enjoyment of adults and children.

Join us for some still-life drawing Sunday 12 November, 11 am to 1pm.

With the support of Aviva Community Fund. A big thank you to all the people that voted for us, Jackson’s Art and Trestles London.

Drawing by Sarah at Open Learning Blog

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Every other Sunday, starting 7 January 2018, 11am – 1pm
£4 per session
Adults of all abilities welcome

After the successful launch of the Mill’s Art Cart, in the New Year we are starting a Sunday morning drawing group with the opportunity to work on still-life. This is not a class, just a relaxing two hours drawing for adults only.

All abilities welcome, some tuition will be available for those that want it, or work on your own. £4 a session. Basic materials, paper and pencils, will be provided. Starting on Sunday January 7th, 11 – 1pm and then every other week.

We have limited space so get here early to secure a place.

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Saturday, 27 January 2018
2pm to 5pm
£48 per person
No experience needed, everyone welcome

Join Nina’s Chalk Pot for a fun, relaxed 3 hour workshop and discover how you can use our special paints, pigments, accent colours and waxes to add a whole new layer of creativity to repurposing and upcycling.

Learn how to use our versatile paints, pigments and wax to create desirable colours, textures, finishes and get inspired for your own projects! No experience needed everyone is welcome.

We use our own natural creamy paint, finest earth pigments and water based furniture wax. Our patent pending products have been in development for several years by leading experts in natural pigments, colours, chalk and minerals. Our products are non-toxic, non-drip, fast drying and a pleasure to use.

What you will learn:

• Colour trends and how to make your own unique natural colours
• Preparing and repairing
• How to easily and quickly, achieve decorative effects
• Painting techniques, smooth or textured finishes
• Highlighting, distressing and aging
• Stenciling
• Natural water-based wax application
• How to combine pigments, paints and wax to create unique effects.

What’s Included:

• Aprons will be provided but please wear old clothes.
• Use of our Paints and Pigments and wax
• A small item to try techniques on and take home
• A guide to create your own colours and colour log
• Homemade cakes, Tea and coffee

All guests will have the opportunity to purchase our unique upcycling kit at a discounted rate on the day.

Contact Michelle or Karla if you have any questions in regards to the workshop or if you’d like to bring a small item of your own to paint on the day.

Email: info@chalkpot.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chalkpot/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chalkpot/

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Thursday, 25th January 2018
7:15pm – 9:30pm
£15 per person, max 10 people
Booking and payment in advance.

Join us for an evening of creativity and relaxation at our Pop-up Pottery. Experiment with a number of pottery decorating techniques to create a beautiful ceramic travel mug.

Perfect for cold winter days outside!

Included in the workshop cost:

• Demonstration of 3 simple but effective decorating techniques
• 1 ceramic travel mug with silicone lid and hand grip to decorate
• Use of our pottery paints and equipment
• Glazing and firing of your piece for collection a week or so later

All proceeds from the workshop go to support our work at The Mill.

To book your place, please email info@themille17.org

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Two three-week courses:
25 February – 11 March 2018
and
8 April – 22 April 2018

2pm – 5pm
£75 (£60 concessions) for whole series or £30 (£25) per session

Learn how to make potent medicinal preparations with wild harvested and cultivated herbs for your home and community use: infusions & decoctions, tinctures, vinegars, syrups, powders for internal use and washes, compresses, poultices, plasters, infused oils, liniments, balms & creams for external use. Build and share communal practical skills with natural materials and learn different methods and techniques for creating effective and personalised medicines for your body, mind and soul. We will learn from each other’s knowledge, from a long tradition of skill and craft and from contemporary research and developments to co-create medicines we can rely upon. And have lots of fun!

More information and course outline.

Book your place with Rasheeqa on 07784 506494 or email rasheeqa@hedgeherbs.org.uk

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We are really pleased to introduce the Grow Your Idea 2 competition winners, who will all be organising activities at The Mill over the next few months.

Rasheeqa and Yanire:

The Herbalistic Journal Project

A creative collaboration between an artist and a herbalist in Walthamstow, our project seeks to connect our wild green spaces with local residents to improve health and wellbeing, through a combination of plant medicine learning and creative expression.

We will offer a programme of guided local herb walks followed by practical creative sessions at The Mill where participants will make a Herbal Journal, collecting knowledge gained through the walks.

We will run 3 sets of the programme as follows:
Wednesday, 27 June – herb walk, Saturday, 30 June – creative session
Wednesday, 4 July – herb walk, Saturday, 7 July – creative session
Wednesday, 25 July – herb walk, Saturday, 28 July – creative session

The Herbalistic Journal Project!

Margaret:

Know your Bike

I would like to hold classes at the Mill that would provide an introduction to bicycle maintenance and repair. This would a restricted class size of a maximum of 3 people in order to allow for a more focused and hands-on approach to learning.

It is aimed at anyone that has a bike but does not know how to look after it or wants to learn more. It is specifically aimed at men and women that are intimidated by approaching bike shops for assistance.

My first two-day workshop will take place on 24 June and 1 July, 11am – 1pm.

Know Your Bike!

Joanna:

The idea I would like to grow, is a storytelling, movement, music and drama group for children with additional needs. While the sessions will focus on having fun with drama and imaginative play, it will provide a space for children and their families to connect and share experiences.

As a parent of a disabled child, I know how important it is to have groups that allow children to participate in their own way, but also for their siblings and parents to meet.

Alison:

I am currently developing a Community Interest Company working with curator, Sophie Persson. We are combining shared knowledge and expertise with the aim of connecting heritage sites with local communities and creative practitioners – through artistic commissions and public engagement.

The ‘Grow Your Own’ project will be a great opportunity to develop some of these ideas, with the aim of encouraging sustainability and ongoing impact.

I have a background in the arts, particularly in the creative learning/education sector including gallery engagement and interpretation. I design, manage and deliver a range of initiatives for learning, participation and well-being in a variety of contexts and enjoy supporting people to creatively engage with the arts.

Laura:

Family Portrait as a way of Phototherapy: For those who miss feeling like home

Family Portrait is a workshop for people who feel isolated and who do not identify with the place where they live because they miss their home.

I will run workshops to create a family album as a way of phototherapy where the participants can channel their frustrations and emotions, and also work through their conflicts in a personal way, looking for a way to progress towards a positive attitude to generate improvements in their life projects.

It aims to be a communication tool among the participants to be able to handle the loneliness in an environment to which they do not belong. You won’t need to have photography knowledge for this workshop.

Uzma:

My idea is to bring together my personal and professional fields – Oral history alongside photography. I am most interested in how individuals remember, narrate and share amongst themselves and others. I will be running a series of workshops, through which we use family albums and pictures as a tool to conduct oral history interviews and mapping. This process would involve participants to share, either through oral methods or through drawing maps, recording their locality and experiences. This activity would be aimed at the wider community and is not restricted to any ages or ethnic groups. The wider the representation, the more diverse and meaningful the content shared – which would be a true reflection of the residents of Walthamstow.

Possible connections explored could relate to migrant experiences, everyday exchanges/journeys around Walthamstow and inter-generational exchanges. This would be a great medium through which oral history, photographs and mapping would become a great tool in allowing all participants to interact, record and learn more about one another.

About Grow Your Idea 2

The Grow Your Idea 2 competition offered start-up support to six new group leaders to run activities or groups here at The Mill, thanks to funding from St James Big Local and Cooperative Food.

Grow Your Idea 2 is an opportunity to learn new skills, connect with other local people and build your confidence in your idea. The winners will be receiving a package of support:

• Free room hire
• A small bursary
• Mentoring support to get your idea up and running
• Training in sustainability to help your group continue after the funding finishes.

Thank you to everyone who submitted ideas to Grow Your Idea 2, and who’ve offered their support to the project.

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4, 11, 18 October and 1 November 2017
6pm to 8pm
£20 per workshop or £75 for all four if paid in advance. Materials supplied
10 spaces available

Autumn with its shorter days and longer evenings is just around the corner, why not try a nurturing activity to fill your evenings? Join our four week jewellery making workshop on Wednesdays, run by Birgit Barrett from Beyond Beading.

This course will be taking you through a variety of techniques from forming basic wire loops to make a gorgeous charm bracelet, working with tigertail wire and beads to make a floating necklace, a washer and seed bead pendant and finally a fabulous suncatcher using real gemstone chips. You will learn how to handle the relevant jewellery-making tools and you can choose to follow our designs or develop your own. There will be a wide selection of beads from which to choose, and all tools for the classes will be provided. All course projects are suitable for beginners.

This is a great way to unleash your creativity, grab some me-time, make new friends, learn new skills and have two hours of fun.

Booking and further details, contact Birgit on 07910 251 629

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18 – 19 November 2017
9:30am – 2:30pm
Free

Interested in a career in Comms? Want to work for charities and social action?

Join us at The Mill for a weekend Boot Camp for young people aged 16-22 who are interested in working in communications. The Boot Camp is your opportunity to learn new skills and gain experience supporting local charities and social action in Walthamstow.

The weekend will feature hands on, interactive workshops led by experienced industry professionals.

The workshops will be covering:

• Working with clients
• Story telling
• PR and what the media are looking for
• Using social media for good
• Team working

Our workshop leaders have backgrounds in campaigning, PR, social media, digital marketing, web development and journalism, drawing on their experience at organisations including the BBC, EDF, RNIB, as well as start ups, local charities, and creative businesses.

Once you’ve graduated from the Comms Boot Camp, you will be partnered with volunteers running a group, activity or event at The Mill to get some real comms volunteering experience for your CV. For instance, you could be supporting our annual Apple Day event, or a new children’s art group starting at The Mill.

The Mill is a vibrant volunteer-lead space created by and for the diverse local community in Walthamstow, East London, as a place for people to meet, learn, create and make things happen locally. The charity was created by local residents following a successful grassroots campaign to retain the closed local library building for community use. The Mill is now a thriving community space based in the old library building, offering space for groups to meet, drop in social spaces and an active arts programme of exhibitions, events and courses.

Sign up by emailing comms@themillE17.org with a short paragraph about yourself and why you’d like to take part.

Max 10 participants.

Do you work in Comms or Marketing and live or work locally? Would you be interested in sharing your knowledge and experience with young people? We’re looking for people who would be willing to give short presentations to share their comms experience and anyone who’d like to join the team to help plan and deliver the weekend activities. Get in touch if you’d like to get involved.

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Thank you for all the suggestions to name the new resident of our Children’s Room. The name picked out of the hat  on Apple Day for our beautiful, gloriously coloured Chameleon is George!

George was made over one weekend in the Summer holidays by about 50 children, parents and carers. Vanessa Brightwell, artist, designer and maker, with her team of volunteers, helped to guide and encourage children, many of whom were very young, to fully explore their creative talents. Lots of paint and glue went into the mix ! Everyone had a fun time.

This activity was funded by an Aviva Community Award . We are very grateful for their support and for all the people who voted for us.

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