Friday 5 September 2014

What's on at The Mill?



Hurrah! Brand new drama classes for Autumn in Walthamstow
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Super hot, super rainy, super... pencils?

Book for September - creative drama classes for every age from 3-18yrs

Drama and Making for 3-6yrs 10am & 12am
Seedlings are BACK at The Mill Community Centre, E17 7HA.
Yes, you can create your own SUPERpencil on Sat 13th September (10am & 11am)
Use your special magic pencil to draw/mark/imagine amazing stories. What happens if you draw a teeny tiny x?
Also Haunted Houses in Oct, Pet Dragons in Nov and Magic Carpets in December... £6 or £10 for two children. Book for all four months for £20 and receive a free story kit!
More info and booking here. Only 12 places each session.

For 5-9yrs who are burning to share their stories, we now have a weekly drama classes. Storymakers is a drop-in class on a Wednesday afternoon, with a showcase at the end. £7 a session or book 5 sessions for £30, or the whole term for £55. Term starts Weds 24th September. Register here (you can pay by Paypal, or later by cash or cheque).

We now have TWO Youth Theatres for you. If you are 10 or over, you can make a show from scratch - share your ideas, your characters. Previous shows have included sweets, unicorns, umbrellas and a murder mystery!
10-14yrs Weds 5.30-7pm
14-18yrs Thurs 5.30-7pm
£75/£70 concession.
Weekly classes take place at Harmony Hall, Truro Road, E17 - a large community hall behind the market, with a fabulous stage for performing.

As ever, please email or ring me on 0774 034 3240  if you want to discuss further!

Hope to see you and your children for more imaginative storymaking soon.

Sarah
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September news including Older People's Pop ups!
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New: Older People’s Pop Ups on Thursdays at The Mill
 
The winners have been chosen and five new pop up activities for older residents will be taking place at The Mill, starting on 11 September. This means that every Thursday afternoon between 2pm and 4pm there will be something for older residents in The Mill’s Garden Room, with everyone very welcome to attend. You can go to the calendar for more info on each topic and also the contact details, but below is a summary of each:
 
Mill Memory Catchers starts September 11
Preparing for the Fun Palace, residents young and old are invited to free volunteer training on how to work with older residents in particular to capture their memories of fun and special times in Walthamstow, and then participate in this on the Fun Palace weekend of 4-5 October.

Conversation Mill with Waltham Forest Community Radio Group starts October 2
A celebration and archive of the life experience of older people in Waltham Forest. Weekly conversation and recording sessions at which older people will be invited to talk about their lives, opinions and experiences and select favourite poems and pieces of music to accompany the recordings.

Papercrafting and Card Making with Aamna starts November 13
Aamna is an expert at making beautiful greeting and gift cards.  She has a range of tools and materials and invites you to join her for six weeks on Thursday afternoons to make cards of your own.

Chi Kung with Heike starts 8 January
Local Chi Kung teacher Heike will be offering very low cost introductory Chi Kung sessions as part of this programme – come along and try it and find out more about this amazing form of exercise.

Telling Tales Lounge with Sonali starts 19 February
Older residents are invited to come and share their life stories (or as much as they want to share!) in a relaxed and informal atmosphere, and will continue the ancient tradition of oral storytelling.

Thank you to the High Street Ward Forum for funding this programme.
 


Monthly Volunteer Coordinator Drop In
Come and meet our Volunteer Coordinator this Saturday and drop in anytime between 10am and 2pm. Find out more about what you can do for The Mill including getting involved in our exciting Fun Palaces event and distributing our new newsletter due out by the end of this month!

NEW for the Autumn, Workshops for Adults and Children:
Puppet Making Workshop on Saturday 20th September 10.30-12.30  Children and adults welcome for fun, educational and hands-on workshop of paper bag creatures. Create your own favourite cartoon character, animal, princes or monster. This will be followed by regular Puppet making courses starting on Tuesday 30th September… AND Saturday Seedlings are back! There are also two special one day courses aimed at adults about the practice of Permaculture on Saturday 20th September  and Saturday 25th October. Pop over to the website for details of everything here
 
Older People Pop Up: Conversation Mill
Older People Pop Up: Cardmaking
Puppet Making Taster
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Still on: 'more SOFT' until Sat 27th Sept.

Fabric Art by Walthamstow's amazing creative community. Soft sculpture to embroidery, knitting, quilts and more. For more check out our calendar of events:
http://themill-coppermill.org/whats-on/

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