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untilFree community choir at Brixton Windmill Centre, Wednesdays at 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Friendly relaxed and welcoming - no auditions or ability to read music required. Refreshments and guaranteed improved happiness included! Led by local soprano Isolde Roxby. Brixton Windmill Centre, 100 Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5DA www.brixtonwindmill.org
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untilJoin us in Windmill Gardens park for a treasure hunt with chocolate prizes and Easter related arts and crafts activities. The windmill is open for bookable and drop in guided tours. Our shop and cafe will be open too. Visit brixtonwindmill.org for more information and to book guided tours or our local history walk.
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untilJoin us for our first open day of 2026. Full bookable guided tours of Brixton Windmill (or free shorter drop in tours), shop and cafe. A chance to discover the story of inner London's only windmill with our knowledgeable tour guides. Visit our website to find out more and to book guided tours of the mill and local history walks of the local area. www.brixtonwindmill.org
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Community Club Facilitator - Brixton Windmill Centre 12 hours per week Join the friendly team at Friends of Windmill Gardens to run our Thursday Community Club for local residents aged over 60. Our Community Club is a popular weekly fixture for many local residents and membership has been growing since early 2022 with around 30 people attending each week. The club brings people together socially through activities and a healthy lunch. Role Purpose To lead and coordinate the Brixton Windmill Community Club (BWCC) To be the key point of contact for BWCC members and volunteers. To engage with current members and promote the club to new members within our diverse neighbourhood. To coordinate and work with Friends of Windmill Gardens volunteers to assist with running the club. To ensure the club is a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for members and volunteers. Key duties Planning and facilitating the BWCC on a weekly basis (10am to 2pm) including opening and locking the venue when required. Ongoing evaluation and preparation of monitoring reports for funders. Managing budgets in line with requirements of funders. Assisting with lunch preparation and planning (alongside community club members and volunteers) when required. Planning creative and wellbeing activities plus occasional trips. Ensuring Risk Assessments are completed and safeguarding policies & procedures are complied with. Essential skills and experience Experience of working in a community setting. Experience of working with people aged 60+ Experience of managing volunteers (FOWG uses the Assemble volunteer management system). Experience of managing a small project, including evaluation, budget management and reporting. Good communication and time management skills. Willing to step in and help on your own initiative. Desirable skills, experience and qualifications Some cooking experience in helping with planning and preparing lunch Current DBS (working with vulnerable adults). We would organise if necessary. First Aid training (we could organise if necessary) Food Hygiene certificate (we could organise if necessary) Good knowledge of local Lambeth services for our older community Contract and Hourly Rate We offer this role on a freelance contract basis of 12 hours per week at a rate of £20 per hour initially as a 12 month contract. You would be required to be at our venue Brixton Windmill Centre to facilitate the Community Club which runs 10am to 2pm on Thursdays. Other hours could be completed on a flexible basis. We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible. How to apply Our application deadline is Monday 23 February. Please send your CV and covering letter detailing how you meet our criteria to [email protected] Interviews will take place on Monday 2 and/or Tuesday 3 March. If you are interested in an informal chat about the role please contact Jean Kerrigan ([email protected]) to arrange.
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untilCelebrate Real Bread Week at Brixton Windmill! BOOK HERE Saturday 28 February, 10.30am to 1.30pm, £70 per person www.brixtonwindmill.org Join our hands-on baking class to learn how to make delicious artisan breads. It’s a chance to hone your home bread making skills using our unique stoneground flour from Brixton Windmill. The class is for a small group with a maximum of 10 participants so you’ll get lots of tips from our teacher Fabio Bettini. Plus there’s lots of time to ask questions. There’ll also be a chance to pop in to the windmill to see how our volunteer millers make our flour*. This class is suitable for anyone, regardless of age or baking experience (although a little home baking experience might be helpful). All the recipes will be fully explained step by step by our session leader. Refreshments are included during the class. You may want to bring an apron plus a container/bag to take away your bakes. *Milling does depend on a number of factors so we cannot absolutely guarantee you’ll see our millers at work but we’ll do our best to make this happen. Session leader I’m Fabio, I was born in Venice and grew up in a house filled with seasonal food and meals made from scratch. Many years have passed since that memory but the one thing that hasn’t changed is my passion for food, tasty and flavourful homemade food. And to the cry of ‘no ready made stuff and fake flavours’, I’ve kept baking, cooking, and sharing my experiments with my family and friends. Find out more about my Venetian Kitchen here.
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untilVisit Father Christmas and enjoy a festive atmosphere with Christmas choirs and music. Our cafe will serve warming mulled wine, hot drinks and snacks. Our shop will be open for purchase of windmill related gifts – something unique for family and friends! There will be free arts and crafts activities for children in the Green Hut throughout the afternoon. Santa’s Grotto We are very excited to announce that Santa will return to the Windmill grotto this year from 1-3pm to greet children with a small wrapped gift and allow families to capture a festive photo. We suggest a donation of £5 per child. Get your time slot ticket at our welcome desk in Brixton Windmill Centre. www.brixtonwindmill.org Brixton Windmill Centre, 100 Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5DA
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Festive Wreath Workshops at Brixton Windmill
Brixton Windmill posted an event in Activities and Tutorials
Make a festive wreath using natural materials. Suitable for everyone 14+ 12.30pm and 2pm £15 per person BOOK HERE The workshops take place during our Winter Fair and Santa's Grotto event with choirs, crafts for children, food, mulled wine etc. -
Saturday 8 November, 7pm Tickets £10 / under 16s free (on the door) St John's Church, Goose Green SE22 9ET Join Lambeth Wind Orchestra for our Autumn Concert - Carnival! Our programme includes music from Sparke, Bernstein and Hisaishi. Tickets are available on the door for £10 (under 16s are free). www.lambethwindorchestra.org.uk
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untilJoin us for a free family Halloween event in Windmill Gardens: Lantern carving workshop – make a traditional pumpkin lantern. Please note children must be aged at least 7 and must be accompanied by an adult. £3 per pumpkin. Spooky stories for children (5s to 11s) inside the windmill 1.30pm and 2.45pm. This is drop in with a sign up sheet here on the day. Halloween arts & crafts. Drop in activity inside Brixton Windmill Centre. Our shop and cafe will be open too. www.brixtonwindmill.org
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The Elves and the Shoemaker - Festive theatre for all Friday 12 December, 6pm Tickets £16 Adults / £12 Children & Concessions / Free for babes in arms BOOK HERE Following recent popular outdoor theatre shows in Windmill Gardens, Dot Collective and Open Bar Theatre combine forces and are back with a festive show inside Brixton Windmill Centre (no need to worry about winter weather!) Written in 1806 by the Brother’s Grimm the tale was originally the first and longest story in a series of three fairy tales entitled The Elves. It follows a failing shoemaker at Christmas time, who one morning awakes to discover a perfect pair of shoes, already made, sitting at his work table. Each morning the same mysterious occurrence takes place, helping him make his fortune. A story of hard work rewarded, the perfect treat for a frosty evening. Come one, come all, adults grab a glass of wine and a mince pie, bring the family and join us to witness the magic of the Elves, sing along and pull a cracker or two – you might even get a festive card or a chance to hold a puppet! Suitable for all everyone 4+ | dementia friendly | accessible sensory theatre Running time: 50 mins Please note we have limited space for buggies & pushchairs – you may need to leave outside. Your ticket purchase will support both Friends of Windmill Gardens and Dot Collective (a Dementia charity).
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untilWindmill Wellbeing Day Celebrate the United Nation’s International Day of Older Persons Tuesday 30 September, 10am to 3.30pm Brixton Windmill Centre, SW2 5DA www.brixtonwindmill.org Free day of activities for local residents aged 60+ Join our community club team for a free day of drop in activities at Brixton Windmill Centre supported by Age Friendly Lambeth. It’s a chance to meet your neighbours, try a new activity and join us for a healthy lunch. Everyone aged 60+ is welcome along – stay for the full day or drop in for a specific activity! Contact our community club facilitator for any queries about the day or phone on 07899 610552 Programme 10am to 10.30am Refreshments and welcome 10.30am to 11.15am Chair Exercise Taster Session 11.15am to 11.45am Refreshments 11.45am to 1pm Craft and Sewing Workshop 1pm to 1.45pm Free healthy lunch 1.45pm to 2.30pm Tango taster session 2.30pm Gardening for wellbeing tour 3.30pm End of Day
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Harvest Festival at Brixton Windmill
Brixton Windmill posted an event in Festivals and Social Events
untilCelebrate the wheat harvest at Brixton Windmill! Free family friendly event with live music, food, baking and craft workshops and milling demonstrations. Brixton Tatterjacks (Morris Dancers) will be celebrating with us at 3.30pm. www.brixtonwindmill.org -
untilArt in the Park, Sunday 10 August, 1pm to 5pm Windmill Gardens, SW2 5DA Free art and craft workshops for children, adults and families in Windmill Gardens Park. This year's workshops include jewellery weaving, T-shirt painting and paper marbling. Brixton Windmill is also open for guided tours and our cafe and shop will be open too. All workshops are drop in - no need to book. https://www.brixtonwindmill.org/events/art-in-the-park/
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Saturday 31 May, 11am and 2pm Suitable for everyone aged 4 to 94! BOOK HERE Following last summer’s production of Dream Sequence, The Dot Collective return this summer with their brand new production Catch of the Day. We’re going to the seaside! A place where community unites the locals and those down for a jolly day in the sun. One local, a fisherman, has some fresh lobsters to sell, little does he know that these are not any lobsters, these are Lobster Quadrille Lobsters, who are ready to dance back to the sea. Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and performed by professional aerial actors (Glastonbury/The Royal Opera House) it’s a story of wonder and nonsense laced with lethal wit, of games, riddles and conundrums, of questions with no right answers, but above all of magic and adventure in which you could be the highest bidder on the lobsters! Stay and Play! – there will be an opportunity post show for the audience to have a go sitting and swinging on the aerial silks. Recommended age 4+ Fully accessible theatre Dementia friendly theatre Please note well behaved dogs are welcome but they must be kept on a lead at all times. The show will go on whatever the weather (unless thunder/lightening anticipated). Find out more about The Dot Collective’s production and their work here.
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untilFree family friendly event celebrating May Day traditions and customs in Windmill Gardens, SW2 5DA. Monday 5 May, 1pm to 5pm Live music, planting and craft workshops, kids races, Morris dancing, maypole dancing, hot food and beer from Brixton Brewery. www.brixtonwindmill.org
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