Fwd: Welcome to Makespace Oxford

[Catherine Robinson]

  
  Herewith the latest news from the Aristotle House project at the south end of Hayfield Road. -- Catherine

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Subject:	Welcome to Makespace Oxford
Date:	Tue, 7 Aug 2018 12:13:20 +0000
From:	The Makespace Oxford Team <in...@makespaceoxford.org>
Reply-To:	The Makespace Oxford Team <in...@makespaceoxford.org>
To:	Catherine....@homecall.co.uk

Nearly three sun-drenched weeks have passed since our official launch and we are starting to see what day-to-day life at Makespace Oxford looks like. 

Welcome to Makespace Nearly three sun-drenched weeks have passed since our official launch and we are starting to see what day-to-day life at Makespace Oxford looks like. The larks enjoy the rich smell of New Ground roasting test batches of coffee whilst the night owls tinker in the East Oxford Fabricators ‘Hackspace’. Brides-to-be come and go, their dresses fitted by the expert hands of Oxford Alterations and donations of ‘things’ are rolling in for the Share Oxford Library of Things borrowing shop, which will be opening their doors to members soon. Next door, the Young Women’s Music Project’s space is blossoming as the young women make over the music studio themselves. On Monday evenings the doors of Sabali Pots open to Makespace residents where there are also public classes and ‘throwing’ enthusiasts can now sign up for membership to the community pottery studio. The work of residents Lisa Made It, Nor, Siobhan Cooney, Encosianima and Cassandra Sabo is beginning to adorn the walls and you can catch snippets of sound as Kinsgsley and the Inspire Sounds collective beaver away in their recording studio making music.   Events bring a steady stream of people through our doors. We were honoured to host the Oxford Green Week VIP launch, The Community Action Groups (CAG) - Oxfordshire hosted a food waste volunteer training workshop and Monchu ran a tea tasting session. Oxford Recovery College taught us how to make pine cone peanut butter bird feeders over one lunch time, Solidarity Economy Association hosted a workshop on the growing co-operative economy in Rojava, Northern Syria and Transition by Design ran an ‘ask the expert’ event on sustainable architecture and green building. Visitors can also drop into the Homemaker Oxford exhibition in partnership with Interior Architecture students from Oxford Brookes to explore the potential for using empty and underused space to house people without a home.   Blossoming out of our regular community meetings we’ve now got plans for skill share workshops, lunch clubs and craftivism. Hot Desk with us The final piece of the puzzle is to find brilliant individuals to fill our hot desking spaces. If you’re interested in finding out more, please visit our website. Latest News We were recognised at the Oxford Charity and Volunteer Awards, scooping the ‘Innovation’ Award and shortlisted for another. We also received our final funding grant from the Old Bakehouse Trust and are excited to announce that we’re already in talks over two new empty or underused spaces in other parts of Oxford. Read more on our blog. Upcoming events The Young Women's Music Project are having a launch party on the 13th September and we will be a part of Oxford Heritage Canal Day on the 9th September. Keep an eye on our website for more upcoming events. A huge thank you Thanks to all those who came along to our launch party and helped to make it such a success, in particular Mehdi from The Hayfield Deli, the Oxford Wine Company, Tap Social Movement, Groovy Sue and especially the fantastic Makespace Oxford residents who made it happen. A final thanks to everyone who has helped put us on the map, donated time or materials and talked about us to friends and colleagues. Makespace Oxford has been an incredible community effort and we simply wouldn’t be here without you. Copyright © 2018 Makespace Oxford, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive updates from Makespace Oxford. We will not share your details with any other party. Our mailing address is: Makespace Oxford Makespace Oxford 1 Aristotle Lane Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6TP United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.