In light of Black History Month, we wanted to share few resources that we’ve found helpful in recent weeks.
Black History Month – Reflections, Reading & Resources
All posts tagged: Purpose Led
Meanwhile in Oxfordshire: Orinoco’s New Banbury Location
You may have heard the news last month, but in case you missed it, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve helped a couple more organisations into space in Banbury through the ‘Meanwhile in Oxfordshire’ programme. One of these organisations is Orinoco, who got the keys to a property on Banbury’s High Street and begin the fit out […]
Meanwhile in Oxfordshire: Making space for Autism Champions
The process of finding a space, securing a ‘meanwhile’ lease on it and fitting it out can be a long and arduous one, so when we were able to support our first occupiers into a space earlier this summer, we were very excited. We were introduced to Dee, founder of a local community interest company called Autism […]
Launching Meanwhile in Oxfordshire
Makespace Oxford and partners have teamed up with local councils to launch a new £1.7m programme to breathe life back into high streets and urban centres across Oxfordshire, supporting our communities to bounce forward from COVID-19 over the next year. ‘Meanwhile in Oxfordshire…’ is unparalleled in its ambition, and the first in the UK of its kind. Over the […]
Makespace Central is Open!
We are overjoyed to be able to finally announce that the Makespace Central building on Park End Street is officially fully operational AND we have managed to secure full occupancy, with residents due to properly move in once lockdown 3 is over! Over a year ago, bright eyed and bushy tailed, we signed a lease on the [...]
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Resident Interview: Zahra of Young Women’s Music Project
This month we hear from Zahra of the Young Women’s Music Project, a local charity that provides an inclusive, supportive space for young womxn to get together to make music, learn new skills, express themselves, and grow in confidence. Zahra: The Young Women’s Music Project was founded by Kate Garrett in 2000 in response to inequality in […]
Resident Interview: Kingsley of In-spire Sounds
At Aristotle Lane, we're so lucky to have such inspiring community oriented organizations nestled in to our building. We love seeing the work they have done and continue to do in the face of unprecedented odds. We'd like to introduce you to some of them, let you get to understand a bit more why we try and [...]
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Creating the change we want to see in the world, one empty building at a time.
The government and local authorities continute to search for answers to stem the tide of business closures in our city centres accelerated by the coronavirus. Makespace Board member and Transition By Design architect Andy Edwards reflects on his work in recent years and the process of transforming empty buildings into an opportunity to reimagine work and community [...]
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What to do with Oxford’s empty shops?
Emma Gordon, Makespace Coordinator on being part of a community-led and grassroots call to put empty shops to better use. Photos by Youssef Sida. Last night Makespace Oxford attended the “What to do about Oxford’s empty shops” community discussion group at Open House on Little Clarendon Street and what a turn out! Starting from a little post […]
We Need to Talk
When it comes to housing and homelessness, we need to talk. Oxford has a big problem with housing and homelessness. You don’t need to read the headlines to notice that there are more people sleeping rough in Oxford than ever before. 2017’s ‘street count’, the way the national government records the number of people sleeping rough found […]