By Amy Higham on December 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised
It’s time for the last monthly maker of the year, and what a year it’s been! What better way to finish it off than with an interview with the super […]
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By Liam Kelly on December 15th, 2020 in Uncategorised
The Bootle Festival of Ideas, backed by Sefton Council, gave residents a chance to develop ideas and win a share of a starter-grant. Over the course of six events, 161 […]
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By Amy Higham on December 14th, 2020 in From Kirsten Little
The best part about my job is the time I get to spend with people. From the quaint to the queer; the quiet to the down right extrovert, I count […]
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By Liam Kelly on December 7th, 2020 in Bootle Festival of Ideas
On Wednesday 2nd December we gathered on Zoom to hear about the fantastic ideas that have emerged from the Bootle Festival of Ideas, held as part of the Sefton’s year […]
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By Amy Higham on December 2nd, 2020 in Uncategorised
Let’s celebrate the ideas that can #BuildBootleBackBetter. It feels like a different time, but back in September, we launched Bootle Festival of Ideas. Alongside Kindred, the project was commissioned by […]
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By Amy Higham on November 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised
For November’s monthly maker, I caught up with one of our workshop members and founder of Blast from the Past, Alex Fletcher. Alex runs an online vintage store and also […]
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By Amy Higham on November 26th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Uncategorised
We are back with part 2 of our independent gift guide! If you’ve read part 1, then you have already seen some of the talented makers we included from the […]
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By Amy Higham on November 12th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Uncategorised
Welcome to part 1 of our Independent Gift Guide. What a year! If the last eight months have reminded us of anything, it’s that community is at the heart of […]
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By Amy Higham on October 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised
It’s time for another monthly maker and this time I had a chat with Make Hamilton resident, and founder of Lottie Knits, Charlotte Walford. After what felt like forever, Lottie […]
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By Liam Kelly on October 20th, 2020 in Uncategorised
OFFICE MANAGER & EXECUTIVE PA Job Purpose and Summary Make CIC’s vision is to see people to turn passion into prosperity. The organisation’s mission is to provide services; support people; […]
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By Amy Higham on October 19th, 2020 in Events| Festivals| From Amy Higham| Uncategorised
Make North Docks and Invisible Wind Factory are collaborating once more to bring you Liverpool’s most alternative and unique festive shopping experience for the third year running. The festive season […]
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By Amy Higham on September 29th, 2020 in Uncategorised
It’s time again for our monthly maker and this time we chatted with one of our newest Make Baltic residents, Sophie Mason founder of Pop Up Poetry. Sophie and […]
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By Amy Higham on September 18th, 2020 in Events| Festivals| Uncategorised
This October you’re invited to stop in for a spell at Make Hamilton for our first Autumn Arkade. For the family, there’ll be safe, socially distanced, themed workshops for all […]
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By Amy Higham on August 28th, 2020 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised
This month we’re chatting to one of our newest residents at Make, Lee Pennington, founder of the Open Door Charity. I was thrilled to hear that the Open Door Charity […]
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By Amy Higham on August 19th, 2020 in Uncategorised
We’ve just launched a new project, backed by Sefton Council, which aims to give Bootle residents a say in how to ‘build back better’. Sefton Council has asked us to […]
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By Amy Higham on July 29th, 2020 in Uncategorised
For July’s monthly maker I caught up with forest school leader, founder of GROW-Wellbeing, and Make Hamilton resident Duane Chong. Duane was one of our first residents at Make Hamilton, […]
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By Amy Higham on June 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised
It’s time for June’s monthly maker. A month back, I met with North Docks resident and furniture design whizz, Tony Parry, founder of interior design brand Cappa E Spada. I […]
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By Amy Higham on June 26th, 2020 in Crowdfunding
We’ve launched a series of solidarity themed prints. We’ve all found the past few months challenging in different ways. In particular lock-down has impacted small businesses and sole traders. But […]
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By Liam Kelly on June 18th, 2020 in From Liam Kelly
Make CIC recognises that more must be done to address systemic racism. For us, this has to be a moment of introspection where we listen and learn about what our […]
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By Amy Higham on May 22nd, 2020 in Uncategorised
One of my favourite times of the month is when I get to sit and chat to our residents, find out things I never knew before, all of the exciting […]
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By Amy Higham on April 16th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised
It’s time for April’s Monthly Maker and time for me to put technology to the test once again. Tea, tablet and notepad at the ready, I caught up over the […]
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By Amy Higham on March 26th, 2020 in Monthly Maker| Residents| Uncategorised
For this month’s monthly maker, I caught up with our fantastic North Docks resident and artist Annabelle Gralton. Sat at my makeshift working desk (formerly makeup desk), with a cup […]
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By Liam Kelly on March 24th, 2020 in Uncategorised
Frequently Asked Questions Last updated: 18 / 06 / 2020 – 17:08 This post is dedicated to keeping members of the Make CIC community updated by answering frequently asked questions. […]
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By Liam Kelly on March 18th, 2020 in From Liam Kelly
Make CIC is continuing to do the best we can, following the advice available from the government as it becomes available. It is our intention for all of Make CIC’s […]
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By Amy Higham on February 29th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised
February’s monthly maker is none other than our very own, Ben Evans. At Make, we have an eclectic mix of makers, from puppeteers to silversmiths and beyond. But it’s not […]
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By Liam Kelly on February 28th, 2020 in From Liam Kelly
EDUCATION MANAGER Job Purpose and Summary Make CIC’s vision is to see people turn their passion in to prosperity. The mission is to provide services; support people; facilitate resources and […]
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By Amy Higham on January 22nd, 2020 in Make Baltic| Monthly Maker| Residents
We sat down with Catherine Rogers, founder of Cut Out Collage and Resident of Make Baltic, to bring back our Monthly Maker series. Catherine makes beautiful collage pieces, fine line […]
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By Amy Higham on January 9th, 2020 in Classes| Uncategorised
Learn a New skill this New Year What better way to start off your year than by learning a new skill or craft. Most of us set ourselves new year’s […]
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By Liam Kelly on December 17th, 2019 in From Liam Kelly| Make Hamilton Square
Make CIC has recently launched a new Creative Hub in Birkenhead, Hamilton Square. It is growing into a hive of activity with 10 of 15 private studios already filled; plans […]
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By Amy Higham on December 9th, 2019 in Events| From Liam Kelly
Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the city… markets showcased the best of the region’s independents. So, just in case you missed either, here is a round up […]
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By Amy Higham on November 20th, 2019 in Classes| Events| From Amy Higham| Uncategorised
It’s already November and the festive season is just around the corner, and at Make, were ready for it! If you’re looking for some slightly alternative gifts, or just some […]
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By Amy Higham on October 5th, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks| Uncategorised
The Dead of Night Film Festival is brought to you by Two-Headed Snake Entertainment and The Liverpool Horror Club. Their festival objective is to bring new independent horror short and […]
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By Amy Higham on October 3rd, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks| Uncategorised
Winter Arkade 2019 CALL OUT for stallholders: artists, creators, makers and doers, bakers and brewers We’re very excited to announce our Winter Arkade in collaboration with our amazing neighbours Invisible Wind […]
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By Amy Higham on September 4th, 2019 in Crowdfunding| Make Hamilton Grow| Uncategorised
On Friday 30th August our Crowdfunder campaign #MakeHamiltonGrow successfully reached 100% of our target hitting just over £5000. Now, with just 9 HOURS left, 140 people have joined the crowd […]
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By Liam Kelly on August 7th, 2019 in Crowdfunding| From Liam Kelly| Make Hamilton Grow
September will mark 50 years for the building and the conclusion of our crowdfunding campaign. The 24th of September 2019 will be the 50th anniversary of the building which Make […]
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By Amy Higham on July 12th, 2019 in Crowdfunding| From Amy Higham| Make Hamilton Grow| Uncategorized
We’ve launched a crowdfunder campaign! As you might have already seen in the news, Make CIC is about to embark on a journey that is nearly two years in […]
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By Amy Higham on July 11th, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham
This week we had the pleasure of having two work experience students from Neston High School with us at North Docks. Jess and Joe aged 16 and 17 are […]
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By Liam Kelly on July 5th, 2019 in Make Hamilton Grow
Make CIC to transform vacant building in historic Hamilton Square in to hub for arts, culture & creativity; and revive a community garden. Project is forecast to produce £1,600,000 […]
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By Amy Higham on June 14th, 2019 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Residents| Uncategorized
After a long wait our Monthly Maker series is finally back! And to Bring back the series is Artist, writer and photographer Mikki Gleave. Mikki has just finished a residency […]
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By Liam Kelly on June 12th, 2019 in From Liam Kelly
CUSTODIAN ASSISTANT (Trainee) This role has strict eligibility criteria Candidates must currently be unemployed, 25 – 29, a Liverpool resident able to register with Liverpool Ways to Work programme […]
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By Amy Higham on June 4th, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks
Make Gallery Open Call Make Liverpool is giving artists the opportunity to show their work at Make North Docks. Each exhibition will run for two months at a time […]
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By Amy Higham on May 9th, 2019 in Classes| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks| Residents| Uncategorized
The Liverpool Chapter of the Awesome Project Grant Make Resident £500 Our North Docks resident Malcolm of Ten Street Cycles creates bespoke bicycles hand built in Liverpool, here at Make. […]
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By Liam Kelly on May 9th, 2019 in From Liam Kelly
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Job Purpose and Summary MAKE CIC operates two spaces across Liverpool and is planning a third space in Birkenhead to open in 2019. The role of […]
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By Amy Higham on April 2nd, 2019 in From Liam Kelly
Kate Lucy appointed as Make Liverpool’s new Chair Make Liverpool, a social enterprise operating across the Liverpool City Region, has appointed a new chairperson to the board of directors. As […]
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By Amy Higham on March 21st, 2019 in From Amy Higham
The Ultimate Gift Guide for Mothers Day Mothers Day is approaching and it’s important to spend the time appreciating your Mother, parent or guardian, who most definitely deserve it. […]
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By Amy Higham on January 15th, 2019 in From Amy Higham| From Jess Molyneux
By Jess Molyneux Following its successful takeover in Liverpool ONE over the summer, Make Liverpool have collaborated with The Reader to bring a part of the pirate treasure island […]
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By Amy Higham on January 11th, 2019 in Events| From Amy Higham| Make North Docks
Small Steps and Just Little Things are teaming up to host the UK’s first ever Zero Waste Convention, Zero-Con. With a large trade fair, workshops, talks and socials, it’s […]
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By Amy Higham on January 4th, 2019 in From Amy Higham| From Jess Molyneux| Residents
By Jess Molyneux Rawhide Custom, based at Make Liverpool in the North Docks, creates British veg-tanned leather goods crafted entirely by hand Whether it’s a custom wallet, personalised dog […]
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By Liam Kelly on November 2nd, 2018 in From Liam Kelly
Step aside Halloween – Christmas is coming. If you’re anything like the talented makers of Liverpool’s city region, you’re already thinking about it… Christmas of course! We make no apologies. […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on August 17th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker| Residents
Anthony Parry, founder and maker behind the high-end furniture company Cappa E Spada, took some time to tell us about what he makes, why he makes it, and where […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on May 30th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker| Residents| Workspace
The maker of this month is our North Docks resident Sign Maker Harry Mytton. He is a traditional bespoke sign writer based in Liverpool and Chester and has made […]
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By Lucy Cashman on May 5th, 2018 in From Lucy Cashman
“I literally made a toolbox from a few planks of wood, by myself!” Familiar with Make and its mission to support artists & makers throughout Liverpool, I’d never been […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on April 18th, 2018 in Baltic Triangle workspace| Monthly Maker| Residents
April’s Monthly Maker is Ro the Cake Artist! Ro makes stunning wedding cakes from her space at Make Baltic. Seriously, have you seen these cakes? They would be equally […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on April 13th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Residents| workshop
Written by: Abi Claton & Cait Milner, edited by Ruby Jenkins Condy Lofthouse Architects (CLA) have joined the Make North Docks workshop workshop to create a dog house as […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on March 21st, 2018 in Monthly Maker
Our monthly maker for March is the one and only Ken Bullock, our long-time serving craft signwriter here at Make Baltic. Ken is a freelancer and has managed to […]
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By Liam Kelly on March 18th, 2018 in From Liam Kelly
Make Liverpool have completed a major commission for Birkenhead based wood manufacture Finsa, who wanted to find a striking way to exhibit their product range at one of the countries […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on February 21st, 2018 in Classes| Courses| Make North Docks| Residents
Written by: Abi Clayton and Cait Milner, edited by Ruby Jenkins Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) was an Italian painter and sculptor. According to The Tate he was said to have ‘helped […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on February 7th, 2018 in Baltic Triangle workspace| Monthly Maker| Residents
Written by: Abi Clayton and Cait Milner, edited by Ruby Jenkins Our monthly maker for February 2018 is our Make Baltic resident James Stampone, an illustrator and graphic […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on January 14th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Residents
Make North Docks resident Cappa E Spada Bespoke Furniture Designs has created some amazing work for the new Peaky Blinders Bar – Liverpool! We wanted to know a bit […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on January 12th, 2018 in Baltic Triangle workspace| Monthly Maker| Residents
This month’s monthly maker, Miriam Rowe, is a film editor and one of our newest residents at Make Baltic. She says that working in film, she is “particularly drawn to […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on December 18th, 2017 in Classes| Courses| Make North Docks| workshop
MakoEducation has begun hosting their Code-A-Drone workshops right here at Make North Docks! Code-a-Drone is the perfect activity to get young people to discover and show off their creative talents and […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on December 18th, 2017 in Uncategorised
Learn to needle felt at Make! In this workshop, you’ll be shown the basics of how to create 3D felted objects and mould wool fibres, all while creating your very […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on December 18th, 2017 in Classes| Courses| Make North Docks
Make’s Intro to Green Wood Carving is one of our newest workshops here in the North Docks. A great way to learn a new skill from scratch, this 6 […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on December 14th, 2017 in Make North Docks| Workspace
2018 Desk Residency is now open @ Make North Docks! While the year is coming to a close, it’s time to look ahead to the impending new year. What will […]
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By Amy Higham on November 28th, 2017 in From Alex Kelly| Monthly Maker| workshop
We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Go Green Leasing for their £500 donation as part of their quarterly reward. Go Green Leasing is a vehicle leasing business with […]
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By Liam Kelly on November 27th, 2017 in From Liam Kelly
Make Liverpool CIC is looking to expand the current board of volunteer advisers who share in our vision… “We believe that people thrive through creativity” We are looking to […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on October 20th, 2017 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker
Jewellery is something that, for me, I have a personal connection with. Each individual earring, ring, or necklace that I own connects me to some moment in my life. […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on October 12th, 2017 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker
Rawhide is a term that, for me, conjures up images cowboys riding horses, slinging guns, throwing lassos. That, or the Blues Brothers singing in a dingy country bar somewhere […]
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By Liam Kelly on October 10th, 2017 in From Liam Kelly
It’s World Mental Health Day 2017 and in the spirit of smashing taboos, I want to share with everyone why being depressed was the best thing that ever happened to […]
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By Amy Higham on September 28th, 2017 in Atrium| Events
What’s all this about then? Folken started in summer 2016, offering a grassroots, street-level view of the some of the subjects that consume us when we talk about the city […]
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By Amy Higham on September 26th, 2017 in Festivals| From Alex Kelly
Last weekend I had the pleasure of being invited to Offline Festival with our good friends Ethos Magazine. The first festival of its kind that puts community at the top of […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on September 14th, 2017 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker
Our Monthly Maker for September 2017 is Chris Wylie of Puppetuity! Chris is a puppet maker and resident here at Make North Docks. He has a background in marine biology, […]
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By Amy Higham on August 24th, 2017 in Courses| Make North Docks| workshop
Why not join one of our introduction to woodwork classes. A great way to hone your woodworking skills, or to learn a new skill from scratch. Autumn is just […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on August 21st, 2017 in Crowdfunding
Since our crowdfunding campaign Make Liverpool Weld ended we’ve been making like crazy. In this photo you can see the Make team with the perks we’ve been creating. On the left, you can […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on July 31st, 2017 in Courses
Make Liverpool is looking to run some new classes, and we need your skills! We are a creative-led organization with locations in the Baltic Triangle and in the North […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on July 24th, 2017 in Crowdfunding
THANK YOU, to every person who donated, shared, and talked about our campaign to help us build Make Liverpool’s open-access metal workshop. Every one of these donations, large and small, will […]
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By Amy Higham on July 6th, 2017 in Crowdfunding
Today, when we see a piece of metalwork or a sculpture, we often take for granted how important the welding industry is. It contributes massively to our economy and creates […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on June 21st, 2017 in Crowdfunding
Make is Crowdfunding for 30 days to raise £10,000 to build an open-access Metal Workshop here at Make North Docks, and we need your help! The campaign is called Make […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on May 12th, 2017 in Make North Docks| Workspace
Thank you for all of the amazing applications we received for the Desk Residency here at North Dock’s! We really enjoyed finding out what people are making and doing in the […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on May 2nd, 2017 in Events| Make North Docks
Craig Finn held a concert at Make. North Docks on April 21 as part of a “Living Room Tour” of the UK. Craig Finn is part of the band The Hold […]
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By Amy Higham on April 28th, 2017 in Courses| Make North Docks| workshop
Woodwork: An Introduction This beginners workshop is a great way to develop your wood working skills. This hands on class will teach and explore woodworking techniques including how to […]
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By Amy Higham on April 28th, 2017 in Baltic Triangle workspace| Courses
Anthropomorphic Mouse taxidermy During the workshop participants will be taken through the entire taxidermic process, skinning, cleaning, tanning, stuffing and posing their mouse. All materials will be provided. Although a […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on April 26th, 2017 in Events| Make North Docks
A group of makers gathered at Make. North Docks last Thursday to listen to a new series of talks called the Maker Meetup. The evening featured talks by all sorts […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on April 3rd, 2017 in Make North Docks| Workspace
Come jump-start your business at Make. North Docks! Make. Liverpool is launching a desk residency to individuals looking to grow their fledgling independent businesses. We want to give someone a […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on March 27th, 2017 in Courses| Make North Docks| workshop
Last Sunday Make. North Docks held the first of their woodworking classes, Introduction to Woodwork. In this class people learn the basics of woodworking by building their own toolbox. The introductory class […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on March 10th, 2017 in Events| Make North Docks
The Merseyside Dance Initiative has completely transformed Make. North Docks’ warehouse into a pop-up dance house for LEAP 2017. The transformation resulted in a theater complete with tiered seating, a sprung […]
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By Ruby Jenkins on March 9th, 2017 in Make North Docks| workshop
We here at Make North Docks kicked off our busy events schedule with our first monthly classes, The Crit. A “crit” or “critique,” is a common staple in art courses, where […]
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By Amy Higham on March 6th, 2017 in Make North Docks
Make. Liverpool’s newly renovated atrium hosted the Baltic Schmooze #6 on Thursday, February 2nd. The Baltic Schmooze is the quarterly networking event for creatives in the Baltic Triangle. For 2017 Schmooze is […]
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By Amy Higham on November 28th, 2016 in Uncategorised
A ‘make space’ at the North Docks in Liverpool is the first successful project to secure investment from a £300,000 fund to regenerate North Liverpool. LaunchPad and Beautiful Ideas will […]
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By Amy Higham on November 28th, 2016 in workshop| Workspace
Last year we contributed to a report on artist studios and workspaces by Creative United. They have documented the variety of models being used to enable space provision for artists and […]
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By Amy Higham on November 28th, 2016 in Make North Docks| workshop| Workspace
New workshop space to support ‘maker’ businesses and revive and share traditional skills Maker space and workshop Make Liverpool has joined the burgeoning number of creative and cultural businesses moving […]
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