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Makes Mothers Day Gift Guide

By Amy Higham on March 2nd, 2022 in From Amy Higham| Residents| Uncategorised

Mothers Day is just around the corner and it’s important to make sure you let your Mother, parent or those you love know how much you mean to them, because […]

2nd March 2022

Makes Festive Gift Guide

By Amy Higham on December 3rd, 2021 in From Amy Higham| Residents| Uncategorised

Welcome to our independent gift guide! Make is full of makers, thinkers and doers creating wonderful products all year round. It’s always important to support our small independent businesses when […]

3rd December 2021

Monthly Maker: Mary Hennessy Jones

By Amy Higham on November 29th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

For November’s monthly maker, I sat down with Mary Hennessy Jones, an artist working towards a Masters of Fine Art at Liverpool John Moores University. Mary is currently working on […]

29th November 2021

Job Opportunity at Make – Cafe Assistant Kickstarter

By Amy Higham on November 22nd, 2021 in Make Hamilton Square| Uncategorised

Cafe Assistant Kickstarter These roles are provided by the KICK START SCHEME and are both subject to eligibility criteria. CAFE ASSISTANT Key Responsibilities Ensuring the smooth running of […]

22nd November 2021

Monthly Maker: Melody Rule – Curious Twist

By Amy Higham on October 29th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

For October’s Monthly Maker, we caught up with cross-stitch extraordinaire, Make Hamilton resident, and Founder of Curious Twist, Melody Rule. We chatted about Melody’s craft whilst she worked on some […]

29th October 2021

Our classes are coming to Liscard!

By Amy Higham on October 14th, 2021 in Uncategorised

Make’s creative classes programme will be coming to the heart of Liscard this winter in a pop up shop at Liscards Cherry Tree Shopping Centre. The free classes programme, funded […]

14th October 2021

Generations For Change: Ruvimbo Bliss Munodawafa

By Amy Higham on September 2nd, 2021 in Uncategorised

A pre-word from Make CIC Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA), in partnership with Curious Minds; a charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people through great […]

2nd September 2021

Monthly Maker: Sue Grafflin

By Amy Higham on July 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

We’re heading into summer with a brand new monthly maker from stained glass artist and Make Baltic resident, Sue Grafflin. Sue and I met at our Baltic open-plan studios on […]

30th July 2021

Winner of the Creative Impact Award!

By Amy Higham on July 8th, 2021 in Uncategorised

Yes that’s right, we picked up the Creative Impact Award at the 2021 Liverpool Echo Regional Business Awards! This years ceremony took place virtually, a little differently to the usual […]

8th July 2021

Monthly Maker: Ruvimbo Munodawafa – Generations for Change

By Amy Higham on June 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

This month I chatted with Ruvimbo Munodawafa, creative and Young Producer at Make. Ruvimbo joined us through the Generations for Change project, a paid placement for young creatives of Black, […]

30th June 2021

Make CIC 2020-2021 Annual Report

By Amy Higham on June 23rd, 2021 in Uncategorised

2020 was an unprecedented and uncertain year for everyone. We’ve taken the time to reflect over the 12 months of our financial year and produced an annual report which tells […]

23rd June 2021

RFQ: Make CIC Website Redevelopment

By Amy Higham on June 11th, 2021 in Uncategorised

Request for Quotation Redevelopment of Make CIC’s website Brief Make CIC is seeking to appoint someone to lead and deliver the complete redevelopment of the organisation’s website. The website […]

11th June 2021

Call for Artists: Mural Commission

By Amy Higham on June 2nd, 2021 in Make North Docks| Uncategorised

Call for Artists Mural at Make North Docks Make is excited to commission a local artist to brighten up the colourless courtyard walls and workshop roller shutter at Make […]

2nd June 2021

Monthly Maker: Lewis Claus – Mind Kontrol

By Amy Higham on May 28th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

For May’s monthly maker we’re shining a spotlight on Lewis Claus, graphic designer and founder of music event and streetwear brand Mind Kontrol. Lewis joined us at Make through the […]

28th May 2021

Monthly Maker: Aurélie Vanbergen – Aura Living

By Amy Higham on April 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

This month I met with North Docks resident, ceramicist and founder of Aura Living Aurélie Vanbergen. We met in our North Docks hire space and chatted about Aurélies’ journey into […]

30th April 2021

Job Opportunity at Make – Maintenance Assistant

By Liam Kelly on April 19th, 2021 in Uncategorised

These roles are provided by the Kick Start Scheme and are both subject to eligibility criteria. Job Purpose and Summary The available roles of the Maintenance Assistant is to enable the […]

19th April 2021

Make Hamilton Garden Update – Community Garden Week

By Rosie Ashton on April 8th, 2021 in Make Hamilton Square| Uncategorised

Our most recent space, Make Hamilton is home to our community garden, Birkenhead’s urban oasis. Formerly Wirral Council’s Millennium Garden, the garden had become neglected and overgrown over many years. […]

8th April 2021

Monthly Maker: George Ashton Woodworking

By Amy Higham on March 31st, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

We’re back with March’s monthly maker. This month I chatted with North Docks resident and woodworker, George Ashton. We met in our North Docks hire space with the very apt […]

31st March 2021

RFQ: Make’s 2020-21 Annual Report

By Liam Kelly on March 26th, 2021 in Uncategorised

Make CIC has drafted an annual report for 2020-21 and is now seeking support to move the document from draft to finished, ready to publish in April. The report needs […]

26th March 2021

Winter Arkade 2020

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 […]

19th October 2020

Autumn Arkade 2020

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 […]

18th September 2020

Monthly Maker: Rowan Watts VIP Puppets

By Amy Higham on May 22nd, 2020 in Monthly Maker| 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 […]

22nd May 2020

Monthly Maker: Claire Buckley

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 […]

16th April 2020

Monthly Maker: Annabelle Gralton

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 […]

26th March 2020

Covid-19 FAQ’s for the Make CIC community

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. […]

24th March 2020

Monthly Maker: Ben Evans

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 […]

29th February 2020

New Year, New Skill

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 […]

9th January 2020

The Festive Season at Make

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 […]

20th November 2019

The Dead of Night Film Festival at Make North Docks

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 […]

5th October 2019

Winter Arkade 2019 Stallholders Call Out

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 […]

3rd October 2019

LAST DAY OF #MakeHamiltonGrow

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 […]

4th September 2019

Learn to Needle Felt at Make North Docks!

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 […]

18th December 2017

We're looking for some new classes to run

Make is looking for new classes, and we want you!

By Ruby Jenkins on July 31st, 2017 in Uncategorised

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 […]

31st July 2017

Makers Initiative will help regenerate North Liverpool economy

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 […]

28th November 2016