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Todmorden Makery
Todmorden Makery

Todmorden Makery

An Intergenerational Community Arts, Repair & Informal Learning Project
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News October 2026: Can you support us financially?

Could you be a Makery Supporter? Find out how to donate to us. Our bank account is running low, and donations, however small, will help keep the Makery open, free to join and available to everyone.

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Todmorden Makery is a community workshop and creative learning space supporting practical, inclusive and project based approaches to making, repair, media, and digital skills. Our work is grounded in the themes of wellbeing, agency, sustainability and open learning. We are increasingly focused on sharing projects, workshops and resources through open documentation and community publishing. We aim to support informal learning, alternative education, family learning and local participation through accessible hands-on activities. Find out more here.

Contact us on todmordenmakery @ gmail.com and on 01706 318132 during drop in times.

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Half-term at the Makery: Mask Making and UnMaking

Families Making UnMaking Workshops
UnMaking # At the Makery, we think it is a great idea to help young people learn how to fix things — and the first step is often taking objects apart. What do you think? We call it UnMaking. Here are some photos from our half-term UnMaking session. This builds on early work by Steve Summers as part of Scavenger Labs, Todmorden Makery’s parent company.

Help keep Todmorden Makery going

Support the Makery Donations Community
Support Todmorden Makery → # Todmorden Makery is a unique blend of people, projects and skills: a practical community space where people repair, make, learn and spend time together. From bike repair, clothes mending and fixing household items, to computer help, creative projects and family activities, we help people build skills and confidence — while volunteers share what they know and make new connections.

Computer Club relaunching: Mondays at the Makery

Computer Club Linux Digital Skills Community
Computer Club is coming back # We are looking to relaunch the Computer Club at Todmorden Makery, now on Mondays, 4–6pm. The club is a friendly, practical space for people who are curious about computers — whether you want to get an old laptop working well, try Linux, learn some useful digital skills, make a simple website, organise your files, create graphics, or just talk through an idea with other people.

Bike Repair at Todmorden Makery: a film by Active Calderdale

Makery Bike Repair Repair Volunteers Community Todmorden Support Us
Really pleased to share this lovely film made by Active Calderdale with the brilliant volunteers at Todmorden Makery’s Bike Repair Drop-In 🤩 Every Monday, 6–8pm at Todmorden Learning Centre, people bring bikes to be repaired, learn a little, share advice and get back on the road. It is practical support, but it is also a welcoming place to meet people and help one another.

Book onto Mask Making Workshop.

Makery Family Creative Making Recycling Intergenerational Todmorden Workshops
Mask Making at the Makery – Free / donation # Monday 26 October, 3–5pm Makery Workshop, Todmorden College Come along for a creative afternoon of mask making using recycled, donated and found materials. Make something spooky, silly, colourful or completely your own. It is a relaxed activity for families to enjoy together, and a chance to see the Makery workshop, meet people involved and discover what goes on here. Children, parents, grandparents and carers are all welcome. No previous making experience needed.

Shaping the Future of Todmorden Makery - Community Consultation

Makery Community Consultation Inclusion
🛠️ About this consultation # As Todmorden Makery continues to evolve, we would like to hear from members, volunteers, participants, partners and the wider community about what matters most to you. This consultation is being organised by Mick Chesterman and Steve Summers in their roles as Directors of Scavenger Labs CIC, the parent company of Todmorden Makery. The purpose of the consultation is to gather feedback from the community to help inform future decision-making about the Makery.

Bike Repair expansion

Bike Repair Consultations Cake
🚲Bike Repair expansion- Community consultation, Sat. 9 May 2-3.30pm We’re planning an expansion of our popular Monday evening Bike Repair drop-in and it’s important that we provide a service that suits community needs. We would like to invite you to an informal, in-person get-together to chat over a cuppa and cake about plans and get your responses. We will also have the pleasure of a renowned local artist joining us to create ‘Visual Minutes’ of our discussions, culminating in an artwork to celebrate this new project, hope you can join us!