Todmorden Makery

HacktionLab presents “That tech is mine!”: a hacktionlab / barnCamp Reunion – featuring workshops and discussions on alt-media, radical tech collectives, right to repair, free and open source software, the maker mentality, and the old hacker ethic.

Bring what you expect to find

Dates – Friday 10th, Saturday 11th, and Sunday 12th June 2022 – NOW FULL

Location – https://todmordenmakery.org.uk/ and other rooms in – https://tlchub.org.uk/ and private camping nearby

What to Expect: This event is an unconference with a wide range of themes broadly about technology, justice and the environment. See here for more on Hacktion Camp 2022.

Workshops will take place in the Makerspace – Todmorden Makery and other rooms in Todmorden College.
We will be camping in a scenic and sheltered location within Todmorden which is 10 mins walk to the college.
Cost: £25 covers room hire for venue and 2 meals (Sat lunch and Sun brunch – vegetarian with vegan options) – payable on arrival – please add any allergies to the comments section of the form.

Arrive with ideas of what you want to share and we’ll work together to create a schedule for the weekend. While this is an unconference and you are free to arrive with rough ideas. It is helpful to have some workshops planned and shared in advance. If you can please do add on to the workshops page here see our wiki page for the Event

Keeping in touch – Before the event it is a good idea to be on the hacktionlab email list and to ask questions there – you can sign up for that here.

Please do make sure you have a good understanding of what to expect from the event. Please see our wiki page for full details

Learn about energy efficiency and making home improvements

Sat : 10.00 – 11.30 : 14th May 2022 ; FREE
Makery Workshop – Todmorden College
Followed by drop in advice session  11.30 – 12.30

What do we mean when we talk about energy efficiency and retrofit? In this short, beginners guide we explore basic ideas and concepts, helping you get to grips with how you might reduce energy bills, improve your property and make your home a little bit greener.

For: householders interested in energy efficiency and domestic retrofit, housing association staff, housing co-ops and landlords.
Trainers: Jonathan Atkinson  

Carbon Co-op / People Powered Retrofit
More info and booking: https://retrofit.eventbrite.co.uk

We are supported by our members Todmorden Town Council and the Lottery community fundss, ,

What would you like to do or to see happen at the Makery next?

Friday : 11.30 – 13.00 : 8th April 2022 (rescheduled)

Makery Workshop – Todmorden College 

Come share your ideas for what activities we should organise at the Makery. 

We are a member-run space. Mostly we have been building up drop-ins which are going great. Also recently there have been some great one-off workshops run by volunteers. But we might want to do more and we also have a budget to pay workshop leaders who can’t volunteer. 

Come to this event to decide

This event is to ask our members, friends and partners What we should do next. 

Or in other words what would you like to see at the Makery. 

• Workshops for Spring and Summer – paid and volunteer-run
• Ongoing Projects we should make happen as volunteers
• Partnerships with other groups or freelancers
• What resources should we buy to encourage making and fixing at our drop-ins
• Other ideas for activities to attract a range of people?
• How can we remove any barriers to people using our space? 

These are some great photos from Chris Foster of the photography club he is leading.

Fridays 10.00 – 11.30 – from 11th Feb (for 4 weeks)

At Makery Workshop, Tod College – Burley Rd, (next to Aldi)

Are you interested in trying out or developing some personal reflective writing. This short series of workshops may help you with personal reflection, decision making, better mental health and general well being. 

Places are limited so – Please Book – by emailing todmordenmakery <at> gmail.com

A Textiles Surgery and Club

Wednesdays 13.00 – 15.00 – Just Drop in!

Makery Workshop – Todmorden College – Burnley Road

This session is a chance to use the sewing and textiles equipment at the Makery.

It is also a way to get help with ongoing projects or to start new ones. 

Here are some of the things that we may be able to help with. 

• If you want help doing alterations or repair of clothes and kit. 
• We can help you get set up on sewing machines and cut out replacement fabric.
• If you are getting stuck on some knitting patterns we may be able to help you get unstuck. (Judy timing?)
• We may also be able to take on community projects involving textiles for our group to take on  – if you’re not sure what to do. 
• Come and ask about other projects too, like upholstery, curtains etc. We can even repair tents – just come and ask.

We’ve moved things around so that there’s space for people to keep small projects in the workshop. Find out more here about how to join us as a member. todmordenmakery.org.uk/join/

So happy about the new display for the Todmorden Makery from Karen. Amazing art skills. This is a great image to sum up the Makery, friendly, multi-use workshop and happy to help.

A lot of productive chaos at the family fixit club

It’s time for some good old fashioned posters to spread the word on our weekly drop-in sessions – He’s a simple black and white one suitable for photocopiers!

We visit The Makery, Todmorden and discuss the Tool Library and dEdTech – making use of old netbooks.

    The Makery Workshop is open and ready for your repairs and projects.    
Bike Repairing on Monday Nights   We have bike repairing happening most Monday nights.These have been going really well with volunteers able to share bike repair knowledge as well as do hands on fixing!

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(As you know) Todmorden Makery is starting up as a community workshop for repairing and making of many kinds. We  are getting up and running  with drop-ins and projects starting in mid to late September. We are running a starting session for volunteers so they know what’s going on.

This artwork by Govi Asano – Fixit the Phoenix – will be part of the campaign presentation of the Making Change project that the Makery is running at Ferney Lee primary school. For more info check back here soon.

Painting at the new workshop update – The colours are going on – all paint supplied by the college. Thanks Anna, Neil, Bill and Mick! Also see the first workstation nearly done -Big thanks to Sam B!