📣 This week 📣 As part of our Voices of Impact film series, we have a screening of documentary "Fires and Fascism" along with a Q&A from the director. Check out the trailer! 🗓️ 21st Nov, 6pm 📍 The Junction, Didcot 🎟️ £5, via link in bio

‼️ Take note! Our next Common Futures event on Friday has a new finish time: 5pm (previously 5:30pm). Apologies for any inconvenience this causes This event is led by Roman Krznaric, author of books such as The Good Ancestor & History for Tomorrow. Tickets are still available via the link in bio

Sharing on behalf of our friends at T(art) Productions Access All Areas: A practical guide to crafting an accessible business Tuesday 9 Dec & Tues 13 Jan Did you know that approx 24% of the UK population is Disabled? Are you confident in supporting Disabled people as staff members or customers?

Over 100 people came to our Autumn art pop-up in South Abingdon last month. We loved getting creative with y’all, making leaf crowns, prints & other crafts 🍂 🍁 🧹 Thanks to everyone who came, to Jess from Life Styling for facilitating, and to our amazing support artists who ran activities

Sharing news of an upcoming event at Aristotle Lane organised by Thames21: Hack the River invites coders, data scientists, designers, and environmental problem-solvers to unleash their creativity and technical skills on real-world river data. Over two weeks, teams will dive into the open-source

When you're a Makespace resident, you get more than just space, you get access to a community of makers, do-ers & dreamers. People who are working for cultural & social good, who want to make the world a better place. Apply for space in one of our buildings via the link in our bio #oxford

🍂 Join us for an autumn art pop-up in South Abingdon 🍁 📅 Thursday 31 October 🕚 11am–2pm 📍 Carousel Family Centre, Abingdon We'll be making leaf prints, leaf crowns, and mini brooms from twigs and herbs. Come along, get creative, and celebrate autumn with us #abingdonevents #oxfordshireevents

Learn about unlocking space for your social enterprise with Makespace's new project manager, Alex Lui. He'll cover: 💼 Developing a business model to take on space. 💭 Creating a vision pitch to a landlord 👷‍♀️ Assessing the building condition 🏘️ How to make meaningful connections with place

A quick reminder about our apple day activities this weekend - just drop by to our Aristotle Lane hub on 25th October, 11am to 2pm. We'd love to see you! 🍏 🌳 🍎

Next in our Voices of Impact film series! Fires and Fascism shows wildfires in Europe result beyond climate change, but link also to big business, organised crime & the rise of the far right. Stick around after for a Q&A with the director. 🗓️21st Nov, 6pm 📍The Junction, Didcot 🎟️£5, link in bio

One of our missions is to support capacity building within our resident community - but what does this mean? For communities to truly reclaim and steward spaces, they need to navigate the complexities of property, planning and organisational development, and resist systemic injustices.

Creating community spaces for today is important, but we should also be considering future generations in our plans. Thinking beyond ourselves and the present will help us create thriving neighbourhoods for generations to come. This event will be led by Roman Krznaric, a social philosopher who

So much warmth, wisdom & injera last week at our Bringing Community Hubs to Life workshop and dinner. Big thanks to Annie Davy & Makena Lohr, founders of Flo’s, for sharing their stories & sparking so many rich conversations about community, collaboration, and what it takes to make spaces thrive.

👋 Want to be part of the Makespace community? 🌱 We have private spaces available in our new central Oxford hub and a fixed desk space at Charter Studios in Abingdon. Fill out the application form in our bio or get in touch with any questions

We'd love to see you at our Voices of Impact film screening. We'll be showing a documentary on flax farming, along with some other form films about sustainable fibres and sustainable fashion. 🗓️ 21 October, 6-8pm 📍 The Junction, Didcot 🎟️ Free, but booking essential (link in bio)

Come to our Aristotle Lane hub on 25th October 11am to 2pm to celebrate Apple Day with us 🍎 🍏 Bring your apples (even the gnarly windfalls) and a clean bottle - we'll have an apple press making juice and apple identification happening so you can find out what kind your tree is 🌳

A couple of photos from recent editions of our Common Futures event programme to tell you there's still time to come to the latest event THIS THURSDAY Learn from community innovators about creating a community hub and connect with others out there doing the work Link in bio for more info & tix

Just a few photos of some of 9 Park End Street’s first cohort of residents ✨ If you’re looking for space in central Oxford and want to join this lovely crew (and more folks doing great work in the community), fill in the application for in our bio Any questions, email [email protected]

‼️ Last couple of tickets for this workshop and dinner with the co-founders of Flo's ✨ 🗓️ 9th October, 4 to 7pm 📍 Lula's Ethiopian Cuisine, Park End Street, Oxford 🎟️ Free, but booking essential - link in bio #oxfordcommunity #communityorganisers #communityspace

If you have or are setting up a socially impactful business in Oxford City or South & Vale you can come and learn about finding & unlocking space as part of the OSEP business support programme. 🗓️ 15th October and 6th November, 4:30-6pm 📍 Online Book your free spot via the link in our bio

We’re still feeling inspired after the Sounds of the Commons workshop with Oxford Spatial Action Lab. Together, we explored the ways commons and commoning intersect with spatial justice — asking how land, resources, and even the stories embedded in the city can be held in common. You can learn

Are you a social enterprise, non-profit or artist, looking for space in Oxford? We have rooms available in our new building at 9 Park End Street. It's a chance to be part of a wider community, offering mutual support and inspiration, while accessing affordable space to thrive & grow 🌱

If you run a social enterprise in South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse District, or Oxford City, we're offering 1:1 business support as part of OSEP's programme. We're able to offer advice on anything related to taking on space: finding it, unlocking it, and renovating it.

Scenes from our recent Tales Of The Thames workshop, artists, local residents and river volunteers came together to turn concern into action, through hands-on water testing and communal artwork. Check out the link in our bio for more info on upcoming events #oxford #oxfordcommunity

The Oxford Wellbeing Coop is among our newer residents at Makespace Central. It's a collective of practitioners offering support, space, policies&accountability. "We want to create a genuinely safe environment that encourages wellness practitioners of minority backgrounds to break into the industry"

Scenes from our South Abingdon Art Pop-Up! 🌳🎨 46 people joined us, despite the rain, with half of attendees saying the event helped them connect more deeply with their local community. Huge thanks to our brilliant supporting artists Tom McLean & Michèle Dennison, and to everyone who joined in!

Circulating details of a very exciting event in Oxford on Saturday!

Join us for a supper event led by Annie Davy and Makena Lohr, co-founders of Flo’s, as we explore what it takes to bring thriving, community-led hubs to life. Whether you’re starting a project, part of an established initiative, or just curious – come share food, stories and ideas.

📣 Calling Oxford Open Doors fans for an event like no other. Ever wondered what an Oxfordshire Commons could look like? 🌱 Join us and Oxford Spatial Action Lab for Sounds of the Commons — a hands-on workshop with stories, history, and a chance to explore co-creating the commons of the future.

We're thrilled to be hosting an event with Oxford Spatial Action Lab as part of Oxford Preservation Trust's annual Open Doors weekend. 🗓️ Saturday 13th September, 11:30am to 2pm 📍 9 Park End Street 🎟️ Free, via link in bio Start with an audio-guided walk before joining up to co-create a manifesto

Our director Andy Edwards will be speaking at Make CIC's FLIPIM. It's a day of ideas, panels, and workshops aiming to flip the conversation on building new homes and reviving our high streets. If you're interested in attending, tickets are available on a sliding scale here buff.ly/FnUMZzf

📣 Last few spots on this amazing workshop where you'll get hands-on experience testing river water, before trying your hand at embroidery & other art forms to respond to the pollution of Oxford's rivers It's happening THIS SATURDAY ✨ 30th August. Tickets in bio. #oxford #oxfordevents #whatsonoxford

A wee reminder about this art pop-up we have coming up for you later this month. Come get creative and have fun with our community coordinator Jess 💫 🎨 🖌️ 🗓️ Friday 29th August, 11am - 2pm 📍 Cotman Close, Thameside Whizzer Park 🎟️ Free - no need to book, just drop by #whatsonabingdon #abingdon

Alex hit the streets recently to teach others to become street detectorists, observing Oxford in minute detail, from varying perspectives. And he’s at it again this week! 🗓️ Friday 22nd August, 11am to 3pm 📍 Gloucester Green Market Join us! Link in bio #whatsonoxford #oxfordevents

The folks at YWMP are busy making their new space look beautiful ✨ All so they can support more young people in Oxford, and provide value to the wider community, hosting events, workshops, and more 💪 Want to help? The crowdfunder is still open: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/takingupsp...

Interested in the health of Oxford's waterways? Get hands-on water testing experience in our upcoming workshop Tales of the Thames & make some art in response 🗓️ Saturday 30th August, 12:30-4pm 📍 Meet at The Community Works More info & free tickets via link in bio #whatsonoxford #oxfordevents

🎉 Exciting work is happening at our new space, at 9 Park End Street‼️ Interested in space in central Oxford? We still have rooms available. Fill out the application form via the link in our bio #officespaceoxford #studiospaceoxford #oxfordofficespace #oxfordstudiospace

Due to unavoidable circumstances, our street detectorism session will no longer be going ahead this Thursday, 14th August. However, you can still join us on Friday 22nd August – and there may be a replacement date announced soon. Free tickets in bio #whatsonoxford #oxfordevents

Did you know we have hireable event spaces in Oxford and Oxfordshire? 🎟️ 🎨 🎸 Suitable for workshops, meetings, talks, performances, rehearsals & more Fill in the application form (link in bio) or email [email protected] if you have any questions. #eventspacesoxford #eventspacesoxfordshire

🔎 We’re running the first street detectorism event tomorrow, as part of our Common Futures programme. Come to Gloucester Green market between 11am & 3pm to take part in a place-based mapping activity. Get curious & look at Oxford from new perspectives, which may help you see ways it could change 🌱

Lula’s Ethiopian and Eritrean Cuisine can be found in the restaurant space of our Park End Street hub, The Community Works. This is where Lula got her first brick and mortar space, after trading at markets for some time prior. Well, we’re delighted to announce that Lula’s is expanding!! 🎉 🎉 🌟

We’ve got an amazing workshop coming up, as part of our Common Futures programme 🌱 🌊 In response to the pollution of Oxford’s – and the nation’s – waterways, you’ll work with a member of Thames21, collecting river water, testing it, and learning how to become a citizen scientist. Then,

"We were trying to get spaces to actually use in the city and they seemed very closed to our communities, so the ethos that Makespace really talking about was really addressing our concerns and our needs" - Jabu Nala-Hartley See link in bio for our full webinar recording ✨

Looking for affordable space for your community group, small business, social enterprise, or art practice? Give us a shout ✨ Right now, we have a selection of private rooms in Central Oxford – at our Makespace Central & 9 Park End Street hubs. Register your interest in a space via link in bio

We have an amazing summer art pop up in South Abingdon this summer holidays 🎨 🖌️ 🌟 It's a great activity for kids, but suitable for all ages to get involved and create something beautiful 🗓️ Friday 29th August, 11am - 2pm 📍 Cotman Close, Thameside Whizzer Park 🎟️ Free - no need to book, just drop by

A huge thanks to everyone who joined our online deep dive into our new vision for change! We explored spatial justice, community-rooted space, and how we can collectively reimagine land, ownership and the commons here in Oxfordshire. Missed out? You can watch a recording via link in bio.

Want to become a street detectorist, exploring Oxford from a new perspective? 🔎 ✨ Head down to Gloucester Green Market next month, on 6th, 14th & 22nd August any time between 11am and 3pm, where we'll have a stall and you can get involved! Just drop in or reserve your free spot via link in bio

Did you know we have a monthly newsletter? You can stay up to date with what we’ve been doing and our upcoming events ✨ Subscribe here: buff.ly/upwnUC8

‼️Are you a small or social impact business in Oxford City, South Oxfordshire or Vale of White Horse? We’re proud to be part of a business support programme to help enterprises for social good - register your interest via link in bio #OxfordBusinessSupport #OxfordshireBusinessSupport

Our webinar on neighbourhood transformation in Oxfordshire is coming up THIS THURSDAY. And we'd love to introduce you to our chair and speakers. Chair: Ruba Asfahani – Communications Strategist; Trustee, YWMP Speaker: Jabu Nala Hartley, Community Organiser, former Labour and