Makespace Oxfordshire
@makespaceoxford.bsky.social
Unlocking spaces in Oxfordshire, building toward community ownership and the transformation of our land & property system for generations to come
https://linktr.ee/makespaceoxford
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We're starting a new series of seasonal markets at our Aristotle Lane hub, featuring local artists, makers, and growers. Save the date for the first one on 22nd February. Hope to see you there! 🌱 ✨
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
We're starting a new series of seasonal markets at our Aristotle Lane hub, featuring local artists, makers, and growers. Save the date for the first one on 22nd February. Hope to see you there! 🌱 ✨
📣 Want to join the Makespace community? 🌱
We have a range of private rooms and coworking desks available, with priority given to organisations and individuals with a positive social impact.
Fill in this form and someone will be in touch if it's a good fit: buff.ly/cmLkc9T
We have a range of private rooms and coworking desks available, with priority given to organisations and individuals with a positive social impact.
Fill in this form and someone will be in touch if it's a good fit: buff.ly/cmLkc9T
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
📣 Want to join the Makespace community? 🌱
We have a range of private rooms and coworking desks available, with priority given to organisations and individuals with a positive social impact.
Fill in this form and someone will be in touch if it's a good fit: buff.ly/cmLkc9T
We have a range of private rooms and coworking desks available, with priority given to organisations and individuals with a positive social impact.
Fill in this form and someone will be in touch if it's a good fit: buff.ly/cmLkc9T
🚨 Resident spotlight time 🚨
We caught up with SHARE Oxford, a longtime resident at Aristotle Lane. SHARE is a small charity and member of Community Action Groups Oxfordshire dedicated to saving waste through sharing, repairing and reuse.
Here's what they had to say...
We caught up with SHARE Oxford, a longtime resident at Aristotle Lane. SHARE is a small charity and member of Community Action Groups Oxfordshire dedicated to saving waste through sharing, repairing and reuse.
Here's what they had to say...
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🚨 Resident spotlight time 🚨
We caught up with SHARE Oxford, a longtime resident at Aristotle Lane. SHARE is a small charity and member of Community Action Groups Oxfordshire dedicated to saving waste through sharing, repairing and reuse.
Here's what they had to say...
We caught up with SHARE Oxford, a longtime resident at Aristotle Lane. SHARE is a small charity and member of Community Action Groups Oxfordshire dedicated to saving waste through sharing, repairing and reuse.
Here's what they had to say...
Learn the art of visible mending with & repair your own jumper with wool in a contrasting colour. Bring new life to old clothes, turning a rip or hole into a feature. Bring your own jumper! Rosie Leech is running this workshop at our Oxford Aristotle Lane hub.
🗓️ 22 Jay, 6-8pm
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🗓️ 22 Jay, 6-8pm
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January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Learn the art of visible mending with & repair your own jumper with wool in a contrasting colour. Bring new life to old clothes, turning a rip or hole into a feature. Bring your own jumper! Rosie Leech is running this workshop at our Oxford Aristotle Lane hub.
🗓️ 22 Jay, 6-8pm
🎟️ buff.ly/izV60dL
🗓️ 22 Jay, 6-8pm
🎟️ buff.ly/izV60dL
Our missions 🔓 💪 📣 🌱 ✨
January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Our missions 🔓 💪 📣 🌱 ✨
Across the country, we see experiments in regenerative economics, civic endowments & community stewardship that prove system change is not an abstract idea. The challenge is immense, but so is the opportunity to create neighbourhoods, towns & cities that are healthy, thriving, just spaces for all.
Who’s funding system change in Oxfordshire?
The urgent call for deep, long term investment in neighbourhood transformation
medium.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Across the country, we see experiments in regenerative economics, civic endowments & community stewardship that prove system change is not an abstract idea. The challenge is immense, but so is the opportunity to create neighbourhoods, towns & cities that are healthy, thriving, just spaces for all.
🚨We have spaces in central Oxford🚨
Two studio/office spaces will be available in our Makespace Central hub from mid-February. This is a gorgeous period building with a cute shared kitchenette, and bright rooms with original floorboards.
Interested? Fill in the application form in our bio
Two studio/office spaces will be available in our Makespace Central hub from mid-February. This is a gorgeous period building with a cute shared kitchenette, and bright rooms with original floorboards.
Interested? Fill in the application form in our bio
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🚨We have spaces in central Oxford🚨
Two studio/office spaces will be available in our Makespace Central hub from mid-February. This is a gorgeous period building with a cute shared kitchenette, and bright rooms with original floorboards.
Interested? Fill in the application form in our bio
Two studio/office spaces will be available in our Makespace Central hub from mid-February. This is a gorgeous period building with a cute shared kitchenette, and bright rooms with original floorboards.
Interested? Fill in the application form in our bio
Head to our Aristotle Lane hub for a screening of short film "Outgrow the System," which explores how we can return to the essence of the term and design an economic system that genuinely manages our scarce resources.
🗓️ 27th January, 7-9pm
📍 1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford
🎟️ From link in bio
🗓️ 27th January, 7-9pm
📍 1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford
🎟️ From link in bio
January 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Head to our Aristotle Lane hub for a screening of short film "Outgrow the System," which explores how we can return to the essence of the term and design an economic system that genuinely manages our scarce resources.
🗓️ 27th January, 7-9pm
📍 1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford
🎟️ From link in bio
🗓️ 27th January, 7-9pm
📍 1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford
🎟️ From link in bio
Happy New Year to all our followers, residents & wider community ✨ 🎉 We rounded out the year with reflection & guerrilla gardening outside The Community Works, sprucing up an unloved council-owned bed. Now we're back from winter break ready to take the journey toward spatial justice into 2026!
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Happy New Year to all our followers, residents & wider community ✨ 🎉 We rounded out the year with reflection & guerrilla gardening outside The Community Works, sprucing up an unloved council-owned bed. Now we're back from winter break ready to take the journey toward spatial justice into 2026!
Seasons greetings from the Makespace Oxfordshire crew, whether you have been or will be celebrating Hanukkah, Yule/the solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or none of the above ❄✨
Our team is now taking a well-deserved break until the New Year. See you in 2026!
Our team is now taking a well-deserved break until the New Year. See you in 2026!
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Seasons greetings from the Makespace Oxfordshire crew, whether you have been or will be celebrating Hanukkah, Yule/the solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or none of the above ❄✨
Our team is now taking a well-deserved break until the New Year. See you in 2026!
Our team is now taking a well-deserved break until the New Year. See you in 2026!
🏘️12 Days of Impact, Day 12: Community events and activities had impact across our four missions🏘️
In 2025, we delivered 35 Makespace-led events, co-hosted 61 partner activities & enabled 181 community-led sessions through free or subsidised hires, reaching 7,500+ community members.
In 2025, we delivered 35 Makespace-led events, co-hosted 61 partner activities & enabled 181 community-led sessions through free or subsidised hires, reaching 7,500+ community members.
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🏘️12 Days of Impact, Day 12: Community events and activities had impact across our four missions🏘️
In 2025, we delivered 35 Makespace-led events, co-hosted 61 partner activities & enabled 181 community-led sessions through free or subsidised hires, reaching 7,500+ community members.
In 2025, we delivered 35 Makespace-led events, co-hosted 61 partner activities & enabled 181 community-led sessions through free or subsidised hires, reaching 7,500+ community members.
🍊12 Days of Impact, Day 11: We celebrated our community connections and debuted our vision for change Marmalade Festival🍊
As part of our (re)founding this year, we celebrated being part of the Mycelial Network — a web of Community Asset Developers sharing ideas, resources & visions for change.
As part of our (re)founding this year, we celebrated being part of the Mycelial Network — a web of Community Asset Developers sharing ideas, resources & visions for change.
December 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🍊12 Days of Impact, Day 11: We celebrated our community connections and debuted our vision for change Marmalade Festival🍊
As part of our (re)founding this year, we celebrated being part of the Mycelial Network — a web of Community Asset Developers sharing ideas, resources & visions for change.
As part of our (re)founding this year, we celebrated being part of the Mycelial Network — a web of Community Asset Developers sharing ideas, resources & visions for change.
🏛️ 12 Days of Impact, Day 10: Civic imagination & place-shaping through our Common Futures programme 🏛️
This year, our Common Futures programme brought people together to imagine fairer civic life in Oxford. Through creative, place-rooted workshops, we shared stories, surfaced lived experience &
This year, our Common Futures programme brought people together to imagine fairer civic life in Oxford. Through creative, place-rooted workshops, we shared stories, surfaced lived experience &
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🏛️ 12 Days of Impact, Day 10: Civic imagination & place-shaping through our Common Futures programme 🏛️
This year, our Common Futures programme brought people together to imagine fairer civic life in Oxford. Through creative, place-rooted workshops, we shared stories, surfaced lived experience &
This year, our Common Futures programme brought people together to imagine fairer civic life in Oxford. Through creative, place-rooted workshops, we shared stories, surfaced lived experience &
🤝12 Days of Impact, Day 9: Shared our learnings to support local property partnerships in other parts of the country🤝
Platform Places is a cross-sector partnership committed to unlocking town centre spaces for amazing ideas. Last year they secured £2.5m from the National Lottery to develop their
Platform Places is a cross-sector partnership committed to unlocking town centre spaces for amazing ideas. Last year they secured £2.5m from the National Lottery to develop their
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🤝12 Days of Impact, Day 9: Shared our learnings to support local property partnerships in other parts of the country🤝
Platform Places is a cross-sector partnership committed to unlocking town centre spaces for amazing ideas. Last year they secured £2.5m from the National Lottery to develop their
Platform Places is a cross-sector partnership committed to unlocking town centre spaces for amazing ideas. Last year they secured £2.5m from the National Lottery to develop their
🎉12 Days of Impact, Day 8: Successful completion of the National Lottery grant programme supported growth and built capacity🎉
Over the past three years the National Lottery Community Fund helped us do more than unlock buildings. We were able to offer practical 1:1 support from our
Over the past three years the National Lottery Community Fund helped us do more than unlock buildings. We were able to offer practical 1:1 support from our
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🎉12 Days of Impact, Day 8: Successful completion of the National Lottery grant programme supported growth and built capacity🎉
Over the past three years the National Lottery Community Fund helped us do more than unlock buildings. We were able to offer practical 1:1 support from our
Over the past three years the National Lottery Community Fund helped us do more than unlock buildings. We were able to offer practical 1:1 support from our
✨12 Days of Impact, Day 7: Supporting organisations to take on space✨
Over the past year, we’ve supported YWMP to take on their own meanwhile lease and set up a building — a huge step forward. Having their own space helps them support more young women and trans and non-binary people to
Over the past year, we’ve supported YWMP to take on their own meanwhile lease and set up a building — a huge step forward. Having their own space helps them support more young women and trans and non-binary people to
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
✨12 Days of Impact, Day 7: Supporting organisations to take on space✨
Over the past year, we’ve supported YWMP to take on their own meanwhile lease and set up a building — a huge step forward. Having their own space helps them support more young women and trans and non-binary people to
Over the past year, we’ve supported YWMP to take on their own meanwhile lease and set up a building — a huge step forward. Having their own space helps them support more young women and trans and non-binary people to
🔓12 Days of Impact, Day 6: We unlocked more space to support social impact🔓
This year, we opened a new central Oxford hub: 9 Park End Street, in a former office building that had been sitting largely empty for several years. This unlocked almost 2,800 square metres of space,
This year, we opened a new central Oxford hub: 9 Park End Street, in a former office building that had been sitting largely empty for several years. This unlocked almost 2,800 square metres of space,
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🔓12 Days of Impact, Day 6: We unlocked more space to support social impact🔓
This year, we opened a new central Oxford hub: 9 Park End Street, in a former office building that had been sitting largely empty for several years. This unlocked almost 2,800 square metres of space,
This year, we opened a new central Oxford hub: 9 Park End Street, in a former office building that had been sitting largely empty for several years. This unlocked almost 2,800 square metres of space,
♀️12 Days of Impact, Day 5: Community building through International Women’s Day events⚧️
Throughout March, we celebrated International Women’s Day with residents across Makespace Oxfordshire. Poetry, storytelling, shared meals, talks, and creative workshops highlighted what’s possible when women
Throughout March, we celebrated International Women’s Day with residents across Makespace Oxfordshire. Poetry, storytelling, shared meals, talks, and creative workshops highlighted what’s possible when women
December 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
♀️12 Days of Impact, Day 5: Community building through International Women’s Day events⚧️
Throughout March, we celebrated International Women’s Day with residents across Makespace Oxfordshire. Poetry, storytelling, shared meals, talks, and creative workshops highlighted what’s possible when women
Throughout March, we celebrated International Women’s Day with residents across Makespace Oxfordshire. Poetry, storytelling, shared meals, talks, and creative workshops highlighted what’s possible when women
💡12 Days of Impact, Day 4: Building community capacity through the OSEP business support programme💡
In 2025 we joined OSEP’s business support programme, offering free, tailored guidance to help social enterprises across Oxfordshire build capacity & thrive. We delivered workshops, peer groups
In 2025 we joined OSEP’s business support programme, offering free, tailored guidance to help social enterprises across Oxfordshire build capacity & thrive. We delivered workshops, peer groups
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
💡12 Days of Impact, Day 4: Building community capacity through the OSEP business support programme💡
In 2025 we joined OSEP’s business support programme, offering free, tailored guidance to help social enterprises across Oxfordshire build capacity & thrive. We delivered workshops, peer groups
In 2025 we joined OSEP’s business support programme, offering free, tailored guidance to help social enterprises across Oxfordshire build capacity & thrive. We delivered workshops, peer groups
🎨12 Days of Impact, Day 3: Shaping place & fostering connection through South Abingdon art pop-ups🎨
This year, we hosted three art pop-ups in South Abingdon. Over 250 people from the local community attended, to get creative and connect. We were able to focus on ecological activities and place
This year, we hosted three art pop-ups in South Abingdon. Over 250 people from the local community attended, to get creative and connect. We were able to focus on ecological activities and place
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🎨12 Days of Impact, Day 3: Shaping place & fostering connection through South Abingdon art pop-ups🎨
This year, we hosted three art pop-ups in South Abingdon. Over 250 people from the local community attended, to get creative and connect. We were able to focus on ecological activities and place
This year, we hosted three art pop-ups in South Abingdon. Over 250 people from the local community attended, to get creative and connect. We were able to focus on ecological activities and place
🌱12 Days of Impact, Day 2: We (re)founded with a renewed focus on spatial justice🌱
This year, we unveiled Makespace Oxfordshire’s vision for change. We started our journey unlocking one empty space – Aristotle Lane in Jericho – to help organisations for social good access affordable space.
This year, we unveiled Makespace Oxfordshire’s vision for change. We started our journey unlocking one empty space – Aristotle Lane in Jericho – to help organisations for social good access affordable space.
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🌱12 Days of Impact, Day 2: We (re)founded with a renewed focus on spatial justice🌱
This year, we unveiled Makespace Oxfordshire’s vision for change. We started our journey unlocking one empty space – Aristotle Lane in Jericho – to help organisations for social good access affordable space.
This year, we unveiled Makespace Oxfordshire’s vision for change. We started our journey unlocking one empty space – Aristotle Lane in Jericho – to help organisations for social good access affordable space.
We asked ourselves the question: Who's funding system change in Oxfordshire?
In one of the wealthiest counties in England, too many people are still being left behind. Scratch beneath the surface of Oxfordshire’s prosperity and a different story soon emerges. So, what can we do to tackle the
In one of the wealthiest counties in England, too many people are still being left behind. Scratch beneath the surface of Oxfordshire’s prosperity and a different story soon emerges. So, what can we do to tackle the
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We asked ourselves the question: Who's funding system change in Oxfordshire?
In one of the wealthiest counties in England, too many people are still being left behind. Scratch beneath the surface of Oxfordshire’s prosperity and a different story soon emerges. So, what can we do to tackle the
In one of the wealthiest counties in England, too many people are still being left behind. Scratch beneath the surface of Oxfordshire’s prosperity and a different story soon emerges. So, what can we do to tackle the
Thanks to everyone who came to our resident Winter Warmer last night ❄️🔥🎉 And to our fab community coordinator, Sarah, for making it happen! We were thrilled to hear some of our community’s highlights from the year) from successful projects to mending old friendships) & see new connections form
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to our resident Winter Warmer last night ❄️🔥🎉 And to our fab community coordinator, Sarah, for making it happen! We were thrilled to hear some of our community’s highlights from the year) from successful projects to mending old friendships) & see new connections form
What is Alex up to? Wrong answers only.
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What is Alex up to? Wrong answers only.
✨ Coming up at our Aristotle Lane hub, hosted by the brilliant members of Sabali Pots 🎉
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
✨ Coming up at our Aristotle Lane hub, hosted by the brilliant members of Sabali Pots 🎉