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
https://linktr.ee/makespaceoxford
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
Thanks to everyone who came, to Jess from Life Styling for facilitating, and to our amazing support artists who ran activities
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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
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
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
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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
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
Apply for space in one of our buildings via the link in our bio #oxford
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
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
📅 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
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🍂 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
📅 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
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
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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
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! 🍏 🌳 🍎
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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
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
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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
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.
For communities to truly reclaim and steward spaces, they need to navigate the complexities of property, planning and organisational development, and resist systemic injustices.
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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.
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
This event will be led by Roman Krznaric, a social philosopher who
October 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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
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.
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.
October 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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.
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 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
October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
👋 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 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)
🗓️ 21 October, 6-8pm
📍 The Junction, Didcot
🎟️ Free, but booking essential (link in bio)
October 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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)
🗓️ 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 🌳
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 🌳
October 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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 🌳
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
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
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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
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 alex@makespaceoxford.com
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 alex@makespaceoxford.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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 alex@makespaceoxford.com
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 alex@makespaceoxford.com
‼️ 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
🗓️ 9th October, 4 to 7pm
📍 Lula's Ethiopian Cuisine, Park End Street, Oxford
🎟️ Free, but booking essential - link in bio
#oxfordcommunity #communityorganisers #communityspace
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
‼️ 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
🗓️ 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
🗓️ 15th October and 6th November, 4:30-6pm
📍 Online
Book your free spot via the link in our bio
September 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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
🗓️ 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
You can learn
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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
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 🌱
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 🌱
September 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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 🌱
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.
We're able to offer advice on anything related to taking on space: finding it, unlocking it, and renovating it.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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.
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
Check out the link in our bio for more info on upcoming events #oxford #oxfordcommunity
September 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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
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"
"We want to create a genuinely safe environment that encourages wellness practitioners of minority backgrounds to break into the industry"
September 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"
"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!
September 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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!
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.
Whether you’re starting a project, part of an established initiative, or just curious – come share food, stories and ideas.
September 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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.
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.
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.
September 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📣 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.
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.