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Makespace Oxfordshire
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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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Reserve your free tickets via link in bio

This event is part of a series of training sessions to promote and support social enterprises in the South and Vale District and Oxford City
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
but just needs to be harnessed and shared.

Having access to these shared resources and tools means that organisations are more able to thrive, grow, and resist 🌱 💪
That means accessing the right skills, tools, resources and communities of practice.

We foster agency, mutual relationships of care and a culture of stewardship to help strengthen local capacity, recognising that the skills and knowledge exists within our communities already
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.
explores how big ideas can shape a better future. He’s the author of internationally bestselling books such as The Good Ancestor and History for Tomorrow.

🗓️ 21st Nov, 3-5:30pm
📍 BIPC, Westgate Library, Oxford
🎟️ Via link in bio
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
And of course, thanks to Lula’s Ethiopian Cuisine for the delicious meal that brought us all together 🍛

We left feeling full — of food, ideas, and new connections

We have one event left in our Common Futures event series for this year: Creating Spaces For Future Generations with Roman Krznaric.
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

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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
more about spatial justice and our vision for change in our refounding blog on Medium via the link in our bio

#oxford #oxfordcommunity #communitygroupsoxford #commons #commoning #communityownership #nonprofit #notforprofit
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 🌱
For more information and to learn how to register your interest, see the link to the OSEP business support programme in our bio

#oxfordbusinesssupport #oxfordshirebusinesssupport #socialenterprise #oxfordshiresocialenterprise #oxfordsocialenterprise