Hereford MAKE

08/12/2023

Tomorrow at 1pm, our tyre hammer will be undergoing some maintenance, taken apart, fixed up, and have some parts replaced. Not only will this mean a smoother running hammer, it's also a great chance to see what good maintenance practices can look like!

If you've thought about picking up one of these machines to use in your practice, or want to know more about their inner workings, then we're offering an open invitation to come on down and watch the work!

17/07/2023

After some hard work from Andrew Apps of appsinc.co.uk we now have a new website http://www.herefordmake.org/

08/06/2023

We helped Close House Projects with some laser cutting but the bulk was with NMITE. Looks like it came out great though.

17/05/2023

08/03/2023

The princes foundation applications are still open! Pictured is - a Make user who successfully applied to the building craft program last year. It's incredible to see this talented young man flourish and excel in his chosen career, and head on to new heights! Applications for this year close at the start of April, so bear it in mind!

26/02/2023

Ladies and gentlemen - Make supporters!

We've recently registered with easy fundraising - an organisation that you can sign up with to generate money for your favourite causes through your everday shopping at no cost to yourself.

We understand many of you want to help Make, but lack the financial ability to do so - it would help a great deal if you would do your normal shopping through this platform - costs nothing to you, and helps Make while you do it!

These donations will help SO MUCH, so please sign up to support us – it’s completely FREE and doesn’t take long.

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Many thanks,
Team Make.

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03/02/2023

Had Matt back working on this techniques to help with his next steps with his career and Ewan making a poker. Both from The Cartshed and this support was only made possible by Co-op community fund.

20/01/2023

Fantastic day with friends from the cart shed - taster days of forging in the cold weather! Started this session, see what they end up with next time! This was only made possible from the coop community fund so thank you Co-op

09/01/2023

Matt and Matt - having a little blacksmith taster day! Two pokers down, two plans made for the next big make! Thanks to Co-op for the funds to help these guys!

07/12/2022

We recently put out a survey regarding the possibility of a gallery in Manchester to better serve our community in selling work and routes to market. We got a really wonderful response - nearly 200 of you shared your help with us in the first stage.

We're now moving on to the second stage - funding!

If you'd like to know more, or get involved further - please feel free to email us at [email protected] - this one is going to be exciting!

06/10/2022

We are trying to get a gallery happening outside the county to help artists and makers earn more money. To do this we need an idea of the social impact of such an asset so we need you, artists and makers, to fill in the 8 min survey to evidence this impact. It will close on the 14/11/2022. This is the link

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

20/09/2022

Talking with new blacksmiths at Hereford college of arts Freshers Fair! Always great to meet new - can't wait to help some of them get some of them out!

01/09/2022

- one of our business users who has been working hard all month!
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Unfortunately can't sell these as I'd probably get sued (hence I haven't bothered with great pictures) but just made these lights for myself and figured I'd share them anyway 😊

16/08/2022

A great evening's work from Dan! Super exciting to see small projects come to fruition so quickly!

Nice work Dan!

05/07/2022

We are helping with which is looking at how lottery fund communities up to 2030. you have until the 19th of July to feed in. If you are a community group answer these questions:

What does a thriving community looks and feels like to you?
What are your hopes and fears for your communities?
What’s your biggest hope for your community (or communities) in the coming ten years?
What’s your biggest fear for your community (or communities) in the coming ten years?
What would help you and your community (or communities) realise your hopes in the coming years?


What is this moment and what is changing? What do you think will be the important factors and trends that shape and your community over the coming years? Think about political, social, economic, technological, environmental and legal
What are the new examples, models, types of action, or ways of working that are emerging that provide inspiration or hope for you and your community?


Imagine it’s 2030. Your community or communities are thriving. Can you describe it? What does it look like? What does it feel like?
What would a positive action be to make this vision real over the next ten years?
What role do you see for yourself/ your community/ your organisation in this future vision?
What role or roles might the National Lottery Community Fund play in this future vision and why? (Think beyond funding such as supporting field building or collaboration, convening and connecting or other things).


If you have worked with the National Lottery Community Fund we’d love to hear about your experiences
In what ways, if at all, has the National Lottery Community Fund supported your community that you would like to see continue in the future? Think beyond simply funding, have we supported you in any other ways i.e. convening, development support, giving a voice to policy issues?
What could The National Lottery Community Fund do differently in the future to support your community to respond to the opportunities and challenges you face? Again think beyond simply funding.
If you haven’t previously worked with The National Lottery Community Fund we’d love to understand why and what might help in the future?

and send answers to [email protected] to have your say

24/05/2022

Can you guess what it is yet?

Arrived and ready for checking!

Thank you The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All for this great opportunity!

02/01/2022

Guy taking some photos of his work with some of our photography gear!

27/10/2021

04/09/2021

The beginnings of a special sword for a special occasion!

31/08/2021

Happy smiths make happy ironwork!

30/08/2021

Some lovely work from one of our newer users! Keep on swinging, !

18/08/2021

Still socially distanced conversations between makers when the forging day is done! Some incredible and talented people that we're grateful to have in our workshop!

10/08/2021

Some wonderful new hand tools, made for us by the incredibly skilled .greenwell.31 and paid for by without whom, this resource for the community wouldn't have been possible!

26/07/2021

It's not all glitz and glamour at Hereford Make! Sometimes it's poster paint and social media drives!

23/06/2021

We made the New Lottery Community Fund web page. Have a read on how we helped Josh.

‘I suffer from depression; Hereford MAKE is the only thing that gives me hope’

Thanks to players, Josh is able to pursue his dream career in blacksmithing. Read his story. 👇
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/people-stories/2021-06-22/it-saved-my-mental-health-josh-follows-his-dream-of-becoming-a-blacksmith

20/06/2021

Traditional smiths, modern technology!

19/06/2021

Sampling in action!

17/06/2021

Announcement!

Hereford Make is very proud to announce its new graduate program will be starting in August of this year! If you will be a recent graduate of the blacksmithing BA, or level 3 of Herefordshire and Ludlow college's technical blacksmithing course in August, please feel free to apply for rent free business access to make for a year, or talk to us for more details!

You can reach us at [email protected]

Keep making!

17/06/2021

Hello, Makers!

A lot of our student makers are really feeling the crunch right now - with the end of the year looming, and degree shows on the horizon - so it seemed like a good time to remind everyone that if you need it, we can stay open beyond our opening hours for that last minute rush if you really need us to (and ask nicely!).

Hope you're all well, and not working too hard!