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VOLUNTEER SATURDAYS

Calling all you painters, scrapers, sanders and general tidy upperers!

Plenty of stuff to do tomorrow on our first Saturday Volunteer day here at St Botolph's Waiting Room. Do please come and lend a hand if you can, we would be very pleased to see you.

So far our jobs include:

● Painting our darkroom in the maker space with a coat of white emulsion

● Sanding the external woodwork around the building in preparation for a base coat

● Cleaning up and sanding down scaffold boards to make into more table tops

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Joining the St Botolph's Team

My name is David Ross, and I've recently taken on the role of Project Coordinator here at St Botolph's Waiting Room.

I thought it a good idea to introduce myself and give you a bit of insight into who I am, and what I'll be doing for the team.

First and foremost I'd like you to consider me as the go to guy for any support you might need organising and getting things done, whatever your interest in the Waiting Room. I'm also the first port of call for welcoming new members, showing people around the space and any other general enquiries.

Defeat the Concrete!

I'm so happy after the first Colchester Urban Permaculture meeting, held yesterday evening at The Waiting Room.

I have been brainstorming ideas for an Urban Permaculture Garden for the past month, reading books; studying the site; mulling over the possibilities and the challenges.

The hunt for local makers

Calling all makers, designers and creative souls in Colchester.

As you may know I am currently working with the Creative Coop to create an online directory of makers and crafters in Colchester and Essex for the St Botolph’s Waiting Room.

I currently have a lot of contacts working in textiles, ceramics and jewellery and I am really looking to diversify out of these areas.

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Our interpretation of Craft

As Alex Davis mentions in a previous blog post, at the St Botolphs Waiting Room we are building an online directory to document Makers of Colchester and Essex and the crafts they specialise in.

Colchester Maker Space

Colchester needs a maker/tinker/space/lab/thingy. To date there are only three spaces servicing the East of England. Technology is for everyone and shouldn't just be focussed or concentrated in the capital.

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I’m hunting for Crafters, Designers & Makers

Hi I'm Alex and I'm excited to announce I'm taking on a new project working with the sterling Creative Coop on the St Botolph's Waiting Room project.

As a Researcher & Facilitator, I've been invited to create a Directory of Makers and Crafts people in Colchester - developing it into a online profile - with case studies, photos, videos and audio interviews.

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First day collecting memories.

Whilst capturing the memories of the St Botolph’s area from those who have enjoyed this historically rich area within Colchester, little did we know our first hiccup would be the dulcet tones of British songstress Adele. Our first afternoon was pencilled in to be a chance to get to know the area, visit local business’ and to introduce the idea of creating an online archive of memories to the community.