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We’re Hiring a Funding & Impact Officer (mat cover) 📢

Are you someone who enjoys turning stories, data, and outcomes into meaningful evidence of social value impact? Do you have experience in funding, reporting, or helping organisations demonstrate their value and secure resources to grow? Does Make’​s mission ​of supporting people, culture, creativity, and regeneration across ​LCR resonate with you?

​W​e're looking for an interim Impact & Funding Officer for an 8 month maternity cover to join our team and take the lead on coordinating funding applications, managing impact reporting, and helping us evidence the difference our work makes in communities across the region.

​📍 Based in the Liverpool City Region
🗓️ Application deadline: ​S​unday 5th July 2026, 11:59​pm

👇 Find out more and apply via our blog: (link in bio)
​https://makecic.org/were-hiring-funding-impact-officer-mat-cover/

If the role sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love to hear from you!

At Make, we believe that places are shaped by the people who use them. The future of Birkenhead Town Hall belongs to the people who care about it, contribute to it, and can see its potential.

Through collage, creativity and conversation, we shared memories, mapped possibilities and reflected on what this iconic civic building could mean for generations to come.

There's something powerful about gathering around a building designed for public life and asking what life might look like here in the future.

Stories of the Town Hall’s history sat alongside ideas for what comes next, reminding us that the most meaningful futures are often built from a deep understanding of place.

Our work has always centred on unlocking the potential of buildings through creativity, community and participation. Time and again, we’ve seen that when people are given the opportunity to shape the places around them, they create futures that are richer, more ambitious and more connected than any single organisation could imagine alone.

Thank you to everyone who joined us today, shared their thoughts and helped start an important conversation about what Birkenhead Town Hall could become.

The best chapters in a building’s story are still waiting to be written.

NEXT WEEK!

Calling all Wirral independents, creatives, and freelancers! 📣

If you’re running a local business or working for yourself and you care about the community, you’re part of our Social Economy. We’re getting together at Make Hamilton to celebrate that.

This isn't a "business suits" networking event. It’s a proper chance to:

Meet like-minded people from across the Wirral.

Share a few ideas (and a glass of wine).

Find those unexpected collaborations that only happen when we’re in the same room.

We’ll also be joined by Chris Lee, who’ll be chatting about his journey building in Birkenhead and supporting the next generation of local entrepreneurs.

Come have a nosy, meet someone new, and let's see what we can build together.

📍 Where: Make Hamilton, 69-71 Argyle Street, Birkenhead
📆 When: 18th June, 17th September & 19th November
🎟 Cost: Completely free
🔗 Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-economy-club-wirral-tickets-1988090594486

This Saturday step in to the town hall time machine 🏛️​

Join us for a creative community session exploring the past, present, and future of Birkenhead Town Hall.

Through zines, collage, and shared ideas, we’ll imagine what this space could become​, together.

​🗓️When: Saturday 13th June​, 1:30-4:30pm
​📍Where: Birkenhead - venue tbc

If you care about the future of ​t​he Town Hall and want to help shape what comes next, we’d love you to be part of it.

Capacity is limited, reserve your space​ (LINK IN BIO)👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/town-hall-time-machine-tickets-1987413574501

Workshops with Impact 🌟

Back in 2024, Made by Make & teamed up to bring the iconic Liverpool Loves Taylor Trail to life​, and ​gave Swifties even more chance to get involved with our themed craft workshops​.

Looking back at the impact:

179 attendees from Liverpool all the way to New York ✈️

11 creative sessions featuring upcycled tees, origami, cupcake decorating + more

5 amazing local artists (including our brilliant Make residents) leading the way

100% Free workshops making creativity accessible to absolutely everyone

A huge throwback thanks to the for hosting us! 🏛️

👉 Want to collaborate on something bold, brilliant, and impactful? Let’s make it happen: (link in bio) or makecic.org/contact-us

Join in: Help us power the movement at FLIPIM 2026 🤝

FLIPIM 2026 is on the horizon and the energy is building. Now, we’re looking to assemble the final partners who want to join in and help the good things happen.

Sponsorship and Partnership is how FLIPIM will bring the grassroots to Birkenhead. It goes beyond a logo and good words, it’s putting weight behind your values and supporting people who drive change from the bottom up.

The Target 🎯

We’re being upfront about what it takes to bring this together. We already have great partners onboard, but we need a few more to hit our goal.
● Help from sponsors & partners so far is £12,325
● The current minimum goal for delivering FLIPIM this year £3,500 t
● We want to create as much access for the grassroots as possible, so we have a stretch goal of £19,000

Are our values, your values?

When you pay into FLIPIM, you aren't just "funding an event" - you are the engine behind the Social Value we create. Your support directly enables:

Equity: Paying our contributors and speakers fairly for their time and expertise.
Accessibility: Keeping ticket prices affordable so the people actually doing the work can be in the room.

Grassroots Voices: Putting EDI into practice by ensuring those often sidelined are at the heart of the conversation.

Ready to enable the work?
If your organisation wants to help us hit that £3,825 mark and stand alongside grassroots leaders, we want to hear from you.

📩 Get in touch: [email protected] to discuss how you can Join in.

Or, join us in person on 24th September - register for your ticket here: 👇
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flipim-2026-the-grassroots-regeneration-conference-tickets-1982347328222

Ready to explore our spaces?

We’re opening our doors this week at both Make ​H​uyto Village and Make North Docks! Whether you’re looking for a ​space to work, a space to host your next big project, or ​want the chance to see what goes on behind the scenes, join us and take a look!

Here​'s whats coming up:

​📍 Make Huyton Village
📅 Saturday, ​6th June @ 11am

Tour the ​M​ake Huyton studio spaces and our bookable space at Make on the Corner.

​Explore our innovation lab.

​Have a mooch around 🛍️

​📍 Make North Docks
📅 Saturday, ​6th June @ 11am

Tour the North Docks studios and event spaces.

Get a look inside our fully equipped Wood Workshop.

Enjoy a brew from while you browse.

​📍 Make Hamilton, Birkenhead
📅 Wednesday, ​1​0th June @ 4pm

Explore our light-filled studio and hire spaces.

Meet our resident makers and see what they’re creating.

Grab a caffeine fix from

Whether you’re ​an artist, ​independent business or just curious about our community, we can't wait to ​meet you!

Register on Eventbrite (LINK IN BIO)➡️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/make-8132732393

We wrapped up spring with the Make Huyton Village Showcase! 🌸✨

From 14th–21st May, we brought creativity straight to the heart of the high street at Make on the Corner. We welcomed 74 visitors and showcased 10 of our talented resident creatives, spanning everything from fine art and photography to performance, interactive sculptures, and hand-crafted home scents.

Huge thank you to our community for celebrating with us and a special shoutout to for their generous sponsorship in making this happen! 🙏

👉 Want the full recap? Read our latest blog post, meet the artists involved, and find out how you can support them! https://makecic.org/a-round-up-of-the-make-huyton-showcase/

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Happy June! We're skipping into the sunny days with lots of great programme on the way including resident showcases, theatre productions, workshops, open days and more! 🌻

Here’s what’s coming up:

📍Make on the Corner/ Make Huyton Village

🏡 Make Huyton Village Open Day - Saturday 6th June
🖌️ Summer Art School with - 30th June - 14th July

📍Make Hamilton

🏡Make Hamilton Open day - Wednesday 10th June (link n bio)
🧑‍🎨 Make Hamilton Resident Showcase - until 8th June
🖥️ Here for the Nerds with (every Saturday)
📱Workplace Digital Skills workshop with ITS - 1st June 10am - 12pm (email [email protected] to register)
🏢 Employment Skills Workshop with ITS - 1st June 1pm - 3pm (email [email protected] to register)
🏛️ Town Hall Time Machine - 13th June (link in bio)
🏪 FLIPIIM - 24th September (link in bio)

📍Make North Docks

🏡Make North Docks Open Day - Saturday 6th June (link n bio)
🎭 Come From Away with
🖼️ Make North Docks Showcase - 16th July - 23rd July (launch tickets in bio)
💍Jewellery Workshops with – Dates throughout the year
🎨Beginners Wheel Throwing with – Get in touch to book
🖌️Beginners Wheel Throwing/Ceramics with – Get in touch to book

All of these workshops and events are run by the talented makers, artists, and creatives in our community. We love seeing Make’s spaces buzzing with creativity!

Want to get involved? Book directly with the event hosts and get making!