[Bradford] "Make Place" Hebden Bridge
John R. Hudson
j.r.hudson at virginmedia.com
Fri Mar 22 14:42:17 UTC 2013
Hi all
Just checked out the link and the one you need is:
http://alternativetechnology.org.uk/
John
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On Fri, 2013-03-22 at 12:58 +0000, Andrew Coulson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> For those of you who know Hebden Bridge you may have come across the
> Alternative Technology Centre ( www.alternativetechnology.co.uk) based
> in Hebble End Mill, just off the canal towpath. They have a new thing
> they are developing, "Make Place", inspired by Hackspaces, fab lab
> etc. t the moment it is at a very early stage and they have some
> Ubuntu desktops and Raspberry Pi hardware. They are just about to
> take delivery of RepRap 3D printer (if you were at Bridge Rectifier
> you may have met Gary). I went to talk to Gary and Polly there
> yesterday about what they are doing and currently they are looking for
> some help with the following:
> 1. Skills Share Workshops - aimed at introducing novice computer
> users and MS users to OSS. These would be a couple of hours
> of an evening. At the moment they have someone who will do
> audio recording with Audacity. They are looking at covering
> Linux Installs, Libre Office, Gimp, Inkscape etc. They are
> after people to run a workshop (or more if you are keen) as a
> way of testing the water.
> 2. Raspberry Pi - The ATC would like to create a display of what
> Raspberry Pi can be used for or get some ideas about how
> people are using it to try and stimulate interest in people
> using Pi modules to develop their own application.
> 3. Once the Reprap comes Gary is planning to get a few interested
> people together to get it built and then up and running. If
> anyone is interested or has any expertise offers of help would
> be appreciated.
> At the moment things are at an early stage and they are busy getting
> things organised and sorting out plans for the near future. If you
> are interested If you can get back to me in the next week I'll
> collate all the responses and get back to them.
>
> Polly also promised to email me a potted history and a summary of
> plans for the future, so I will share that once it comes and If anyone
> is interested in getting involved, I'm sure all offers will be
> appreciated. I suggested someone coming over to speak at one of the
> meetings, and Gary is happy to do that in two or three months time
> when more is up and running.
>
> Andrew Coulson
> email: coulson.andy at gmail.com | tel: 07834 269850
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