Open House Festival

Blackhorse Workshop

industrial, community/cultural, education

Assemble, 2014

Blackhorse Workshop, 1-2 Sutherland Road Path, E17 6BX

A makerspace offering open access to a fully equipped wood and metal workshop with bench space, tools and machinery. Includes education space, community café and 40 studios for creative businesses. Blackhorse Workshop is celebrating its 10th birthday in 2024.

Getting there

Tube

Blackhorse Road

Train

Blackhorse Road

Bus

158, 123, 230, W15

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

Most of our space is on the ground floor, however there is an upper floor that only has step access and no lift.

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Drop in activities

Sat 21 Sep

10:00–17:00

Drop in: Makers Showcase Exhibition

An inspirational showcase of past and present users of the workshop presenting some of London’s most exciting contemporary designers.

10:00–11:45

Drop in: Intro and Welcome Followed by Self-Led Tour and Demos

Join the Workshop's Director for an introduction to the space, followed by a self led tour and maker demos on the forge and wood lathes.

11:00–12:45

Drop in: Intro and Welcome Followed by Self-Led Tour and Demos

Join the Workshop's Director for an introduction to the space, followed by a self led tour and maker demos on the forge and wood lathes.

14:00–15:45

Drop in: Intro and Welcome Followed by Self-Led Tour and Demos

Join the Workshop's Director for an introduction to the space, followed by a self led tour and maker demos on the forge and wood lathes.

Sun 22 Sep

12:00–17:00

Drop in: Makers Showcase Exhibition

An inspirational showcase of past and present users of the workshop presenting some of London’s most exciting contemporary designers.

12:00–17:00

Drop in: Open Party to Celebrate 10 Years of Making It Together

Join us for a celebratory afternoon of 10 Years of Making it Together. Expect plenty of music, making mischief with food and drinks galore.

About

About the Workshop

Blackhorse Workshop is a social enterprise dedicated to making, offering easy access to a fully equipped wood and metal workshop that’s open to all.

Always inclusive and always welcoming, it champions the power of making to improve wellbeing and bring people together. We offer courses, bookable workbenches and supported sessions, led by expert technicians, to help you get started, and our local creative programmes explore new ways to discover making.

Blackhorse Workshop has initiated by Assemble and received start up funding from the Mayor of London’s Outer London Fund, London Borough of Waltham Forest and match funded by Create London.

Online presence

www.blackhorseworkshop.co.uk

www.instagram.com/blackhorsews

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