Communications Lead @WeCanMakeHomes. Occasional journo and ultra adventure enthusiast ⛰️ @athlynck.bsky.social
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I’ve jumped ship! You can find me on Bluesky: @athlynck.bsky.social
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We’ve launched our Autumn neighbourhood meet up programme at @WeCanMakeHomes! Every 3rd Thurs or the month, join us at @kwmcthefactory to connect and make together.
Check out the blog for the upcoming programme.
Tinyurl.com/autumn-meetups
🍂You’re invited to our ‘hood meet ups! Whether you’re new to the community or have been involved since the beginning, we invite you to join us to get creative, use your hands, and discover new connections through the craft and graft of making together.
Tinyurl.com/autumn-meetups
This month (19th Sept), we’re v excited to be joined by Cam from @hastingscommons, who’ll be sharing the magic of mycelium and what our human world can learn from it 🍄 eventbrite.co.uk/e/100100264…
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"The challenge is to improve the health of the planet at the same time as the health of people. 'We are preparing for the worst by building something better.'" @ImmyKaur 🙌🏽 big up @CIVIC_SQUARE @RetrofitBH @WeCanMakeHomes & all mobilising around retrofit
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‘The challenge is to improve the health of the planet at the same time as the health of people. We are preparing for the worst by building something much better’
Thank you @hazelsheffield for a lovely feature with many of our friends in the @guardian.
📰theguardian.com/business/art…
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The space between buildings at Rodfords Mead has been a fly-tipping hotspot for more than a decade. Before then, garages sat empty for a long time. So when we popped up last weekend to open the space up for a community celebration, there was a lot of excitement 🤩
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great line up for Stir to Action today stirtoaction.com/festival-ti… including the wonderful @athlynck
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It’s Election Day, the #RetrofitReimagined film is getting lovely responses, the Tories are on their way out, and we are off to @timber_festival with our pals @WeCanMakeHomes and Portland Inn Project, and the SUN IS SHINING.
Have an excellent day pals, FREE PALESTINE.
The big Q missing from the election debate: “What if the power and resources to make good homes were in the hands of our communities?”
👇 read this from @MelissaMean
'Towards the people-powered housing manifesto we actually need'. On the eve of the general election, @MelissaMean writes of three shifts needed to support the community-sector go large and fulfil its potential.
medium.com/@wecanmake/toward…
@CalSleeper have been told we’ll be put on buses from Carlisle to Edinburgh, and then use our ticket to travel onward via @ScotRail to Inverness. We are 3 ppl with 3 bikes - can you confirm that there’s space for us to travel by bus and train with them to Inverness? Thanks
Hi @ScotRail can we please reserve 2 bikes onto the 13.29 from Waverley to Inverness? Thanks
I had an absolute blast running the Peak Divide last month. It’s a 76km trail ultra marathon that honestly feels as supportive and welcoming as my local @Parkrunuk.
Read about it: medium.com/run-with-intentio… #trailrunning #PeakDivide #ultramarathon
The route follows beautiful terrain over Kinder Scout and along the Hope Valley.
With caring touches each step of the way (ie home-cooked Gnocchi and support runners) the PD struck a perf balance between feeling like a slick sporting event, while staying true to its DIY roots.
Entries for the 2025 Peak Divide are now open. The event includes a mid-way campout - here I am lining up for the Inaugural Egg n Spork world champs.
Peakdivide.com
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Oh #BlockWest! You were a Covid Baby that was only meant to be up 6 weeks. But you lasted 3 winters. Now it’s time to say goodbye. You were a dream collab between @WeCanMakeHomes @knowlewestmedia and #AuAr @MollieClaypool, that hosted & seeded so many beautiful things /1
“Economic change which people can touch and feel, and economic change which is built from the frustrations and aspirations of the communities in which they operate”
Building an economy from the ordinary hope of every place.
Ahead of Britain Renewed @UCLEast on Wednesday @NicholasPlumb from @peoplesbiz explores the energy and ideas that could help power growth in communities across the UK.
ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/news/20…
No secret at all, us too 🙋♀️! At home, on camping trips, picnicking by a river after a swim - the generosity of reading aloud together is an act that has made me feel connected and grounded for the past near decade.
For the Observer Magazine, I wrote about my terrible secret: that my boyfriend and I have read out loud together for the last seven years – and the psychology and neuroscience behind why it makes adults feel happier and closer, and why you should do it too theguardian.com/books/articl…
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Thank you for having us! @WeCanMakeHomes @athlynck @MelissaMean @knowlewestmedia great to talk and film neighbourhood retrofit, imagination and power
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Neighbours in KW have been coming together with architects, engineers & technical experts to co-design & prototype retrofit solutions for their homes.
Join us this eve for a special showcase where we’ll share emerging ideas & prototypes. eventbrite.co.uk/e/retrofit-… @knowlewestmedia
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Pop down to Springfield Allotments on Friday 12th April for a free Community Celebration as part of our Retrofit Street project with @WeCanMakeHomes 🎉🌿
tinyurl.com/kw-spring
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What happens when you put the power and resources to retrofit our homes and streets in the hands of local people?
Join us on Tuesday for a special neighbourhood #retrofit showcase. #transforminghomes #RetrofitReimagined
eventbrite.co.uk/e/retrofit-…
