Maker Sessions

14/09/2023

13/09/2023

Huge news! The first annual heritage exhibition opens tomorrow in The Garrison Gallery and Patchwork Studios 🌞 Celebrating the birth of the Maker community, from the first days of the festivals right through to the closure of the Random Arms. Take a nostalgic trip into immersive exhibits, with some of the Maker greats providing entertainment all weekend. Here's what's on...

Thursday 7pm: The exhibition launches in Garrison Gallery, with complimentary drinks, alongside this month's intimate Candlelit Session with Alex Hart band and Ollie Dixon. Limited tickets still available for the latter from Patchwork Studios page.

Friday from 11am: Exhibits open across both spaces, with Maker Memories films rolling on the big screen. From 7pm, MC Vegas & DJ XL perform Gert Biggun tunes celebrating 50 years of hip-hop. Plus support from the venerable Jo Phillips! Free entry all night, Garrison cocktails at the ready!

Saturday from 11am: Exhibits open again, with more films of the past 25 years. That evening the venue hosts touring rock behmoths October Drift & China Bears, tickets only £7.50 in advance! Free in the gallery, Maker legend Joe Scott will be in Random Corner behind the ol' robin reliant DJ booth...

Sunday at 2pm: A free screening of the original Snow White community pantomime, seating for first 50 arrivals! 90 mins long with interlude, please don't be late! Afterwards, more amazing Maker heritage DJs will be seeing in the sunset in style 🌞

Thanks to Rame Conservation Trust, there's so much more happening on site too for all ages to get involved with this weekend, as part of Heritage Open Days. Come on up the hill!♥️

23/08/2023

Sunshine greetings to all 🌞 Our friends over at The Garrison Gallery are pulling together a local exhibition celebrating the birth and journey of our creative Maker community; from the first years of Maker Festival, right through to our doors closing at the end of that nostalgic era...

If any of you lovely lot have ANY photos or video footage (digital or otherwise) that you're able to dig out and share, it would really contribute to representing the rich tapestry of community activities that have helped shaped Maker Heights over the last quarter century. If not, please help share this post far and wide to find those camera-wielding memory collectors 📸

The deadline for submissions is two weeks time, please email [email protected] for more info. The exhibition launches 14/09 with a full weekend of Maker music and arts, put it in your diaries! Massive thanks in advance for your time and support; we miss you all 🌞

23/11/2022

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17/06/2020

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23/02/2020

Maker Heights has been a vital community asset for decades, capturing the hearts of thousands during the days of Maker Festival, the succeeding era of the Random Arms and of course our revered monthly Maker Sessions. That rich history has been completely overlooked during a recent drafting of a major future plan for the site, and today is our last chance to give our feedback. Let's ensure that the community always have a place at Maker Heights, please spend five minutes to fill out a feedback form and ensure that the last twenty years of positive community activity are recognised, respected, and used to shape an inclusive future for all.

We’re being wiped from history! A new site plan is being drafted for Maker Heights which completely fails to acknowledge the huge positive impact and community spirit of our our venue, bar and festival over the last 20 years, instead deeming the communal value of the site as “moderate”! Even with our windows boarded up, the site remains an incredibly important community asset with such huge potential as a significant creative hub. Let’s put this right!

The consultation period ends tomorrow, and clearly this plan needs more work. Please let that be known via the link below, today, and help to spread the word! We’ll list the key sections of concern in the comments below in case you’re not sure where to start. Long live a vibrant community at Maker Heights!

Help now: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/whats-new-in-planning/

09/08/2019

Natty returns to Maker ❤️

🔥💙 We're delighted to finally announce that Natty will be swinging by to grace our stage on Wednesday evening 💙🔥

We're expecting tickets to fly out, so be quick. Please note doors are at 7pm and will close at 10:30pm, and it's BYOB! Secure your experience now at https://see.tickets/patchwork-studios.

WIN! We're giving away 2 x TICKETS too... simply give this post a LIKE and a SHARE, and TAG who you'd bring to be in with a chance! Don't hold back, we'll refund your tickets if you win 🏆

27/06/2019

An amazing new business set up by the wonderful Nat and Geoff , providing residential trips on the stunning Rame peninsula for people with autism. If you can please support the crowdfunder and give their page a like - they’re doing such a great job!

14/02/2019

A year ago today we were evicted from our home in the Random Arms & Energy Room by developers. The venue now stands derelict and empty. What has been gained except control of an empty space that was once a vibrant creative hub? We are not alone - grassroots venues up and down the country are being lost at an alarming rate. The trend must stop.

Music Venue Trust have released this short film, by Billy Abbott, to highlight the loss felt by our rural community, and champion the cause on a national level. We're proud that our plight can help to raise awareness and drive positive change around such a serious issue. We hope that this film strengthens the calls for a to finally tackle the full range of challenges causing music venue closures across the UK.

Keep Music Live ❤️

Featuring actor Art Malik, this short film highlights the socio-cultural value of community-based grassroots live music venues. Musicians including Grant Nic...