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Smile

2008-12-22T00:29:00Z

This is a lovely video called Validation...

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Ciel Sale

2008-12-10T14:01:00Z

Ciel are based at The Werks and are having an Xmas sale.

When: Tuesday 16th of December between 2 - 6pm

There will be lots of cool 'n' funky presents from local design collective for kids super cool Miller Goodman presents [designers for the Tate], to geeky robots & fun boy stuff from Addject from £2- £25! Great Art from Ben Gold as well as all the great girlie things from Ciel new spa gifts, hand knit scarves, great lingerie gift boxes £8--£25! Fresh from the Made Brighton and uber cool East London design show to your doorstep or chimney!!

Don't miss out!

Coachwerks building festival

2008-12-10T13:44:00Z

Werkshop have been working on Coachwerks for the past couple of months. Coachwerks is a large ex car workshop. We have managed to get our juicy hands on it to create a much more creative space for people to work in.

Now it's not for office types. It's for (messy) artists, film makers, performance artists, etc. We aim to create a thriving community similar to what has been done at The Werks, but for different kind of people.

It's almost time to get it our first and eager werkers in, but before that happens we are having a building festival from the 11th to 16th of December. The contributions are important to the project as it is a community driven and not for profit exercise.

We hope you can join us over the coming week.

£5 app Meetup

2008-12-09T01:08:00Z

When: Wednesday 10th of December 2008 from 8 - 10pm

Where: The Werks

We are really pleased that £5 App Xmas Special will be held at The Werks. For those that don't know:

A meet-up for programmers, web developers and designers to discuss and showcase their "£5 apps" - lightweight software created by one or two people who take a simple idea and run with it.

There's a great line up with a theme on 'games' and with drinks sponsored by Ribot you wouldn't want to miss out!

Visit £5 app meetup page for more details.

Christmas Kiddie Bash

2008-12-04T23:44:00Z

When: Saturday December 20th from 2 - 4 pm

Please let us know you are coming by registering for free.

Parents know how tiring it can be to look after li'l ones. This is an opportunity and excuse to get the kids and the parents together for an xmas themed kiddie style party. Hopefully we'll be able to relax!

Bring some entertaining stuff...balloons and food will surely be enough! And don't forget the kids!

This is open to anyone with kids!

Please let us know you are coming by registering for free.

Open Coworking Fridays

2008-12-04T21:25:00Z

By popular demand Open Coworking Fridays are back, they kind of never went really, but we wanted to make it clear that other days were open for drop ins as well.

So here's the deal

Fridays are Open Coworking. Come from 10am. Use the space and wifi. Meet some cool werkers and get some work done. In return respect the space and the people in it, collaborate and if you found it worthwhile come again.

Also, every Friday at midday we will are encouraging people to join us in the event space for a tea/coffee and perhaps bring your own lunch so that we can have an opportunity to talk about The Werks, discuss any ideas for going forward or any issues that may be troubling you. We will ensure that someone from Werkshop will be there to listen, discuss and action where possible.

The Werks Christmas Bash

2008-11-24T13:42:00Z

When: Friday 12th of December 2008 from 5:30pm

Where: The Werks of course

Cost: you'll get loads for ya money - register here

We are having our first ever Christmas bash! Which also means we've been around almost a year. We have great reasons to celebrate

This is what's going to happen:

There will be Secret Santa gifts to give out
Food from the scrumptious Radikio from 6:30pm
Music from 8pm
Bring your own drinks and festive stuff
Kids are welcome and go free!

It's open to anyone to attend, but you need to register and pay.

The Werks nominated for People's Choice at The DiMAS

2008-11-16T19:47:00Z

We are chuffed to have been shortlisted for The DiMAS under the People's Choice category. This is the only category where the public gets to vote. So now is your chance.

Has The Werks done anything for you? Enjoyed an event? Experienced the wonders of coworking? Dropped in for a social event or two? Benefited from our space?

If it's a yes for any of those questions then we would love it if you gave us a vote.

Overcoming code fear - An introduction to programming for designers with David Pook

2008-11-14T12:39:00Z

When: Thursday 4th of December 2008. 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Where: The Werks

Register: pay online or on the day. Guide price £5 - £15

This talk with David Pook aims to give the designer an understanding of the concepts of programming and what can be done with code. You won't come away with a working knowledge of PHP or JavaScript, that takes more than one evening, but you will have a much better understanding of what all those arcane symbols and words are about, what you can do with code and what to do next to develop your skills.

Register: pay online or on the day.

How to write an environmental policy – one day training course

2008-11-12T20:01:00Z

Do you need to write an environmental policy for your organisation but don’t know where to start? Need to build capacity within your organisation to understand what is needed in an environmental policy? Having trouble persuading senior managers of your intentions to be more resource efficient for financial and environmental reasons? Then this training is for you.

Why do you need an environmental policy?

An environmental policy will help your organisation recognise its impact on the environment and take measures to manage and reduce negative impacts
It is a requirement for many grant funding streams
It is also a requirement for tendering for a lot of public sector work
Customers often expect businesses to have a positive stance on environmental issues
It will help your business / organisation be more efficient
It helps you get started and become familiar with environmental issues if you decide to develop a full environmental management system in the future

About this training

By the end of the day you should be able to:

understand the importance of having an environmental policy
explore the format and style that would work for you organisation
know the type of content you should include
write your own environmental policy!

Who this training day is for

Managers, policy makers, and those responsible for environmental issues in charities, community and voluntary sector organisations, businesses, and the public sector.

Whether you’re a complete beginner on environmental issues, or you know a thing or two and just need help getting started and with tactics, this training will be give you the tools to help you begin to tackle the environmental impact of your organisation.

Date

Wednesday 26 November 2008. 9.30 – 3pm, The Werks, 45 Church Road, Hove

Cost for one day course (including lunch)

Businesses £90
Social enterprises and public sector £70
Community, charity and not-for-profit organisations £60

To book

Contact 01273 540 998; training[at]greenminded.co.uk; www.greenminded.co.uk/training.html.

For more information on the course, contact Karen on 01273 540 998 / 07941 824 347 or see our website.

If you cannot make this date, please contact us to be alerted when the next course date is confirmed: planned for January / February 2009.

Meet the Werkers

2008-11-09T23:55:00Z

When: Wednesday 19th of November 2008 from 11am

Where: The Werks

Register: pay online or on the day. Guide price £5 - £10

Over some lovely treats and coffee this is your chance to meet or catch up with some of our werkers. Suitable for regular or open werkers, wannabes or local businesses who would like to meet these talented people.

It will probably last an hour, but everyone is welcome to stay the day.

After Werk - November Edition

2008-11-09T23:25:00Z

When: Friday 28th of November 2008 from 5:30pm

Where: The Werks

On the last Friday of every month we have a monthly social which we lovingly call After Werk. It's open to anyone to attend. Ideal if you'd like to meet or catch up with some werkers.

Come along from 5:30pm bring some drinks and nibbles to keep yourself and other werkers going. End time varies, but usually goes on until at least 10pm!

No need to register, just pop on in.

Developing and demonstrating your reputation with Julia Chanteray

2008-11-09T22:17:00Z

When: Monday 24th of November 2008. 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Where: The Werks

Why do some people seem to get all the interesting projects to work on, and be able to easily go from one project to the next?

Why are some people able to charge higher daily rates than others?

Julia Chanteray from The Joy of Business thinks that this is because these seemingly lucky people have been able to develop a great reputation in their area – they are desirable, hot property. She’ll be talking about how you can make yourself into hot property too, by developing your reputation for great work, and getting the word out about just how good you are. Julia will talk about how our work reputation is formed, why people think of us in certain ways, and what we can do to demonstrate reputation in the areas we want.

Julia has spent her life setting up and running different businesses and now helps other people to make money, do great work, and have fun while they’re doing it.

Photoshop for Web Developers with Guy Anderson

2008-11-07T23:32:00Z

When: Thursday 20th of November 2008. 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Where: The Werks

Register: pay online or on the day. Guide price £5 - £15

The web designer has gone off piste (again!) and the client needs to get the latest design changes done on his website pronto. Time to break out photoshop and get those graphics changed!

This tutorial based workshop will include a practical demonstration of how to use the power of photoshop in a focused way to quickly make graphic changes to a website.

Also covered in the tutorial: Semantic HTML and CSS

Suitable for web developers and designers with no/some photoshop experience.

Guy has been using photoshop since version 2 and has been a professional web designer for 12 years. He is creative director at zero G media, a web design studio based at The Werks in Hove.

Bonsai people

2008-11-04T09:59:00Z

I came across the term bonsai people the other day and I believe it really relates to what we are trying to do at The Werks. Though I would personally replace 'poor' with 'forgotten', especially when relating it to our more 'civilised' world.

To me poor people are like bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a flower-pot, you get a replica of the tallest tree, only inches tall. There is nothing wrong with the seed you planted, only the soil-base that is too inadequate. Poor people are bonsai people. There is nothing wrong in their seeds. Simply, society never gave them the base to grow on. All it needs to get the poor people out of poverty for us to create an enabling environment for them. Once the poor can unleash their energy and creativity, poverty will disappear very quickly. Prof Muhammad Yunus

Our aim is to support creatives, specifically individuals, freelancers and small businesses. It is clear that many creatives struggle to make a living doing what they would like to do. Of course there are many reasons for this, however I believe alot of it comes down to lack of support and community to allow themselves to grow.

Just like trees need the right environment to grow, so do people.