KINO is a film society based atop Maker Heights, screening films within the community’s own Patchwork Studios venue.
The Quiet Girl (dir. Colm Bairéad, 2022)
In rural Ireland, a quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer where she blossoms and learns what it is to be loved.
An open community of men striving simply to be their best selves, who make time to meet up socially once a month to find mutual support and camaraderie, and learn from a diverse community.
Help build an eclectic, serendipitous journey through music. It's all about watching the room and keeping the energy going... feel like a track you brought would slide in nicely? Jump on.
Come along with a few records, maybe something you bought recently, or maybe just something to share or show off. If you’ve running on empty, feel free to dig through the patchwork library. There's gold in them shelves (plus some rubbish, just so you're warned 😉).
Spinning discs isn’t mandatory but it will be encouraged.
Jam on Toast! Born of the original Maker jams long past, these nights of open-stage antics showcase this Peninsula’s raw talent in abundance. All instruments and backline (mics, drum kit, amps, PA etc) are provided, and our Tavern is open for that dutch courage option if required. All ages and abilities welcome, whether you fancy performing or not… Doors 7pm, free entry as always - see you up the hill jammers and jam enthusiasts 🍓
Free entry always!
KINO is a film society based atop Maker Heights, screening films within the community’s own Patchwork Studios venue.
Outrage (dir. Ida Lupino, 1950)
A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.
KINO is a film society based atop Maker Heights, screening films within the community’s own Patchwork Studios venue.
Ohayô (dir. Yasujirô Ozu, 1959)
Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.
Following popular demand, we're excited to be working once more with Sacred Space Healing and Keynvor Yoga to provide a bespoke new wellness offering at Maker Heights. Soundbaths utilise sounds and vibrations to ease you into a meditative state, relaxing your body and mind. A perfect compliment to a Yin Yoga session with Donna Davidson.
Tickets on sale 7pm Wednesday 28th February
A delightfully quirky and heartfelt adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory brought to you by Rame Peninsula’s plucky upstart, the M.A.D. Society (Maker Amateur Dramatics Society). Rewritten for a modern (and local!) audience.
Quippy, tongue-in-cheek-y and with a whole host of delicious little earworms, this Panto-adjacent musical features 5 original songs as well as a few nostalgic tunes that will no doubt have you laughing & crying, and singing for weeks to come.
Mark your calendar for our second annual Holiday Makers Market! Start your holiday season in festive bustling coziness of the best kind.
We’re spreading out over 4 rooms in the barrack block; With stalls from over 30 local artists, crafters, small local businesses and more!
For one last time this year we want to invite you to join us as we celebrate all of you, with all of you. Free entry as always and aforementioned tipples served all evening. Music on the night supplied by the inimitable Mammoth Sessions, Bringing the best in are groove, disco, balearic, funk, and jazz. Its gon be a swell ol' time. Can't wait to see you there.
The final open mic of the season is Friday!
Have a ditty you want to share, or a couple of new chords you want to try out? This could be the platform for you. November 24th! It's also our leading lady's birthday weekend- Come up and sing her some songs. All songs welcome!
The Garrison Gallery and Patchwork Studios present the Tim Burton edition of their Hilloween Extraveganza! (Night)
The Garrison Gallery and Patchwork Studios present the Tim Burton edition of their Hilloween Extraveganza!
After the inaugural event in 2021, back for their third year, your August Bank Holiday at the Barrack Block is hosted by the vibrant, community-driven online radio station, Incapable Staircase. With a weekend schedule of live DJ sets, panel discussion and workshop activity, you are invited to climb the stairs and slide the bannister into Incapable Staircase’s auditory embrace. Get yourself up the hill for this Endless Summer weekender and be part of it.
The Incapable DJs will be collaborating through the weekend for a wholesome, uplifting live offering out of Patchwork Studios and neighbouring Garrison Gallery, simultaneously broadcasting on the station. Feauturing fresh funk from DJ Pete Daisy, Dub Delights from the Peacemaker or a journey through jazz with a squeeze of italo disco from the peninsular's own Mammoth Sessions, the Incapables will see your bank holiday weekend plans sounding all the sweeter for it.
The daytime schedule is just as juicy, with a live audience sessions, including culinary tasting tables and open floor debates. Last year's successful and moving community panel discussion is also back for another year, hosted again by the fantastically disruptive Project Coup. There will also be the launch of fresh local broadcasting talent, as Incapable Staircase showcase the recruits from The Rame.
Look out for the full schedule to be published over the coming weeks. In the meantime, get your bank holiday sorted. There are limited camping pitches remaining - why not book yourself in and make the most of this spectacular venue, signing summer off with Incapable style. Our favourite digital radio community return with eclectic shows, live broadcasts and workshops/discussions for all ages. All weekend long, free entry throughout…
Rekindling the art of radio for a new generation, #keepitincapable"
SONG is about music. SONG is about music being played as a means of sharing experiences, connecting, taking others on the journey with you, feeling and helping others feel too. SONG is about providing a safe, accessible and respectful platform where every single person feels welcome, and feels seen. All those people who come to jam nights, and never feel they’re good enough. All those people who sit in the corner with their guitars, and then quietly slip out again unnoticed. We see you. This is for you. So come along, and sing us a song.
Millbook! The catchiest book club name ever to come out of the Rame Peninsula. Informally hosted by local owl Rebecca Hand, and attended by the loveliest local bookworms, wordsmiths and storytellers, all are more than welcome to get involved. The next read is decided at the end of each session, so best just to rock up and get stuck in! Fancy yourself a book or three in your spare time? Know other folks who are? Spread the word! The word is Millbook. It's really quite fun to say. Miiiiiiiillbook!
All parents and guardians welcome!
Button Bashers is bringing back one of the most well-loved multiplayer experiences of video game history: GoldenEye! The fun, the framerate, and the frustrating control scheme. We will be setting up the N64, blowing the dust out of the original cartridge, and putting the pixels through the projector and the sound through the big rig for a GoldenEye tournament like no other. If you know the Bunker like no other or think that Golden Guns are for cowards, then come and prove it. We'll be opening the floor up with four controllers and pitting players against each other to see who comes out on top.
Discover the joy of making your own wardrobe. Sewing machine collecting dust? Bring it along to Patchwork Studios on the third Wednesday of every month for our monthly sewing club! Hosted by seamstress India Hicks of ILH Handcrafted, come and learn if you’re a beginner, or practice with like minded people if you already have experience. All genders welcome! Bring your own machine. Pay as you feel entry.
Join Rame Medicine for a powerful experience! Activation Breathwork to open your body & mind, with a community and a tribe of likeminded humans who want to connect, share & grow. A space to be seen, heard & supported in growth. A 90 minute session that includes: Shadow work, Breathwork, sound healing & sharing, going beyond the rational mind into a place of stillness, clarity and depth.
