FarsetLabs BELFAST

We’ve been doing our research and we’re going to put in an order for custom embroidered clothing. We’re pretty sure we’ve covered the main items that people will want, but if you really want to get something else done, give me a shout at david (at) farsetlabs.org.uk and I’ll see what can be done.

Currently we have the following garments available:

Russel Outdoor Fleece Jacket – £30
http://www.our-catalogue.com/CCOC/?p=8700M (Male)
http://www.our-catalogue.com/CCOC/?p=8700F (Female)

Regatta Reversible Fleece/Waterproof Jacket – £45
http://www.our-catalogue.com/CCOC/?p=RG126

Premier Work Coat (Lab Coat) – £35
http://www.our-catalogue.com/CCOC/?p=PR601

Result Classic Soft Shell Jacket – £45
http://www.our-catalogue.com/CCOC/?p=RS121 (Male)
http://www.our-catalogue.com/CCOC/?p=RS122F (Female)

Beechfield Acrylic Knitted Hat – £10
http://www.our-catalogue.com/CCOC/?p=BB45

If you’re interested, fill out the form: Farset Labs Custom Apparel

The form will be open until 5pm on Thursday 25th April. Funds must be in by this date or your order will be dropped. Once the order is placed (likely on Friday 26th), it will be two to three weeks until the garments are delivered to Farset.

The Farset logo will be embroidered on the left breast of the clothing (centred on the hat) and any custom text you may want embroidered will be on the right breast. When you’re choosing the colour... ...

Farset Labs is opening two more Director positions, to bring the total number of Directors to five. Nominations are open from the timestamp of this post until midday on Wednesday 17th April.

Nominees must:

• Nominate themselves.
• Have been a member for at least three months (not neccessarily in one block).
• Email david@farsetlabs.org.uk (and CC admin@farsetlabs.org.uk) with
  • Their name.
  • Their ‘pitch’ which is 1000 characters maximum. (Suitability for role, experience, intentions etc.)
• Be aware that, if successful in the elections, they must not have any convictions that would prevent them from being the Director of a limited company (i.e. convictions under the Fraud Act 2006) or any convictions regarding sexual offences against minors (i.e. convictions under the Sexual Offences Act 2003).
• Be aware that they will be served with a notice of their obligations as a Director of Farset Labs, including their legal liabilities to HMRC etc.
• Be aware that, if successful, they will be required to provide details including their legal name, sex, date of birth, addresses lived in the last three years, signature and National Insurance Number for the purposes of registration with Companies House.

Voting will open when the nominee profiles (consisting... ...

A Year ago today, Farset Labs opened it’s doors for the first time.

Before (judge for yourselves)

After having spent months in property hunting, and searching for commercial support, and years of community development, with a meagre equipment list, 12 paying members, three (also paying) directors, 2000sqft of dirty, dusty, derelict, (and occasionally, dangerous) workspace and a financial timebomb ticking over our heads when the place would implode if it wasn’t a success.

Today we count 54 members (and counting), over 350 individual event attendees, heading-to-5 (still paying) directors, an equipment list that rivals some research labs, a deserved reputation for creativity, STEAM outreach, community inclusion, irreverence and an almost chaotic ethos of openness, and a list of individuals and organisations that we’ve worked with that constitutes one of the best inter-organisation networks in Northern Ireland.

Much cozier

We’re not gonna make a big deal about it; we’ve got a MASSIVE PARTY to do that later, but I wanted... ...

Design is often neglected: Kyle Gawley from GetInvited

This past month, we’ve been involved in DCAL’s Creativity Month, in association with Creativity NI.

This allowed us to experiment with ways to bring the general maker and creative community together, through our Makers Meetup programme (which we’ll be continuing as a basic social event), the Bring and Buy sale (that was decimated by unprecedented weather), and our upcoming DIY Guitar Pedal Workshop (which still have spaces available if you order quickly! We have to close sales tomorrow!).

We’ve also been getting involved in other Creativity Month events; I went to Blick Studios Creative Camp. There was a fantastic array of speakers and activities (And Munchies!), and while I had to dart off soon after lunch (Due to our Club Mate arrival…), I was honoured to be speaking about our little lab.

As with most speaking events, the Q&A is often more interesting than... ...

Any similarities to any persons alive, dead, or directing, is purely coincidental

Monday March 25th @ 1900 in the Event Space

It’s that time again, where democracy (otherwise known as “He who shows up, wins”) reigns supreme.

We’ll be doing the usual financial reporting, strategic reporting, etc, but this time round, we really want to encourage the membership to raise any issues they’re having with the space, the community, or the organisation in general.

For mundane things that you’re not worried about people talking about, simply add them to the “Members items to be raised” section on the relevant wiki page (or discuss existing items on that pages Talk page)

Alternatively, if there’s something private you’d like to discuss with the directors, either contact them generally on admin@farsetlabs.org.uk, or individually on bolster@farsetlabs.org.uk, eoghan@farsetlabs.org.uk or david@farsetlabs.org.uk.

Finally, if there is anything you’d like to raise anonymously, we’ve set up the below form to submit your issues.

Farset Labs is what you make of it and we aren’t psychic; we can’t do it... ...