Giroscope Hull

11/06/2026

It’s Bike Week!
Giroscope Bike Workshop is delighted to be part of Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival, helping families get their bikes ready for the summer holidays.
We’ll be offering free family bike safety checks and minor repairs, so more people can ride safely, confidently and affordably.
Dates to be announced soon - keep an eye out!
From our base at Selby Street Yard, we’re all about repair, re-use and recycling: bringing unwanted bikes back into use, supporting volunteers to build repair skills, and making cycling more accessible for our community.
To donate a bike, buy a refurbished bike or arrange a repair, get in touch with Giroscope Bike Workshop. Cycling UK

08/06/2026

Last Friday, as part of Humber Business Week and our Giroscope 40 Lunch Plus series, we were joined by Jonathan Green, Director of BlokBuild, and Caroline Gore-Booth, Giroscope’s Project Manager, for our talk High-Tech Innovation for Community Value. The session explored how innovation in construction can support community-led housing.
BlokBuild is a pioneering collective working to make the built environment more innovative and sustainable through digital manufacturing technologies.
Here are some photos from the event.

05/06/2026

04/06/2026

What is social investment, and how can it help organisations grow?
That was the focus of our Social Investment – What It Is and How It Can Be Used event at .
Richard Motley from Giroscope chaired a discussion with Chris Colwell of Key Fund and Katherine Odom of Two Ridings Community Foundation, who shared insights on social investment, grant funding, organisational resilience and what it takes to be ready for growth.
A valuable session for anyone involved in projects or organisations creating social impact in Hull.

02/06/2026

How can modern methods of construction help communities play a more active role in shaping the places where they live?
Join us this Friday for the next Giroscope40 Lunch Plus talk, High-Tech Innovation for Community Value, with Jonathan Green, Director of BlokBuild.
BlokBuild is a pioneering collective with a mission to make our built environment more innovative and sustainable through digital manufacturing technologies. Through the delivery of cutting-edge off-site construction projects, they have developed processes and technologies that make it possible for communities to participate more directly in the design and construction of buildings and spaces.
Taking place during Humber Business Week, this conversation will explore how advances in off-site construction can create community value, open up new opportunities for local involvement, and help people build in new ways.
We look forward to welcoming you. Book your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/giroscope-40-lunch-plus-high-tech-innovation-for-community-value-tickets-1984461510799?aff=oddtdtcreator Leeds Community Homes Muse Places

02/06/2026

01/06/2026

This morning’s launch event was a great reminder of the Humber region’s strength and of what’s possible when people come together with a shared sense of ambition and a commitment to

That’s why our Humber Business Week event, this Thursday, 4th May, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm Social Investment – What It Is and How It Can Be Used, feels so important. It’s an opportunity to explore how social enterprises, charities and purpose-led organisations can access investment, grow their impact and help shape stronger neighbourhoods.
If that sounds like your kind of conversation, we’d love to welcome you. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1987979373822?aff=oddtdtcreator Two Ridings Community Foundation Key Fund

28/05/2026

For 40 years, Giroscope has proved that communities can do things for themselves. But what happens when the latest building technology is added to the mix? That's the conversation we'll be having with Jonathan Green from BlokBuild at our Humber Business Week Lunch Plus event on Friday, 5 June, 12 noon - 1.30pm at St Matthew's Community Enterprise Centre.

28/05/2026

Our Conference is fast approaching but there’s still time to secure your place.

This year, we are celebrating 50 years of transforming historic buildings and supporting communities across the UK.

Join us for this flagship conference at the stunningly conserved North Wing at St Bartholomew’s Hospital near Smithfield Market in London, as together we consider the potential for heritage-led regeneration to improve our communities in the next 50 years and beyond.

Confirmed speakers for this event include:
- Polly Mackenzie, Zinc Innovation Partners
- Samira Ahmed, Journalist
- Ros Kerslake, AHF / Homes England
- Martin Newman, Giroscope Hull
- Syreeta Bayne, AHF / Muse Places
- Matthew Mckeague, AHF
- Lindsey Hall, Real Ideas Organisation
- Richard Upton, Cathedral Group
- Eilidh Henderson and John Brown, PagePark

Heritage - Radical. Reimagined. Revitalised.
📍 North Wing, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
🗓 18 June
🕑 14.00-20.00

Take a look at the full details and get your tickets today: 👇
https://bit.ly/48UXkNq

The AHF 50th-anniversary celebrations are made possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the players.

📸 Barts North Wing. Credit: Matthew Andrews.