Richmond MakerLabs

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Richmond MakerLabs A community workshop in the middle of Ham, Richmond, Surrey. Open and free to all. Come to learn, ask, make, mend or talk. Help and advice is always free.

Richmond MakerLabs is an offshoot of https://www.facebook.com/Ham-United-Group-Including-Petersham-327585517254147/

Richmond MakerLabs is for people with an interest in DIY and craft. We want to hear from you if you are interested in carpentry, biohacking, chemistry gardening, knitting... We are all-inclusive! Group projects are focused on making improvements for the community. Do you need help with anything electrical, mechanical or technical? Contact us or just drop in to a meeting! Tea, coffee, milk & sugar are always provided. Pizzas maybe be ordered if you'd like to have some. We ask for a £1 minimum donation per meeting. We aim to develop new ideas, repair things, make gadgets and share these experiences with the local community. We are a part of the Ham United Group

Free membership to RML is possible - just fill out the form on the website and return it to us.

07/10/2026

Somewhat related to our previous post, as RML runs down towards the end we are returning to the previous arrangement where Tuesday evening meetings are open evenings, but THURSDAY evenings are for established and **self sufficient** members only, to allow them to concentrate on completing their own projects prior to the final shut down. **No training on tools, nor inductions or introductions will be possible on a Thursday** - sorry!

07/10/2026

RML is coming to an end.

Recently the admin team has made the difficult decision not to take the new building and will be looking bring RML to an end.

RML has always been run by volunteers and the demands of planning and running the new building have become too much.
The plan was to create some paid positions through funding but some of that fell through. It's not the only reason but a key one.

We're conscious people may have some questions. We're prioritising letting you all know, over having all the next steps completely planned out, so please bear with us but here are some obvious ones.

When will we close?

This is currently being planned as there are a few groups involved but it's not an immediate closure and timing will come down to several factors:

When the council need little house back - TBC but by end of year. Likely we'll choose to close before that.
The willingness of volunteers to open and people to attend.

When it's convenient to organise the equipment and clearing the building around other life commitments.

What happens to equipment?

Currently planning this but broad aim is to find groups with similar interests that can benefit from it.

At some point we're likely to have got rid of enough that it doesn't make sense to open.

Some may be offered to members for donation/ free in time but not at this moment.

Could it keep going if I offer more help?

I'm afraid we're past that point for a number of reasons.

I just want to take the opportunity to give huge thanks to all those who have made RML such a welcoming community; thanks to the volunteers that kept it open, those that fixed things for the public, that fixed our tools and shared their knowledge, and all the makers and tea drinkers. Sad that it's ending but a lot to be proud of over the years.

We'll create a page to signpost other similar groups in the area and a bit further afield and give you updates when we have them.

26/08/2026

No meeting on Thursday 3rd September due to the keyholders holidays overlapping!

30/07/2026

Richmond Makerlabs is not currently accepting new members. Please can we ask members with projects stored at Little House, or with items of equipment loaned/stored to get in touch to collect them in the next few weeks.

25/06/2026

due to the very hot weather, and the rather poor ventilation at Little House, we will not be meeting tonight!

12/03/2026

Spring is on the way, so Jon needs to make a few plant labels

06/01/2026

Happy New Year, our keyholder team are rested, and looking forward to starting 2026 with our open evening on 6th January, we should be open all Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 10pm. 2026 will be bringing some exciting developments to RML, we should receive the keys to our brand new facility some time in the summer.

18/12/2025

Richmond Makerlabs is open tonight, but after this our keyholders are taking a little break over Christmaswe will be back in the new year on Tuesday 6th January 2026. 2026 brings some exiting developments, the replacement for Little House should be ready to move into sometime in the summer!

A couple of the keyholders popped into Axminster Tools High Wycombe today to look at the lovely tools, we were looking f...
20/09/2025

A couple of the keyholders popped into Axminster Tools High Wycombe today to look at the lovely tools, we were looking for inspiration for our new building, which we should get sometime next year

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