Make it Macclesfield Community Interest Company Agenda Approval of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Make it Macclesfield Community Interest Company Agenda Approval of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Make it Macclesfield Community Interest Company Agenda Approval of Accounts and CIC Report for the period ending March 31 st 2016 Election of Directors Update on MIM activities: Print Mill Enterprising Macclesfield
Agenda
- Approval of Accounts and CIC Report for the period ending
March 31st 2016
- Election of Directors
- Update on MIM activities:
– Print Mill – Enterprising Macclesfield – Community Engagement
- MIM’s role as the Place Team for Macclesfield
- Open discussion of opportunities for the future development
- f MIM
- AOB
The Print Mill
A Creative Space Supporting Regeneration of Mill Street
The Print Mill
- Promoting local Arts & Crafts
– folk who are “Making in Macc”
- Creating “products” unique to the town and its heritage
- Encouraging participation through provision of workshops
- Artist in residence creating new designs and products
- Outreach to schools, scout groups and festivals
- Tie to The Silk Museum, Barnaby & Treacle
- Volunteer staffed - 13 trained so far
Development funded by MIM, MTC and Mary Portas Scheme
The Print Mill
The Future – A Partnership With Community Art Space
- Alignment with ideas and vision
- Joint use of the facility
- Better access to grant funding via charity status
- Subscription model, shared audiences & markets
The Print Mill
The Future – MIM/MTC’s Role
- Maintain financial support to year end
- Support the move to the CAS charity umbrella
- Transfer monies already allocated to support operations
in Q1 2017 MIM and EM available throughout for help and advice
The Print Mill
A Creative Space Supporting Regeneration of Mill Street
Enterprising Macclesfield
Encouraging and supporting enterprise in the local area A Make it Macclesfield Initiative
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What is Enterprising Macclesfield?
- A Make It Macclesfield social
enterprise
- Offering support and access to
advice
- Startups and established enterprises
- Social and commercial enterprises
- Focused on the local area
(SK10/SK11)
- Benefitting the whole community
- Launched December 2015
We aim to encourage and support enterprise at a local level
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Our story so far…
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We have verified demand for the support we provide to the local enterprise community
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Our story so far…
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We are confident that by March 2017 we will have supported over 100 local enterprises
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Our story so far…
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We are confident that by March 2017 we will have supported over 100 local enterprises
Contacts
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info@enterprisingmacclesfield.co.uk www.enterprisingmacclesfield.co.uk http://uk.linkedin.com/in/EnterprisingMacclesfield www.twitter.com/EnterprisingMacc
Community Engagement
- Website transferred to open source platform
and regularly updated
- Built Print Mill website
- Active social media presence developed
– @makeitmacc, @threadmacc, @entmacc
- Weekly What’s on Guide (with Canalside)
- Weekly e-shot (550 registered and rising)
- Public meetings programme
Public Meetings
November 11th 2015: Town Hall – Attendance 110 First public presentations from Macclesfield Town Council and Enterprising Macclesfield February 11th 2016: Rugby Club – Attendance 120+ Town Centre, Kings School and Rugby Club plans in context of draft Local Plan; First public appearance of Rachel Bailey (new Council leader) May 20th 2016: Football Club – Attendance 85 Presentation by Ask Estates on Churchill Way Scheme Next Meeting December 2nd , 8am, AstraZeneca, Hurdsfield