Month: Dec 2018

DoES Liverpool are hosting a foodbank drive this Christmas

11th Dec 2018
"DoES Liverpool are hosting a foodbank drive this Christmas"

Over the next 10 days, DoES Liverpool will be hosting a foodbank drive to get some collections together in time for Christmas for people in Liverpool who will be struggling to make ends meet.

According to Trussell Trust statistics, demand in December is consistently high as people are struggling to choose between heating their homes and eating.

This year is expected to be particularly busy as Universal Credit has now been rolled out across every area of Liverpool, as of this month. Areas with Universal Credit rollout have been linked to a 52% rise in demand for foodbank provision further down the line.

The Central and South Liverpool foodbank is looking for the following items in particular:

  • Tinned fruit
  • Long-life juice cartons or bottles of squash
  • Packets of rice (microwave / boil)
  • Coffee
  • Tinned rice pudding / custard
  • Tinned fish
  • Toothpaste

but any items are welcome. Other, more festive items that are suitable for donation are Christmas puddings and cakes, boxes of biscuits, selection boxes and large bars of chocolate.

Simply bring your items into DoES Liverpool over the next 10 days and we will take them into the foodbank on your behalf. Let’s spread the Christmas cheer a little further this year! 🎄

Week 392 – Can Those Synths Play Christmas Tunes?

10th Dec 2018
"Week 392 – Can Those Synths Play Christmas Tunes?"

Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.

And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Monday 10 December, 7:00pm-9:00pm Wearable Tech Group
Tuesday 11 December, 10:00am-3:00pm Private Booking – Sale Sharks – Events Room
Thursday 13 December, 9:00am-6:00pm Jelly Liverpool
Thursday 13 December, 6:30pm-9:00pm Maker Night
Saturday 15 December, 3:00pm-Sunday 16 December, 5:00am Christmas Party

Somebody Should

The DoES Liverpool to-do list is stored in the issues of our Somebody Should repository on github. Head over there if there’s something you’d like to report, or if you want to help out fixing things.

See all the issues…

Issue counts: 297 open, 702 closed

2 new issues:

Featured issue: Get new 20mm o-rings to go behind the intermediate mirrors. Can we move this on or close it?

8 issues closed:

Thanks LeeCarmichael, goatchurchprime!

Community Content

DoES exists to support the community that uses DoES. If you use DoES, then you are part of that community. If you would like to publicise something related to DoES, you can email hello@doesliverpool.com with the formatted content for us to use as a new blog post. Tell us what you’re up to, and we’ll show the world what epic stuff happens at DoES!

Week 391 – Cooking with cork and chocolate

5th Dec 2018
"Week 391 – Cooking with cork and chocolate"

Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.

And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!

Things of Note

Coming Up in the Next Week

Tuesday 04 December, 10:00am-3:00pm Private Booking – Sale Sharks – Events Room
Tuesday 04 December, 6:30pm-9:30pm Hack the Space Evening
Wednesday 05 December, 7:00pm-9:00pm Liverpool Linux User Group
Thursday 06 December, 6:30pm-9:00pm Maker Night
Saturday 08 December, 10:00am-5:00pm Liverpool Synthesiser Meet
Saturday 08 December, 10:00am-5:00pm Maker Day
Sunday 09 December, 2:00pm-5:00pm Christmas Decorations Workshop

Somebody Should

The DoES Liverpool to-do list is stored in the issues of our Somebody Should repository on github. Head over there if there’s something you’d like to report, or if you want to help out fixing things.

See all the issues…

Issue counts: 303 open, 694 closed

10 new issues:

Featured issue: Replace toner (and belt unit?) in the OKI colour printer. Can we move this on or close it?

9 issues closed:

Thanks MatthewCroughan, johnmckerrell, zarino, goatchurchprime, amcewen!

Community Content

DoES exists to support the community that uses DoES. If you use DoES, then you are part of that community. If you would like to publicise something related to DoES, you can email hello@doesliverpool.com with the formatted content for us to use as a new blog post. Tell us what you’re up to, and we’ll show the world what epic stuff happens at DoES!

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