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Our August event lineup is packed! 🌞 We’ve got a brilliant mix this month, including tech meetups, creative workshops, kids' summer activities, yoga, and evening socials. Check out the full lineup below. #patchcommunity #thefutureislocal

👋 Meet Lucy Hall, who’s helping transform the fashion industry for a more circular future. 👗 After a career as a model agent, Lucy witnessed first-hand the impact the industry has on our planet. Today, as co-founder of LOANHOOD and consultant for Reskinned, she’s creating new ways for clothes to be bought, worn and reused. ♻️ From clothing swaps and rental apps to powering take-back programmes for brands including Dune London, TALA and Urban Outfitters, her work is keeping more clothes in circulation and out of landfill. 🛍️ Here, Lucy talks from her base in Patch in #York about the rise of live shopping and the launch of Reskinned’s eBay Live channel, showing how consumer trends can help reduce waste rather than fuel it. 📩 Want to learn more about circular fashion? Connect with Lucy, and check out Reskinned and LOANHOOD to discover your next one-of-a-kind piece. #TheGrowthEdit #sustainablefashion #patchyork

🌱 Last Tuesday at Patch in #Bournemouth, Wild & Wiser brought together female founders, makers, and purpose-led visionaries for their first Wilder Table, ahead of their upcoming summer festival. 🙋♀️ The evening was filled with workshops and speakers, discussing everything from creativity, wellbeing, personal exploration and advice for women in business. Enjoyed over delicious nourishing food prepared by chef, Kara Hayward and self-care gifts to finish from local business BAO Skincare. 🙌 Congratulations Wild & Wiser for such a successful pre-launch to the festival. #patchbournemouth #femalefounders #womeninbusiness

💬 How do we build stronger local economies? It's a question that's becoming increasingly important across the UK, as communities look to unlock growth, create opportunity and shape their own economic futures. Last week at Patch Gloucester, business leaders, policymakers, community organisations and Gloucestershire's MPs came together to explore exactly that. 📍 From inclusive growth and regional investment to local procurement, skills and social value, the conversations highlighted the power of collaboration in building more resilient and inclusive places. 👏 Thank you to our speakers: Ruth Dooley, Alex McIntyre MP, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, Dr Simon Opher MP, Ian Mean MBE, Adam Vines, Richard Stanley, Roz Savage MBE, Jack Kidder, Paloma Strelitz, Andrew Hearne, Dan Smale, Thomas Waldron, Sarah Bryars, Michaela Pearson and Claire Thayers, and to Business Insights - Gloucestershire, Together Gloucestershire, the Social Value Ideas Factory, and everyone who contributed their time, ideas and expertise. 🏛️ At Patch, we believe places matter. Our spaces are designed to bring together the people, ideas and partnerships that help local economies and communities thrive. We're excited to continue supporting the conversations and collaborations that help those ideas become reality. 🎥 Watch the highlights below.

Welcome to Market at Patch in #Bournemouth. 🌞By day, a vibrant, informal space for member lunches, art exhibitions, bustling makers markets, and community celebrations. 🌙 By night, an inspiring stage for afterwork panel discussions, product launches, live music, film screenings, and comedy gigs. Looking for the perfect spot to host your next big idea? We'd love to hear from you. 📸 Ed Hill / Katie Needle / Eliza Naden / Chuks Dibigbo / Becca Parker #PatchBournemouth #EventSpaceBournemouth #Bobby’sBournemouth

We're proud to be CyNam's official home here in #Gloucester, and since marking that partnership, we've loved watching it come to life through events just like this one 👇. 🎟️ Next up: Founder Fundamentals Workshop for our Female Founder Cohort on 21st July. This one's for aspiring female founders who want the real insight into building a business. Come away with insights about the realities of starting and running a business, the key decisions you'll need to make early on, and practical takeaways to help you move forward with confidence. Just under a week to go. If you're building something, this is a good room to be in. 📆 21st July | 9:30–14:30 | Patch 👉 Get your tickets here: https://luma.com/a9mtct4j

👋 Meet Sam Ikinya, who's on a mission to give growing brands the kind of tech that used to be reserved for big corporations.
 🚀 As founder and director of Smart Designs Online, based here at Patch #Gloucester, he builds bespoke web apps and automation that pull everything a business runs on into one cohesive platform. With it all working together in one place, businesses can scale faster with a far greater chance of success.
 🌱 In our next episode of The Growth Edit, we're chatting about breaking free from subscription overload, owning your systems rather than renting them, and why Sam treats every setback as a lesson rather than a failure.

 📩 Chat to Sam Ikinya or find out more at Smart Designs Online #thegrowthedit #patchcommunity #Gloucester

Look up, Twickenham! 💙 Our new flag is flying high 👉 a beacon of local pride and connection on our high street. Next time you're passing, come and say hello.

Introducing our 🌟 July Office of the Month 🌟, a brand new 16-person corner office on the first floor of Patch at The Forum Gloucester ’s vibrant new city-centre innovation campus. This light and airy office includes: 💻 16 generous desks and ergonomic chairs 🪟 Floor-to-ceiling, openable windows bringing in lots of natural light ❄️ HVAC system across all spaces ✅ Fully serviced and ready to move in 😌 All-inclusive, transparent pricing in one simple monthly fee 📍 An unbeatable central location, moments from the train and bus stations All our offices also come with a host of shared amenities, ideal for anyone looking to provide their team with a dynamic and collaborative workspace: 💬 Spacious breakout areas for team collaboration 📞 Use of soundproofed phone booths ☕️ Unlimited bean-to-cup coffee 🙋♀️ Support from a friendly site team ⚡️ Design-led meeting rooms and event spaces, with a flexible credit system 👋 A vibrant professional community featuring regular events and member lunches 🚗 Access to discounted parking options, including on-site parking Interested? Book a call with Sarah, our Sales Lead, here: https://hubs.la/Q04mC-5G0 #GloucesterOffice #PatchCommunity #OfficeOfTheMonth

Lots more Summer events lined up at Patch this July. 🌞 Head to the 'What's On' pages on our website to find out more.