Making Space (LGBTQ+ Edition)
A clearly stated welcoming environment
Making Space (LGBTQ+ Edition) is a monthly community programme offering a calm, welcoming environment specifically for LGBTQ+ participants.
The session follows the same structure and principles as Making Space, while providing a clearly stated context intended to support comfort, ease, and a sense of belonging. It exists to offer choice, not separation, and sits equally alongside Making Space within the Smiddy’s community programme.
Making Space (LGBTQ+ Edition) is part of the Smiddy’s wider approach to community, care, and social wellbeing.
Booking and availability
Upcoming Making Space sessions and availability.
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If you have questions before booking, you are welcome to get in touch.
Session structure
Making Space (LGBTQ+ Edition) runs once a month.
Each session:
Lasts approximately two hours
Includes all materials and tools
Is facilitated gently and clearly
Is standalone, with no requirement to attend regularly
Group sizes are kept small to maintain a calm and supportive atmosphere.
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Making Space (LGBTQ+ Edition) offers shared time to make in a supported environment, with simple, open-ended creative processes.
Each session introduces a material or process that can be approached in different ways. Participants are free to engage at their own pace, whether that means making continuously, taking breaks, working quietly, or chatting with others.
Materials, tools, and gentle facilitation are provided. Participation is always optional and self-directed.
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Making Space (LGBTQ+ Edition) is open to LGBTQ+ adults of all backgrounds and experience levels.
It is suitable for people who:
Want to make in a clearly stated welcoming environment
Prefer low-pressure, open-ended creative activity
Are seeking shared space without obligation
Value clarity around inclusion
There is no expectation to share personal information or participate in conversation unless you choose to.
What to expect on the day
On arrival, you will be welcomed and shown the space.
The facilitator will introduce the materials or process and explain how the session will run. From there, you are free to take part in whatever way feels right for you.
You are welcome to:
Work quietly
Chat with others
Take breaks
Step out if needed
All of these are valid ways of taking part.
Relationship to Making Space
Making Space (LGBTQ+ Edition) sits alongside Making Space as part of the Smiddy’s community programme.
Both sessions are equal in structure and intent. This edition exists to offer choice and clarity, not hierarchy.
You are welcome to attend the session that feels most appropriate for you.