NEWS! #Hitchin #MostlyComedy returns after our summer break on 17th Sept with a lineup, led by The Fast Show's Simon Day, alongside HIGNFY's @rialina.com, Richard Todd & @davidephgrave.bsky.social. Mailing list presale from 10am Sat. General sale 10am Mon (10th). Sign up at www.mostlycomedy.co.uk

Monday the 10th August is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

Tuesday, 11th August, is our next #HitchinHackspace Social Night, at The Vic just down the road from the Hackspace, from 19:30/20:00. Look out for our sign, say hello and find out about your local #Hackspace over a refreshing beverage or two #Hitchin #Letchworth #Stevenage #Baldock

Thanks to Stuart Camp for some wonderful photos capturing some of the chaos from Summer Showdown a couple weeks ago, full album here: bbb.gd/sspics And a huge thanks as always to our volunteer crew who build an arena and an entire gazebo village in record time every event <3

Tonight, Monday the 3rd August, is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

First half of the open day has been incredible, we weren't expecting this response but it's been amazing to see so many people show up to join our community! Volunteers are taking a break before the chaos begins again for the next slot!

Phew! Thats the open day wrapped up, volunteers well fed, and myself falling asleep on the sofa. A huge welcome to the 83 new members, and a massive thank you to all the volunteers who helped through the day. See you next time!

Last week, we took the club from the 40-seat barn at The Vic in #Hitchin to Hitchin Town Hall for the finale of our 2026 #MostlyComedy Festival. Here’s what happened behind the scenes…(like and subscribe to our YouTube channel if you enjoy it!) youtu.be/SWTSYGyYw0M

We Ran a 4-Day Comedy Festival… Here’s What Happened

YouTube video by Mostly Comedy

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Next up from us! BBB North Down Havoc We return to our fave cider farm for more big bot fighting, cider and a camp out! Come see the action on 15th August at North Down Orchard fights from 1pm, free to spectate!

🇫🇮 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 August in European Robot Combat: bbb.gd/events 1 Robosota Ant & 450g in Helsinki 🇫🇮 1-2 Robot Rebellion beetles in Colchester 🇬🇧 5 Combat Robotics NI meet in Belfast 🇬🇧 6 QRFL workshop in London 🇬🇧 9 Rock & Robots sportsman ants in London 🇬🇧 15 Bristol Bot Builders sportsman feathers in Somerset 🇬🇧

A new #BTS video covering last week's #Hitchin #MostlyComedy Festival drops tomorrow via our socials and YouTube channel, taking in all four shows at The Vic & Hitchin Town Hall. Keep your eyes peeled, metaphorically speaking. #mostlycomedyfestival #hertfordshire #HitchinFestival #LiveComedy

2026 Ham Radio Rally season is continuing... There will be lots of events around the #UnitedKingdom. Following are events in August 🧵 1/5 #AmateurRadio #HAMRadio #RadioRallly #HAMFest #RetroElectronics #RetroComputing #RetroTechnologyVintageElectronics

That's the @iedglobal.bsky.social AGM completed and I am now the Honorary President of the Institution of Engineering Designers :)

Monday the 27th July is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

SPOKE got a 9/10 review in the latest Official Raspberry Pi magazine! Plus they interviewed me about my work and projects. It's a massive honour to be recognised by them. SPOKE wouldn't even exist without their products and dedication to open source knowledge and hardware.

I have never, ever seen the EMF team this energised so soon after the event. People are already seriously planning 2028. Slightly terrified. Mostly in awe. #emfcamp

Have been informed that someone did a 15 minute livecode music set entirely made from an airhorn sound, accompanied by live Microsoft Paint visuals. I find it hard to explain what the festival we run is about, and may it get ever more difficult to describe. #emfcamp

Sometimes there isn't enough time for you to do things. But there is enough time to recruit amazing people who make it their own and do an even better job. #emfcamp

Suddenly realised we somehow managed to build and staff a tiny electronic music jam club and a planetarium and turned the planetarium into an arts venue with a full lineup of custom content ...in the two weeks before the event opened. And they were SO GOOD. #emfcamp

We had a great time at last night’s sold-out #Hitchin #MostlyComedy Festival show with Reb Day & Kelly Rickard at The Vic. Thanks to all who came. Hopefully, see you tonight for Spring Kathryn Day & @julietteburton.bsky.social. www.mostlycomedy.co.uk #mostlycomedyfestival #HitchinFestival

From a flat sheet of copper to a hand-made bowl. 🔨🥣 While East Essex Hackspace was out in force at #EMF2026, I managed to grab a place on a coppersmithing workshop with Urban Crafts Foundation. #HeritageCrafts #CopperSmithing #Maker #Metalworking #Craftsmanship

Back home from #emfcamp and have the post event blues but happy to be getting into a hot shower and then a real bed after camping for a week! It’s been a blast. Thanks everyone. ❤️

I think the most important thing you can do (other than volunteer) as an attendee is tell us how *your* #EMFCamp went on the feedback page: https://emfcamp.org/feedback We read absolutely everything and it makes a huge difference to the team to hear that it was worth it

Grist, the evolution of spreadsheets

A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid

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A belated #EMFcamp day 2:

Expect disruption if travelling on the #A1 and #A421 near the Black Cat Roundabout. A fire at the Kelpie Marine boat yard, near Roxton, just south of the junction has caused the A1 to be shut. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A1 closed due to fire at Kelpie Marine near Roxton

Emergency services are dealing with an incident between the two carriageways of the A1.

bbc.co.uk

THANK YOU to *EVERYONE* who helped make #EMFCamp to be the fantastic event it was. * All of the Organisers * All of the Volunteers * All of the Sponsors * All of the Speakers / Presenters * All of the DJs * All of the Villages * All of the Contractors ... 🧵1/2

With #EMFCamp done (except for the teams still on site returning to its pre-event state) it is time for us to return to our normal schedule of fewer posts and of those mostly being about #HitchinHackspace. It is our weekly open evening tonight. Why not come along and find out what we do?

Hitchin Hackspace @hackhitchin.bsky.social · 3w ago

Monday the 20th July is our next open evening at #HitchinHackpace. Why not come along and see what the hackspace is all about? From 19:30. Free tea or coffee and biccies 🫖☕🍪🙂 #make #craft #invent #learn #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock

THIS WEEK! 🎉 Join us from 20-23 July for #Hitchin #MostlyComedy Festival for four nights of comedy from award-winning comics, BBC Radio 4 favourites & Live at the Apollo alumni, culminating in Thursday's Hitchin Town Hall gig with the exceptional @markthomasinfo.bsky.social. 🎤 www.mostlycomedy.co.uk

Join us this week if you’re near Hitchin. Oh yes.

Mostly Comedy@mostlycomedy.bsky.social · 2w ago

THIS WEEK! 🎉 Join us from 20-23 July for #Hitchin #MostlyComedy Festival for four nights of comedy from award-winning comics, BBC Radio 4 favourites & Live at the Apollo alumni, culminating in Thursday's Hitchin Town Hall gig with the exceptional @markthomasinfo.bsky.social. 🎤 www.mostlycomedy.co.uk