Skills Exchange Nottingham
We are a Time Bank covering the whole of the City of Nottingham. Members come from a wider area, including, Beeston and Clifton if they travel into the city regularly. The Sherwood Exchange food swap project is a separate hub of ours. We also have other groups who are members, such as the Sumac Centre and Windmill Community Gardens. Our business is run by a committee who meet monthly.
Our main business is carrying out work for one another, we call these exchanges. Exchanges, like our membership, are many and varied, and include IT support, clothing repairs and help with gardening, shopping and housework. We earn time credits for our work, rather than money and we bank these on a website - Time Online 2. We can then spend these on help from other members.
We also hold regular social events, outings and workshops and network with other similar organisations in Nottingham.
For more information or to arrange to meet us for an informal chat please email: skillsexchangeNG@gmail.com.
We are a member of Time Banking UK, a registered charity.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Rosie Jarrett
- Contact Position
- Secretary/Time Broker
- Telephone
- 07984 145239
- skillsexchangeNG@gmail.com
- Website
- Skills Exchange Nottingham Website
- Notes
You can contact any of our admin members or Time Bankers at the email address - Rosie Jarrett, Meirion Williams, or Chris Newton. We will try to get back to you promptly.
Where to go
- Name
- Sumac Centre
- Address
-
245, Gladstone Street
Nottingham
- Postcode
- NG7 6HX
- Notes
Disabled Access from Beech Avenue.
We hold a joint Board Games Night here, every 2nd and last Friday of the month, from 7 to 10pm.
We also hold meetings and workshops at the Mary Potter Centre, Gregory Boulevard, Hyson Green, Nottingham, NG7 5HY
When is it on?
- When is it on
- Activities Take Place When Arranged By Members.
Other Details
Costs
- Details
- We do not have any charges, but members can ask for payment for materials and travel when carrying out exchanges. We fundraise and seek grant funding to cover expenses. We are asking for a voluntary membership fee of between £1 and £10, but you do not need to pay this when you first join, or if you can't afford it.
Availability
- Age Ranges
- 16+
- Referral required
- No
- Referral Details
We ask for two references from people over 16 who have known you well for over 2 years (not relatives). However if this is not possible, we have an alternative.
- Other notes
Several of our members have disabilities and several are over 60. We are very open to people who have additional needs. We have three administrators for the website - Rosie Jarrett, who deals with everyday administration and Meirion Williams who deals with IT support, and Chris Newton who deals with members accounts. Other matters are dealt with by the committee. We have a code of conduct and always discuss any issues thoroughly and try to resolve them to everyone's advantage.
We have several Group Members - organisations who we exchange goods and services with, for instance skills exchange members will provide volunteers for events and we will be given reduced rates for room hire. We also share information about activities.
