Jelly – The Old Church School, Butts Hill, Frome, Somerset – Wednesday 18 August 2010, 10 am to 4 pm

It seems there is appetite for Jelly despite the school holidays so join us in the inspiring surroundings of The Old Church School for a spot of summer coworking.

There’s an extra twist this time – all Jelly people have been invited to contribute to a collage being created in one of the meeting rooms. Just bring along a copy of your favourite picture to add to what will no doubt be a very artistic installation!

And speaking of favourites, hop over and check out some special pieces of home working kit being showcased on Favourite home worker things.

Jelly – The Old Church School, Butts Hill, Frome, Somerset – Wednesday 21 July 2010, 10 am to 4 pm

Another Jelly date has been confirmed, thanks to Gavin at The Old Church School. Once again we’ll be joining other Jellys elsewhere in the UK for a #jellymoment on Twitter. Come along and find out what coworking is all about.

Workshop – Write Successfully from Home – Writers and Publishers Day, Frome Festival Sunday, 11 July 2010, 11.30 am to 1.00 pm, £12/10

This workshop addresses the challenges of writing at home and provides ideas to overcome them as creatively as you write. Share your experiences (good and bad!) and discover how to:

- identify your own habits, needs and working style
- deal with productivity and procrastination
- avoid becoming isolated

See Frome Festival Writers and Publishers Day for more information.

Workhubs Conference – BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ, Tuesday 29 June 2010, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm

The conference launches the national report on workhubs completed by the Live/Work Network and will feature leading policy makers, the UK’s top workhub managers and hub users themselves. The event will be important for both economic development and business support agencies and for those concerned with spatial planning for a low carbon built environment.

Talk – Wellow Home Workers Group, The Fox and Badger, Wellow, Bath, Friday 25 June 2010, 12.30 – 2 pm

Wellow is a thriving village near Bath with a strong community. I’ll be at the monthly lunch of its home workers group to talk about the benefits and challenges of home working. More information available from Madeleine Waters

Jelly – The Old Church School, Butts Hill, Frome, Somerset – Wednesday 16 June 2010, 10 am to 4 pm

Yes, Jelly’s back, due to popular demand, and we’ll be joining two other Jellys elsewhere in the UK for a #jellymoment. Come along and find out what coworking is all about.

Talk – How to Enjoy Working at Home – Federation of Holistic Therapists, The Natural Health Clinic, Frome, Monday 7 June 2010, 7.30 pm

Many therapists work from home, or are based at home, simply because it’s the obvious thing to do. Home workers tend to assume that any difficulties we encounter are personal failings relating to lack of discipline, being distracted by domestic commitments and falling prey to procrastination. But working in the same place as we live creates its own challenges. This talk aims to address some of those challenges and give you ideas to overcome them.

Jelly – The Old Church School, Butts Hill, Frome, Somerset – Wednesday 19 May 2010, 10 am to 4 pm

It’s been almost three months since our last Jelly in Frome, due to major upheaval in my personal life, but now at last we’re back on track again. We are lucky to have Gavin Eddy of The Old Church School who believes in the coworking concept and is happy to let us have regular space. Booking opens on 12 May for the eight available places and I’m looking forward to another laidback day of chat, advice and maybe even some work as well! If you haven’t been to Jelly before and are wondering what to expect and what you can achieve during the day, check out my new Attending Jelly page.

Talk – How to Enjoy Working at Home – Women Mean Biz, Bath, Friday 26 March 2010

Home workers tend to assume that any difficulties we encounter are personal failings relating to lack of discipline, being distracted by domestic commitments and falling prey to procrastination. But working in the same place as we live creates its own challenges. This talk aims to address some of those challenges and give you ideas to overcome them. We will cover how to:

- identify your own working style, habits and personality traits
- deal with productivity and procrastination
- avoid becoming isolated and demotivated
- handle the unexpected without panic
and share experiences (both good and bad!)

Jelly – Glove Factory Studios, Brook Lane, Holt, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire – Wednesday 24 March 2010, 10 am to 4 pm

This is our first Jelly at the beautifully converted Glove Factory Studios, another venue in the family of coworking spaces from Forwardspace which includes The Old Church School who are our Frome Hosts. There will be eight places and bookings are now open. There is a cafe on-site offering fairtrade Mozzo coffee, soup and snacks. Come and check out this amazing space and be inspired by the surroundings as well as your fellow coworkers!

Talk – Work-Life Balance – University of Bath, Friday 19 March 2010, 10.30 am to 4.30 pm

Institute of Translation and Interpreting Meet the Client seminar – Training Workshop for ITI members, non-members and MA students

Talk – Working from Home – Bath College Skills Fair, Thursday 11 March 2010, 5.30 pm to 6 pm

The obvious way of keeping costs down when becoming self-employed or starting a new business is to work from home, and home working has many other benefits too, such as cutting down on travelling time. But working from home involves much more than where you are located – it has its own challenges that you must be able to meet, as well as satisfying your customers, if your business is to be successful. With a little preparation you can make the transition to working from home more fulfilling, more productive and less stressful.

The aim of this talk is to introduce you to some of the challenges of home working and to provide some ideas to tackle them creatively.

We will cover how to:

- identify your own working style, habits and personality traits 
- deal with productivity and procrastination
- avoid becoming isolated and demotivated

Jelly – The Old Church School, Butts Hill, Frome, Somerset – Friday 26 February 2010, 10 am to 4 pm

The third Frome Jelly will be coming up soon and this time we will be going on until 4 pm, due to popular demand and the kind hospitality of our host, Gavin Eddy of Forward Space. As usual there will be eight places and bookings will open a week before on Friday 19 February. We’re looking forward to another day of friendly coworking and maybe some exchange of expertise. Hope to see you there.

Teleseminar – with Nick Williams of inspiredentrepreneur.com – Monday 18 January 2010, 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm

Nick Williams is the founder of Inspired Entrepreneur and has a sizeable international following of his mission to help people to find the work they love to do – and then get paid for it! Often this involves self-employment and working from home, something few of us are prepared for.

I will be talking to Nick about how to get the very best out of working from home, including understanding your own personality in order to organise yourself for maximum productivity, avoiding the dreaded isolation and understanding that working from home doesn’t necessarily mean working at home!

I’m looking forward to a good discussion about one of my favourite subjects and you can book your place at inspiredentrepreneur.com.

Jelly – The Old Church School, Butts Hill, Frome, Somerset – Thursday 7 January 2010, 10 am to 2 pm

The first serving of Jelly went down so well in November that we are having another in the New Year at the same venue. The brave pioneers who came along to the first Jelly were all surprised by how much work they got done while surrounded by other people, and all appreciated getting out of the house and meeting people they otherwise wouldn’t run across. Two of them talk about the experience on the Jelly page.
Again there will be 8 places available and booking opens on 31 December. There’s a map on the booking page, but do get in touch if you aren’t sure where The Old Church School actually is, or how to find parking spaces.

Jelly – The Old Church School, Butts Hill, Frome, Somerset – Tuesday 17 November 2009, 10 am to 2 pm

Jelly is for home workers who would like to get out of their home office for a while and meet other home workers – to make useful connections, get some advice, or just to chat. The first Frome Jelly will take place at The Old Church School by kind permission of Gavin Eddy. There are only 8 places available so for more information and to reserve your FREE place visit http://fromejelly.eventbrite.com or contact me if you would like to have a chat about it first.

Talk – Working from Home – Bath City Hilton Hotel, registration from 6.30 pm – 20 November 2009

I’ll be one of three speakers at the first of a series of seminar and networking events run by Bath area Federation of Small Businesses to mark Home Enterprise Day. I’ll be talking about the pros and cons of working from home and how to get the best from it.
Contact Angela Ladd for a registration form at angelaRladd@aol.com