BarnCamp 2019

BarnCamp 2019 has been cancelled. An email with the details was sent to both our mailing lists and all registrants on the morning of June 12th.

Attendees: Please write notes from your workshop here

BarnCamp 2019 - 21st to 23rd June - Wye Valley, UK

BarnCamp is a low-cost rural DIY skillsharing event open to everyone, including UK activists, campaigners, people involved in social and community groups, and anybody else with an interest in technology and how to subvert it to put it to good use. All skill levels are invited and we promise that workshops are not too geeky due to our infamous nerd gag.

• See workshop and talk ideas here
• Write-up of how we did BarnCamp 2015 and what happened
• Photos from BarnCamp 2017 (takes you to Flickr)

BarnCamp 2019 low-down

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Dates

Fri 21st, Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd June 2019 though staying on site available between 19th to 24th. Get involved in making it happen, join the set-up crew on-site from Wednesday 19th - food should be from evening meal on Thurs 20th onwards to lunch on Sun 23rd - outside of this you need to feed yourself - there's a good pub to eat in in the village.

Venue and how to get there

BarnCamp is at Highbury Farm, Redbrook, Monmouth, NP25 4LX in the Lower Wye Valley. Visit this page for details of how to get there. For finding lift-shares you this Riseup Pad

Cost

£45 (if you register in advance and pay cash on arrival), £40 (in advance if you pay book and pay before 9th June 2019) - We would like everyone to book in advance, latecomers will be allowed to attend at the discretion of the current attendees of the event, and only if space permits.

Camping

up to five nights camping included (Wednesday night through Sunday night) - bring your own tent and bedding

Food

breakfast, lunch and dinner from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon are included (9 meals). Note if you're arriving Wednesday be prepared to sort yourself out until the evening meal on Thursday. Food is primarily vegan with some dairy as optional extras. Highbury Farm is a vegetarian farm and the owners request that meat is not brought or cooked on site. There are two pubs in the village for those who really can't cope; we'll probably head down to the local pub for Wednesday evening.

Booking

Register to come and find out how to pay at the BarnCamp on-line booking web site.

Contact

If you're coming, then check out the BarnCamp 2019 Contact page for useful contact information.

Access

buses from Chepstow and Monmouth, parking in Redbrook village, and on-site for live-in vehicles, hiking. Lots more information on our page about Highbury Farm.

Excitement Factor

High

Value-for-Money

High

Workshops

Top Notch. Go here for more info on workshops and please add your notes here.

Planning

To get involved in planning and organising drop us an email at barncamp2017 [at] hacktionlab [dot] org. We're looking for site crew, facilitators, meeters and greeters, kitchen help, ents organisations and performers

Views

marvellous

BarnCamp 2019 Programme

More in-depth details and notes about the current proposed workshops can be found at BarnCamp 2019 ideas scratchpad page. Workshop planning for BarnCamp is organic and done on-site based on the current workshops proposed at this page . If you've got an idea for a workshop for BarnCamp 2019 drop us an email at barncamp2019 [at] hacktionlab [dot] org.

Sunday 9th June

Registration deadline & Deadline for payments in advance. If you're wishing to pay £40 or less for BarnCamp, please make sure you make payment by this date. Otherwise, BarnCamp is £45 on the gate.

Wednesday 19th June

• Forward crew arrive on site and begin to set site up. Get involved in the set-up by turning up early. This page details the task ahead.

Thursday 20th June

• Continue setting site up.
• Arrive in the afternoon/evening (see getting to Highbury Farm) for evening meal and campfire gathering and plenary. The bar will also be open.
• 9pm - Evening Plenary
• Campfire

Friday 21th June

• 09.30-10.30 breakfast
• 10.30-11.00 morning plenary
• 11.15-13.30 workshops
• 13.30-14.45 lunch
• 15.00-19.00 workshops
• 19.30-21.00 dinner
• 22.00 evening film screenings and more time around the camp fire.

Saturday 22nd June

• 09.30-10.30 breakfast
• 10.30-11.00 morning plenary
• 11.15-13.30 workshops
• 13.30-14.45 lunch
• 15.00-19.00 workshops
• 19.30-21.00 dinner
• 22.00-late party - open mic, DJs, films, camp fire, shananigans

Sunday 23rd June

• 10.30-11.00 breakfast
• 11.00 morning circle
• 11.15-13.30 workshops
• 13.30-14.45 lunch
• 15.00-17.00 workshops
• 17.00 onwards taking down equipment and tents and finishing cider.

Monday 24th June

• Infrastructure crew: site take-down and leave (by around lunchtime)

Evolution of the Workshop Timetable

The timetable for BarnCamp is a collaborative, iterative process. Here's the evolution of 2015's timetable over Friday, Saturday and Sunday:

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Access

BarnCamp takes place on a beautiful site, but it is a farm on a steep hill, and accessibility can be an issue, so please read our Notes for people with limited mobility or health problems before you consider coming.

Safer Spaces

BarnCamp should be a safe space to all, please read our safe spaces policy.

Previous BarnCamps

There have been seven BarnCamps so far:

• BarnCamp 2017 - the seventh BarnCamp
• BarnCamp 2015 - the sixth BarnCamp took place between 17th and 21st June 2015 in the Wye Valley. Check out the BarnCamp 2015 page for links to what happened, workshops that took place, notes that were taken, and media produced around the event.

BarnCamp 2013 - the fifth BarnCamp took place between 5 - 7 June 2013 in the Wye Valley. Check out the Barncamp 2013 Media Page to find out what happened. Here's some further documentation from the event:

• BarnCamp 2013 organising : task list, includes equipment.
• BarnCamp 2013 roles : review of roles ideally needed to run a BarnCamp.
• BarnCamp 2013 ideas scratchpad : workshop proposals and other ideas used to get 2013's BarnCamp together.

BarnCamp 2011 - the fourth BarnCamp took place between 9 - 12 June 2011 in the Wye Valley. We built upon the success of the previous year, keeping the tech turned down, but also consolidating some of the new projects that hacktionlabbers are involved in, such as Be The Media and Network23.org. This year incorporated more off-grid technology with a repeat of the Wild Food Walk, a workshop of knot making and tools for open collaboration. Here's some photos from the event.

BarnCamp 2010 - the third BarnCamp took place between 11 - 13 June 2010 in the Wye Valley. Retitled BarnCamp we focused on a turning down the tech to make it an event accessible to all with workshops including how to forage for food, how to make a slingshot and the ubiquitous how to encrypt your life. Photos, video and audio from BarnCamp 2010.

BarnCamp 2009 the second took place between 11 - 14 June 2009 in the Wye Valley on the Wales - England border.

BarnCamp 2008 the very first took place between 13 - 15 June 2008, click here to view a slide-show of photos from the weekend. There are more photos posted here (now missing) and this exciting short video too (also now missing).