Spending too much time in London internet cafes?

I am.

I’m absolutely fed up to the back teeth with sitting on uncomfortable chairs for hours in Costa Coffee with crawling, 5 quid an hour internet waiting for my next meeting. But I’ve found an alternative! Last week I finally went to check out The Hub in London. It’s a co-working space just behind Angel tube station in Islington.

It’s wonderful. The space is light, airy and big; the internet’s fast and best of all the people are lovely. Maria Glausier was hosting and did a great job of making me feel welcome; the few other people I spoke to there also made me feel like it’s my kind of place. It’s also very cheap - the first rung rate is a tenner for five hours which I think is a bargain.

As well as being a shared working space there’s a community aspect to the membership which in The Hub’s case centres around social and environmental businesses. I think this is a great idea and looking at the members’ photos on the wall I think I’m going to meet some interesting people as I start to go more often.

As you may have seen on this blog a few of us have been throwing around the idea of setting one of these up in Birmingham and the idea seems to have legs. I’ll keep you posted as things move forward.

(Imagery by Christian De Sousa from from the-hub.net)