A WORKSPACE with a difference. Looking out on to The Regent's Canal in Haggerston, tenants can enjoy an inspirational view as well as an entrepreneurial environment.
Founders Lord Nat Wei and Chris Currell wanted to create a space where companies and organisations could access high quality office space, which simultaneously acts as an events and art venue at evenings and weekends.
Their mission is to 'help sustainably create the trades of the future' and to provide work opportunities for local people.
Flat 46 Reliance Wharf,
2 10 Hertford Road
Hackney, London
N1 5ET
Telephone: 07809 557 416
Email: info@makerwharf.cc
Opening times: Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm;
Evenings for events: 7pm-10pm;
Weekends for events: 9am-6pm.
SITUATED in a former florists in Hoxton Street, A Brooks Art is a new exhibition space adding to East London's thriving art scene. The beautiful 100-year-old shop front houses an art gallery, resource hub, archive and event space.
AN advice centre for members of the Vietnamese community. Services and activities on offer include welfare advice, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL pre-entry), daycare centre, lunch club, table tennis and mahjong club.
FAMILY-run Anderson's Bakery is still serving up traditional bread and cakes, just as it has done for over 160 years. Almost everything is handmade on the premises by the family.
LOCATED on Hyde Road in Shoreditch, Britannia Leisure Centre has a range of facilities including a climbing wall, five-a-side football pitch, and swimming pool with wave machine. The sports centre offers a wide range of sports lessons and courses for juniors and adults.
CAFE Olive is a cute little local eatery in the De Beauvoir area of Hackney, offering homemade savoury treats, cakes, tea and coffee. It is also open in the evening and available for hire, with seating for up to 12 people inside and six outside.
