[Swansea Hackspace] Funding and Locations

[Paul Harwood]

Hi Justin, All.

As I mentioned, we are now occupying the space in wind street where we are looking for interesting things to run there (events etc).

We have a 60 person event space that can be used for meetings etc with fold away tables and chairs a projector/screen and possibly some secure space where stuff can be left.

But because of fire regulations we probably wont be able to host things like laser cutters and drill machinery, not without the investment to make them safe.

But we are very open to the hackspace meetings and hack events being based here until a suitable space can be found, perhaps we can even help in some way with our contacts that have helped us raise the necessary funds to make our space happen.

I think BT may be a good sponsor for you as they have a community agenda. I have a senior contact there that you/we can approach when the time is right (maybe early next year?).

Cheers

-- Paul



If you can be relatively specific about the activities you want to run 

On 22 Nov 2013, at 12:05, Justin Mitchell <justin at discordia.org.uk> wrote:

> First off, for those that weren't at the last meeting, we are now
> officially incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, company
> number 08777436.
> 
> This will allow us to obtain a bank account, and to start applying for
> grants and other types of funding, which is what i wanted to talk to you
> all about.
> 
> At the moment we have a couple of locations around the city available
> for us to use for meetings, generously offered to us for free by their
> respective owners.
> 
> However we are still limited by these spaces in what we can do, many
> types of project, and building a collection of communal equipment are
> not practical until we have our own full-time space.
> 
> Gerrit has done a wonderful job of engaging with a local housing
> association and some other similar groups, but so far this has not
> uncovered any suitable spaces at a price we could reasonably afford at
> this stage.
> 
> An alternative way to bootstrap ourselves would be through some kind of
> funding or grant which would temporarily allow us to rent a place whilst
> we build enough membership to sustain it.
> 
> So, i appeal to you all, to share with us any ideas you may have for
> potential sources of funding, suitable cheap or subsidised properties,
> or even just suggestions of contacts in appropriate authorities.
> 
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