Founded in 1977, October Books is a co-operative, a radical neighbourhood bookshop and community hub in Southampton. The shop provides a mixed retail offering, complemented by a range of spaces available for hire for community-led events and services.
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Ryde on the Isle of Wight has a rich cultural and artistic history - with one of the UK’s oldest carnivals taking place in the town. Shademakers UK are helping to tell the story of Ryde’s creative past by restoring a 300-year-old former department store. They are very hopeful that the project will create pride in the area and bring more people to the town centre.
Southern Maltings: Ware Arts Centre
Bustling arts centre in building that stretches back to 1839.
Kingsclere Community Association
Despite being located in a rural community with just 4800 people, The Fieldgate Centre, provides a diverse and fundamental service to the local community.
October Books
Founded in the 1970s, radical co-operative bookshop, October Books in Southampton has expanded its reach to a new generation of young members and leaders.
Storeroom2010
Furniture reuse organisation, Storeroom2010 offers much-needed training and employment opportunities for local young people on the Isle of Wight.
People Dem Collective
From a living room meet up to plans to take over a five-story building, People Dem Collective are proudly taking up space in Margate.
Hastings Commons
White Rock Neighbourhood Ventures are transforming derelict buildings in Hastings.
Hampstead Norreys Community Shop
Villagers in rural West Berkshire raised funds through donations, grants and a community share offer to open a community shop.
Westbury Community Shop
Putting the heart back into a divided community.
Future Wolverton
Transforming a grade II listed school house into a community hub for a commuter town.
Hale Community Centre
Once a school caretaker’s bungalow, Hale Community Centre now takes care of a whole community often overlooked in an otherwise prosperous town.
Aylesham Hub
A social hub designed to meet the needs of a growing population
John Pounds Community Centre
Transforming a Grade II listed Victorian factory into a community meeting and conference hub
Southgen
Transforming an Edwardian hospital site to revive a dying rural community
Gawcott Fields Community Solar
A community energy project tackling fuel poverty in Buckinghamshire
