Open Workshops in London

We were always wondering why there aren't more hackerspaces in London; when LHS started there was very little activity besides some long-running well-established orgs. Here's a list of some of the ones I've seen since, feel free to expand/amend. Some are old, most are new. Some are meet-ups, some are attempts at creating a physical hackerspace. I don't know most of these organisations personally; in some cases I had brief conversations with founders or early members.

Early-Stage

• Buildin Bloqs
• East London Inventor's Club (long-running event series, now also looking for a physical space)
• UCL MakeSpace (opening in March 2013)
• Brixton Hackspace
• Tinkerspace (also in Brixton; not sure if/how they're connected)
• Repair & Reuse parties (Billy mentioned these; can't find them online. Maybe he meant Repair Cafés?)

Running

• Assemble & Join (Waterloo, inspired by hackerspaces; they have a CNC router! Not sure if they're commercial or non-profit.)
• Sugar House Studios (design/architects; commercial)
• Deckspace
• MzTek

Events, Conferences

• dorkbot london
• London MakerFaire