News/2010-08-03

New Hackspace

We moved! So much has been happening, the news may lag behind a bit.

The new rent is 4 times as much as our previous space, so we're currently in a spending freeze until we can make up the subscriptions. We can currently support ourselves for up to 3 months maximum.

Space Warming Party

We had a space warming party to celebrate the new space, with

RFID Access

Cool hacker entry system for members. Jonty installed a new pan/tilt camera

Pledges

After a failed eBay bid a new way of purchasing high-value equipment has been pioneered. This has been necessary for coping with the spending freeze.

Fridge

Our first successful pledge

Metal Workshop Equipment Loan

Nigel Worsley has loaned a large amount of metal working equipment to the Hackspace.

Elliot broke the bandsaw blade - he has ordered replacements.

Revenue Ideas

Ideas have been batted around to improve the financial situation of the hackspace.