A new co-working club is launching next Tuesday (10 June) in Bedford in a bid to help home workers feel less isolated and to bring business to the town centre.
Founded by entspired’s Jodie Faitakis and Lauren Troiano of The Little Marketing Company, the weekly co-working project will be based at Blueglass on St Peter’s Street.
The Co-Working Club will open its doors at Blueglass to anyone wanting to work in a collaborative environment every Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 5pm. The cost is £20 and includes two hot drinks.
Lauren Troiano, co-founder of The Co Working Club, said, “Working from home or being a freelancer can sometimes be very isolating and lonely, so we wanted to provide a space where people can come together to banish the feeling of being alone.
“It’s also a great way to casually network with others, and you never know who you might meet or end up working with.”
Co-founder Jodie Faitakis said that one of the aims of the project was to bring people into the town centre.
“There’s no denying that the town centre has been struggling for a long time with empty shops and a lack of footfall,” she said.
“We’re working with Rob from Blueglass to help support his daytime trade, where otherwise he’d be quiet or closed.
“We’ll be bringing a force of freelancers along in to town on a regular basis to support the local economy. We will advertise other independent shops in the area to promote them and encourage others to pop in whilst in the centre.”
Rob from Blueglass said he was looking forward to welcoming new customers as part of the event.
“We at BlueGlass are looking forward to this exciting new collaboration and being able to provide the space needed for people to work together,” he said.
“With business rates increasing, due to the Government’s withdrawal of support for hospitality, this is also a great opportunity to increase daytime trade when we would normally be closed.”
You can book your place at the Co-Working Club by visiting their Eventbrite page here.
