IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD BUILD

Be part of a growing movement for collective ownership that's springing up all over the UK. There's a 13,500 sq ft building in Seven Dials with a theatre, cafe, and around fifty different rooms that could belong to the community. We want to buy it together before a developer does. We want you to join us and decide what it becomes.

We really can do this.

It's already working across the UK:

A space that belongs to everyone who builds it

Imagine this.

You walk in and you feel it immediately. A hum of energy and activity with hundreds of people gathering for different reasons, but all getting off their phones and out of their homes to be with each other. Less doomscrolling, more connection. There's a theatre performance on, a small improv group is putting on their latest show and a local guitar teacher is holding a lesson afterwards.

Downstairs there's an intergenerational dinner going on where someone is sharing their traditional cuisine. Everyone can smell the aromas: they're laughing, pouring each other drinks and sharing stories and they can't wait to tuck in.

For those wanting some quiet time away, there's a cosy room upstairs with soft lighting and comfortable seats, a place to just be and not have to make any effort. Next door there's a book club and next to that a repair cafe where people are learning how to sew patches onto their clothes rather than throw them out.

The infrastructure is already there for all of this to happen. What happens inside is up to us: the people who own it.

There's a role here for everyone

We're at the very beginning. The people who get involved now are the ones who shape what this becomes: how we make decisions together, how we get more people involved, what we actually want to do with the space.

If you've never heard of the commons or never thought about being involved in a community space but this is speaking to you, that's great! The point is that this is for everyone and everyone can make a contribution, no matter how big or small.

Come and join the conversation.

We hold regular community meetings, online and in person. Register below and we'll keep you in the loop.

Be part of this from the start

Register your interest and we'll keep you in the loop: meetings, decisions, and the community share offer when it launches. The more people behind this, the stronger we are.