workhubs - The Old Church School serviced office spaceThis time last week I was speaking on the workhubs user panel at the Workhubs Conference at BT Centre in London – quite a change from my usual Tuesday of home working!

The conference launched the new report on workhubs written by the Workhubs Network (run by Tim Dwelly, whom I know from my Cornwall days. It’s really quite spooky how the past can pop up in your life again!) Workhubs are also known as coworking spaces or workspaces, and are the places you can rent a desk for just a few hours if you are a home worker or freelancer who fancies some company and a change from your home office.

I was invited along on the strength of the Jellys I organise at The Old Church School, the workhub we are lucky to have right here in Frome, Somerset. (And I’m delighted to say I was also quoted in the report!) I met workhub owners from London, Brighton, Leeds, York, Scarborough, Penzance, Coalport in Shropshire and Wing in Bedfordshire, so you can see it’s not just the big cities that have these facilities.

Fancy trying out coworking but not sure where to go? Just Google your location plus ‘workhub’ or ‘coworking’, or put out a question on Twitter. You can try coworking entirely free for a day by attending a Jelly. Check out the Jelly Wiki to find out where they are being held.