History of Nottinghack
Founded in March 2010 to provide community workshop space to the people of Nottingham, Nottinghack has since become one of the premiere hackspaces in the UK.
The Early Days
The first meetup of what would become Nottingham Hackspace occured at 7pm, 10th March 2010 at Ye Olde Salutation Inn, Hounds Gate.
Organising in the pub
Regular meetings were held at the pub
Planning
Outdoor and one-off activities
Kite photography
Experiments with Mentos
Suguru NottingHACKquarium at the Navigation pub
Promotional material/getting the word out
Hackspace 1.0
- Main article: Hackspace 1.0
The first Nottingham Hackspace was based inside the The Art Organisation. It started as just one storage room, but expanded into a small workshop with a larger office space.
Moving into Hackspace 1.0
Hackspace 1.0 was located at The Art Organisation (TAO).
The Workshop
Moving In
Nottinghack first rented a store room in The Art Organisation (TAO).
The shared space in TAO
A kitchen in TAO
Hack nights
Open Hack nights were held in Hackspace 1.0 and still are today at our current location!
Eviction from Hackspace 1.0
When we first learnt that we were being evicted from Hackspace 1.0 we initially planned to move into the basement of The Art Organisation, which had no windows.
Hackspace 2.0
- Main article: Hackspace 2.0
Work on Hackspace 2.0 started back in 2011. When we moved into the space it looked very different to how it does now. The images below show the space between 2011 and 2012. Since then we have acquired many more tools, even more members and lots of experience.
We've come quite a way!
Early days at Roden Street
The blue room
The main studio room
The main workshop
Hackspace 2.5
- Main article: Hackspace 2.5
Work on Hackspace 2.5 started after a decision to proceed with the project at the AGM on 2015-12-03. A dedicated team of members started working on the space every Tuesday night since the keys were acquired to the unit. Some of the work is documented on the Hackspace 2.5 Project page.
As of February 2019, work was still being carried out to fully fit the space. However, the CNC Area, Electronics Area and Blue Room were open for business.
Help still needed! Join the Hackspace 2.5 slack channel or read more on the Volunteering page.