Leigh Hackspace

Leigh Hackspace
Status	active
Country	United Kingdom
State or District	England
City	Leigh
Date of founding	2014
Last Updated	2024-10-01
Website	https://www.leighhack.org/
Wiki	https://wiki.leighhack.org/
SpaceAPI	https://api.leighhack.org/space.json
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/groups/leighhackspace/
Fediverse	https://mastodon.social/@leigh hackspace
Twitter	https://twitter.com/leigh hackspace
CalendarFeed	iCal feed
Snail mail	Unit 3.14, 3rd Floor, Leigh Spinners Mill, Park Lane WN7 2LB Leigh United Kingdom
Number of members	25
Membership fee	24 GBP monthly
Size of rooms	4,500 square feet
Members	Nikdoof
Open to Exchanges?	yes
Open to Residencies?	yes
Residencies Contact	info@leighhack.org
Location	53° 29' 34.84" N, 2° 29' 34.84" W
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Leigh Hackspace is a non-profit CIC hackspace operated in Leigh, Greater Manchester.

Currently on its 4rd iteration, it initially formed as a online only group but was quickly able to lease a small shop premises in Leigh town centre. After a few years it moved to The Cotton Mill, then again in 2019 to Leigh Spinners Mill, where it currently resides.

The hackspace consists of three units within the mill; a general working space and electronics area, a wood workshop and crafts area, and a social area.

Leigh Hackspace operates open tours on Saturdays between 12:00pm and 1:00pm GMT/BST.

History

• Late 2014 - The first meetings of Leigh Hackspace took place in late 2014 at Cadence Cafe, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester.
• Late 2014 - 'Leigh Virtual Hackspace' group founded on Facebook.
• 2015-01-23 - Leigh Hackspace CIC was formed.
• 2015-02-13 - Leigh Hackspace became physical at a derelict shop on Market Street, Leigh.
• Mid 2016 - The hackspace moved to its second location at The Cotton Mill, Mather Lane, Leigh.
• Late 2019 - Moved again to its current location at Leigh Spinners Mill, Park Lane, Leigh.

Facilities

• Pi Room - a computer lab with PCs for public use.
• Electronics Bay - a well stocked electronics lab with most things you'll need.
• Main Space - a general use area, which doubles as storage at the moment.
• Wood Workshop - a full workshop fitted out with most tools you'll need to mangle wood.
• Crafts Space - Sewing, pottery, and other crafts
• Dark Room - A fully working darkroom
• Fabrication - 3D printers, CAD machine, and laser engraver.
• Social Space - A social area, with sofas, games consoles, and a bar.

Regular Events

Currently (as of 2023-09-19), the following events happen on a recurring basis:

• Tuesday - Textile Tuesdays - Bring your textile projects and work with fellow crafters.
• Wednesday - Code Club / CodeUp
• Saturday - Open Tours - Tour the hackspace and see whats going on.

All scheduled events are available on our iCal Feed.

Links

• Offical Website
• Wiki / Documentation
• Hackspace SSO

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