Hive Coworking: Whitstable

“natural collaborators”

Hive Co-Working

Established at Whitstable Umbrella Community Centre since 2018, Hive is a creative workspace and natural incubator for freelancers, small business owners and home-workers. We are situated in the heart of Whitstable within the town’s community centre, and when you join as a member you become part of our working community. Run by Jo and Caroline, Hive is a fully accessible, welcoming and inclusive space. Hive is also a Covid secure space; all members work socially distanced from one another, there is a one-way system in operation and member guidelines in place to ensure everyone’s continued safety.

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Membership Benefits

A Hive Membership includes -

A variety of flexible packages to suit your usage
Business WIFI
Teas & coffees
A meeting room
Printing
Space to take private phone calls
Outside space
Locker storage

We are really lucky to have a brilliant community cafe on site as well; they are currently open to Hive members every day.

Members are welcome to bring along their dog; providing they are happy to chill out in our space.

Pricing

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Our membership packages are designed to be flexible and accommodating to your work life balance. You can choose from 5, 10 or 15 days and work whenever suits you within a one month period, up to the value of your membership. You are also welcome to split some or all of your days in half. All our packages can be changed or cancelled with one month’s notice.

Choose :

TAKE 5 - work from Hive any 5 days within one month for £55/month.
TAKE 10 - work from HIve any 10 days within one month for £88/month.
TAKE 15 - work from Hive any 15 days within one month for £121/month.

Just want to work ad hoc or less than 5 days / month?

We do a single DAY PASS - work from Hive for one day for £15.

We don't currently have any private workspaces vacant, but if you would like to work from our communal space 5 days a week please chat to us about pricing.

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Jun 28

We love our town garden! Steve and Caroline help the to maintain the space and never far from a litter picker!
This Sunday visit 11 Whitstable town gardens 10-5pm. Tickets available from @whitstableumbrellacentre (from the garden itself) and @streamwalkgarden where both locations will be serving refreshments. Card and cash payments. @whitstablegardens
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#opengardens #gardens #gardentours #instagardenlovers #plantsale #whitstable #gardeninspiration #gardencommunity

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May 18

Really excited to announce that the wonderful Emily A.K.A @thedarkroombc 'The Darkroom at Beach Creative' is back in Hive next month, showing off how to do the basics of gorgeous cyanotype with paper and material.

Book via this link 👇👇

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/339928714937

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May 16

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This very special furry visitor has come all the way from @buckinghampalaceroyal to remind you that our coworking space is very much doggie friendly.

We welcome all breeds and size of canines, as long as their personality is pretty chilled and they're happy to stay near their human.

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May 4

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Apr 26

Come on in tomorrow and drink some coffee with us ☕

Our door is open 9 - 11am on the last Wednesday of the month, for anyone who'd like a coworking nose, ask questions or have a tour.

Jo, one of our managers, will be resident, with plenty of @hubbardswhitstable pastries, so don't be shy.

Look forward to seeing you at @whitstableumbrellacentre tomorrow morn ☀️

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Apr 21

Signs of a new season are abound in our gorgeous town. Spring into work with our friendly coworking space. We are just a five minute walk from the beach; perfect for maintaining your work-life balance.

Have a look at our flexible packages & member benefits at hivecoworking.co.uk ☀️

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Apr 12

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Mar 25

✨Collaboration✨

Whether you’re a social butterfly or like to fly solo, one thing is certain — Hive opens up a world of opportunity.

For friendship. For networking. For lucrative business opportunities. For a tea break or much-needed chinwag. For peace and quiet.

Whatever your reason for joining a coworking space, you have a guaranteed hub of colleagues here to ready offer you a warm welcome and a friendly ear.

We’re now open to new members. Get in quick and change up your 9-5. It’s gamechanging 🧡

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Mar 17

“It’s my haven, my sanctuary and I love the warmth and friendliness of the space. Also by supporting Hive, I’m supporting the whole community by keeping the @theumbrellacafe and @whitstableumbrellacentre thriving.” Our @copyrebecca / @thecopyacademy loves coming to Hive for the perfect balance of peace and socialising. We’re taking on new members now — message quick to secure your space!

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Mar 8

This is Emily, enjoying a sewing class at our lovely Hive after hours 🐝 Don’t forget you can hire our coworking space for workshops and events at reasonable rates, just DM us for more info 📲

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Feb 28

Meet the Hivers 🐝 👋🏼

If you’re a regular at Hive, you’ll often spot Nancy and Katie popping out of their private office for much-needed coffee top-ups ☕️

Nancy and Katie form Lemon & Honey, a fundraising consultancy that provides mentoring and plug-in support to third-sector clients 💛

Nancy says: “We work with a wide range of clients from local CICs to big international charities. We also love producing events when there’s not a global pandemic (!)

“We also specialise in discussing pets, eating lunch before 11am and having the best Christmas Dos.”

Do say hello 👋🏼

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Feb 10

A sneak peek behind the scenes at last week’s @artunscrewed class at Hive. Did you know that you can hire our lovely office space for classes, workshops and events? Hit us in the DMs for more info 👆🐝

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Feb 2

We love it when our Hive members have good news to share… and we’ve started the new year with an abundance of it 💥

A huge congrats to our lovely Michelle from @flowvirtualassistants (and Loki, of course 🐶) for being shortlisted as a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year and for the Growth Award at the Kent Women in Business Awards.

Wishing Michelle and her team the very best of luck ✨

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Jan 14

When Hivers collaborate 🐝 ✨

One of the great reasons to use a coworking space is the friendships and opportunities it brings (and of course, the free tea and coffee) ☕️

This week, our Hive member @bfnemma and friend @bfngabby were snapped by Hive member @clarerandellphotography to celebrate the launch of their book! 👯‍♀️

Big Fat Negative is based on the girls’ brilliant and highly successful IVF and fertility podcast, @bigfatnegative. The book comes out next week and is jam-packed with stories from experts and influencers detailing their own journeys 🍼

We wish Emma and Gabby the best of luck with their launch and congratulate Clare on another beautiful shoot 👏🏼 📸

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Jan 7

Will it ever be the same? Who knows. What we do know is that things are changing – for the better.

The 9-5 is becoming a thing of the past and we’re moving into a positive era of “hybrid working”.

As reported on @skynews today, hybrid working is on the rise in workplaces across the country. Research shows that 25% of jobs advertised in December mentioned hybrid or flexible working – that’s up 19% since pandemic began.

So, what is it? Hybrid working is essentially a mix of working in the office and working remotely. It offers a range of benefits from less commuting time, increased family time, cost savings plus countless mental health benefits.

Our Hivers are mostly hybrid workers, choosing to mix up office and home days with a cosy, convenient workspace with coffee on tap and conversation where wanted.

Are you a hybrid worker? And what do you love about it? Enquire with us today about our flexible membership options and day passes.

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Jan 3

Aaaand we’re back! 💪🏽

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and new year. We’re open today to members and accepting new recruits, too 🧑🏾‍💻

Don’t forget you can now book day passes without a membership. We’re flexible 🤸🏻‍♀️ and work around your requirements, whether you’re a freelancer, full timer or a hybrid worker.

We’re also still operating in a Covid-safe environment with increased safety measures to keep everyone as free from the virus as possible 😷

Roll on 2022! ✨

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Dec 24

Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Stay safe, team and best wishes to you and yours. We will see you back in the office on Monday, 3rd January 2022. Enjoy! 🐝

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Dec 17

Introducing our wonderful founders, Jo and Caroline 👯‍♀️

Jo runs our neighbouring café, @theumbrellacafe, a brilliant CIC, and Caroline is training to be an Occupational Therapist.

Together they have created the brilliant space that we all know and love 🐝

For many of our Hivers, it’s important to support small local businesses. Even better is the fact that these two women are local. We’ll often see them buzzing about the space and sometimes in the café with their families in tow.

Jo is always around should we need anything (printer toner again, anyone?) and we couldn’t cope without her 🙌

Let’s hear it for these heroes. Thank you for giving us our office, our sanctuary, our circle of new friends and colleagues 🐝

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Nov 24

Did you know you can book Hive for an event? Talk to us about hosting your meeting or workshop in our lovely space on a weekend (with super discounts for members, of course). Don’t miss our wreath-making courses, check out our previous posts for details. Tickets are selling fast! 🐝

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Nov 17

Coffee and cake, anyone? (Says us, pretty much every day at 11am)

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