Battersea Arts Centre: Blog

Meet the first members in our co-working space!

The doors are open, the coffee machine’s on, and there are exotic plants and stylish furniture at every turn. We’re very excited to welcome the first members into our beautiful co-working space!

Get to know this growing community including a film company, artist, social entrepreneurs, producer and social media expert. Find out what they do, what they’re bringing to the Scratch Hub and what else they’re into including their morning tipple…

Meet TEAfilms

What do you do?
We’re a film production company working with arts organisations and charities. We get excited about receiving an initial idea and the creative journey of turning it into a film. After 10 years experience we’ve expanded our offices to the Scratch Hub, alongside our partnership office at the Lyric Hammersmith.

What are you hoping to give to Scratch Hub?
A good time. But also share our love of multi-media and video production with the Scratch Hub gang. But mainly a good time.

What’s your big passion?
Crystal Palace Football Club.

What’s your morning tipple?
Despite our name, we all love coffee. Lots of black americanos, and one oat milk latte please.

Meet Daisy, Baby Reign

What do you do?
I’m an alumni of the Agency programme at Battersea Arts Centre – supporting young people to take forwards ideas for  the community. I run a project called Baby Reign bringing together local parents for craft workshops and tea parties, also providing affordable baby clothing.

What are you hoping to give to Scratch Hub?
Teaching craft skills, sharing ideas and building networks for collaborations

What’s your big passion?
Museums and art galleries, and modelling

What’s your morning tipple?
Coffee – any kind, as long as it’s coffee (and with milk)

Meet Ben, Freelance Producer

What do you do?
I produce theatre and participation projects and have recently worked with Rich Mix, Jackson’s Lane, The S+K Project and Battersea Arts Centre’s Agency Alumni – empowering young people. I  want to use the arts and participation to reach more people in the community.

What are you hoping to give to Scratch Hub?
Sharing the creative approach I used with the Agency and bringing arts networks

What’s your big passion?
Alongside the arts – reading, I’d like to find more reading time!

What’s your morning tipple?
Double espresso (Italian style)

Meet Link UP London

What do you do?
Link UP matches skilled volunteers with local charitable organisations – sharing their professional skills on structured, short-term projects. We work with everyone with professional skills to share but we have a particular interest in supporting women back into work through skills based volunteering. It’s exciting to think about all the possibilities of what we can do ..

What are you hoping to give to Scratch Hub?
Helping to match people up so they’re using their professional skills to help others

What’s your big passion?
Travelling and delving into different cultures

What’s your morning tipple?
Very strong coffee

Meet James, Evergreen Growth & Marketing

What do you do?
I’m the founder of Evergreen Growth & Marketing and on a mission to help small local businesses grow, harnessing the power of digital and social media marketing. After working for a global sports marketing agency, I’m teaching the secrets of hunting attention and creating revenue online.

What are you hoping to give to Scratch Hub?
Helping people to use social media advertising to kick-start growth and get attention, whatever the budget!

What’s your big passion?
Football and chocolate

What’s your morning tipple?
Green tea or a ‘Bullet-proof’ coffee

There are over 50 workspaces at Scratch Hub with hot-desking options and high speed WI-FI – all in our beautiful building. Scratch Hub blends the Victorian architecture and contemporary design to create an amazing space for working, meetings and socialising.

Join our co-working community today – find out more and express your interest