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3D printer at Barclays Eagle Lab<br />
brighton in business<br />
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There’s something of a housing crisis in the city<br />
with a lack of affordable homes and, according to<br />
housing charity Shelter, rents 46% higher than<br />
the national average (ouch). And there are, of<br />
course, a great many people in the city who find<br />
themselves without a home at all. Karl Williams,<br />
owner of <strong>Brighton</strong>-based building company 360<br />
Home, has decided to put something back into<br />
the community by working with the <strong>Brighton</strong><br />
Housing Trust’s First Base on their First Impressions<br />
programme. This is a project funded by The<br />
Big Lottery that supports people who are ‘street<br />
homeless’ and experiencing barriers in accessing<br />
work and training. 360 Home provide one-to-one<br />
support for participants looking to return to the<br />
building trade. [bht.org.uk] [360-home.co.uk]<br />
If you don’t own a business but you do have a<br />
spare room, you can help too. Barnardo’s are<br />
looking for individuals and families who can<br />
offer practical and emotional support for young<br />
people who are homeless or leaving care. Hosts<br />
receive round-the-clock assistance, a dedicated<br />
key worker, comprehensive training and a weekly<br />
allowance. Call Barnardo’s Supported Lodgings<br />
team to find out more. [01273 412010]<br />
In this uncertain climate, people who were contemplating<br />
moving might be inclined to stay put<br />
and spruce up their existing home. Local designer,<br />
Khan Stevens, of Parker Bathrooms & Kitchens<br />
in Seven Dials, has been nominated as a finalist<br />
in the Kitchen Designer of the Year (<strong>2016</strong><br />
Kbbreview Retail & Design Awards). Parker pride<br />
themselves on creating design impact within any<br />
budget and the judges were suitably impressed.<br />
See his design at parkerbathrooms.co.uk.<br />
<strong>Brighton</strong> is home to a great many entrepreneurs<br />
and there are a couple of recent additions to the<br />
local landscape to help grow some more. We’ll be<br />
talking to Hattie Love over the coming months; a<br />
young woman building her own business with the<br />
support of Entrepreneurial Spark. That’s a ‘business<br />
accelerator’ offering mentoring and more for<br />
start-ups and they’re on the lookout for their next<br />
intake. Visit entepreneurialspark.com to sign up.<br />
If you’ve already got a great idea but you just need<br />
the space and equipment to make it happen, check<br />
out the Barclays Eagle Lab at Preston Circus.<br />
The third in the UK, they offer space to create<br />
and innovate, with equipment (laser cutters, 3D<br />
printers, scanners), space (office, gallery, workshop,<br />
meeting) and all sorts of know-how to hire on<br />
flexible terms. Available to individuals, schools,<br />
community groups and businesses; book in and<br />
make something amazing. [brightoneaglelabs@<br />
barclays.com]<br />
Finally, they say that moving home is one of the<br />
most stressful things you can do, so we suggest you<br />
take a leaf out of Martlets book. The charity shop,<br />
whose proceeds fund their hospices in and around<br />
the city, moved their vintage shop on Church<br />
Street a whole two doors up – from one side of<br />
Dockerills to the other. Surely that just involves<br />
sashaying up the street in a headscarf with a few<br />
things in an elegant valise. Now that’s how to do it.<br />
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