28.12.20

2020 may feel like so much time blur, but that doesn't mean nothing happened. This year, we learned to live locally and longed to get out of the house. We discovered how much we needed people and found new ways to be together. We step into 2021 with newfound appreciation of our neighbourhoods and each other. 

HOW 2 // STAY FOCUSED

Listen to poets Fred Moten & Harmony Holiday reflect on records and readings that help us find quietness when we need it and abandon it when we need to be loud in the first of three Frieze Listening Sessions. 

HOW 2 // STRUCTURE YOUR DAY 

Book a visit from mobile refill shop the TopUp Truck. Better yet, tell your neighbours so the whole street can pick up some zero waste groceries. Now taking bookings in E5, E8, N16 and E9.

HOW 2 // GET AWAY FROM WORK

Sign up for an online Spring Term course in drawing, printing or sculpture at the Royal Drawing School. All course rates are subsidised and they also offer a comprehensive concessions scheme.

Enjoy new releases and festival flicks on Rio Player, proceeds from which go directly to support the cinema and their partners. 

HOW 2 // SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBOURS

In March 2020, community cookery school Made In Hackney paused its classes to launch a temporary direct-to-door, free meal delivery service for households struggling to access food. They've provided over 50,000 meals since then. They are looking for contributions to help them continue service until March 2021 - be that through donations or social media shares. 

The E5 Baby Bank is a community-led project that supplies local families with essentials like clothes, nappies, wipes, and baby baths. In the five months they've been running, they've helped nearly 400 families. They are looking for seasonal donations - clean, in good condition and sorted and labelled by age and sex of child. You can keep up with their weekly wish list through Instagram and Facebook.

Welcome to the ARC Club Homerton Xmas Market. ⁠

From gourmet desserts to printed bumbags - so much is being made and sold within just a few streets from home. Especially in Hackney.

Shop from ARC Club Homerton. Or online.

It’s been a tough year for business. And for local independent businesses, in particular. Yet despite that, makers keep on making. We are proud to be able to provide a platform for some of them to promote their work. And to prioritise Black creatives, who make up such a significant part of Hackney’s wealth of talent.

Here are some of our favourite retailers and gift guides for Xmas 2020 to help you spend your money where it counts.

Bookshop.org is designed to help you shop directly from independent booksellers. 

Jammi is a discount card and discovery platform for Black-owned businesses in the UK. And they’ve assembled a Christmas Edit.

TimeOut‘s gift guide is full of stuff made right here in London, from booze and shoes to cheese, toys and jewellery

GIve the gift of ARC Club Homerton.

Treat someone to working near home in 2021 with £75 off their first month at ARC Club Homerton. Or just treat yourself.

The best of the office - meeting rooms, phone booths, wifi you can rely on, free printing, good coffee and conversation - in a sunny space with a local purpose. ⁠

No joining fee. No commitment. 

Choose any start date - but the offer must be claimed before 01.01.21.
Email nina@arc-club.com with the subject ARCXMAS to claim.

27.11.20

The end of lockdown is in sight. And while it may be a different kind of Christmas season from the one it was last year, there are still many ways to make the most of work and life. And to do it together - even when we’re apart. Here are just a few of them:
 

HOW TO // STAY FOCUSED 

If you thought pottering was the opposite of focus, we have news - it is in fact a form of moving meditation and a way to bring order to your restless mind. 

HOW TO // STRUCTURE YOUR DAY 

It can be harder than ever to get up and get going in December. Why not start the day with a free weekday Zhineng Qigong session at 8am with the College of Medicine? (Yes, that’s the actual College of Medicine). 

HOW TO // GET AWAY FROM WORK

Join the Hands Up Foundation for their first virtual carol concert on 2 December as they Sing For Syria. 

HOW TO // SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBOURS

This year’s 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign began on 25 November. Mark it by making a donation to - or volunteering at - wonderful Clapton-based organisation Sistah Space. 

The Roundchapel in Clapton offers free meals and social contact to vulnerable adults. It has been an invaluable source of support for many during the pandemic. Unable to rely on their usual fundraising revenue through events, they are grateful for any and all donations. 

23.10.20

TOWARDS A BETTER WAY OF WORKING LIFE

The leaves are falling and Tier 3 tensions are rising. Right now, it’s easy to feel down. But for all that, life carries on. We still get up and ‘go’ to work (wherever that may be); form new communities and rediscover old ones.

To help you on your way, here’s your monthly ARC round up of useful and interesting things. 

WORK

A lot has been written about working from home in 2020. But this remains our favourite article to date - covering everything from the impact on identity to coffee culture. 

ARC loves Bruce Daisley’s podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat and its accompanying newsletter, Make Work Better. Recent topics include ‘What’s the value of an office?’ and ‘Burnout - the second epidemic.’ 

CITY

The underground holds dangers other than superspreaders. Namely, GHOSTS. Check out this 2001 documentary for a Halloween treat.

Is the city over? The producers of Freakonomics Radio say ‘no’ in this fascinating data-driven study of New York City. 

HOW TO // STAY FOCUSED 

Get a plant. Good for the lungs. Good for the soul.
And then get Plantsit to look after it so you don’t have to. 

HOW TO // STRUCTURE YOUR DAY 

Switch your list game up with Todoist. 

HOW TO // GET AWAY FROM WORK

Let Harry Styles read you to sleep with Calm. 
Or take a hike with Vespucci Adventures (discount available to ARC Club Homerton members). 

HOW TO // SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBOURS

Hackney Giving makes it easy to support a wide range of small charities and groups working on the ground in Hackney - be that through individual donations, payroll giving or volunteering.  

OUR COVID-SECURE WORKPLACE

Are you tired of working from home? Join ARC Club Homerton.

- WiFi you can rely on
- Phone booths
- Printing & scanning 
- Free tea & filter coffee
- Conference room
- Cn-site cafe

Wide range of plans available from £150 p/month.

- No joining fee
- 3rd party invoicing
- Pay when you start
- Numbers limited by ‘covid capacity’ 

Email nina@arc-club.com to bag a space now.