On the way to the station this morning spotted a tiny little poster forWorkshop 24. Based in a shop which had been empty for nearly a year, Workshop 24 is managed by artist and writer Dan Thompson, and has been a home to "poetry and parkour, guerilla gardening and urban exploration, patchwork and photography" – all powered by endless cups of tea.
"A floating band of artists, creatives, writers, makers and thinkers made Workshop 24 their temporary home. Some were local, some passing through, some, inspired by Workshop 24 itself, had come to spend time in a bit of London they’d never seen. And they all made sure that Workshop 24 was a place to have a go at things you’d never tried, find out about things you never knew, explore corners of South Kilburn you’d never seen and make friends with people you’d never met. Workshop 24 uncovered lost rivers and abandoned allotments, unlocked creativity and culture and unwrapped South Kilburn’s stories and histories".
Over four months, the shop became part of the local landscape, and part of the rhythm of life in Peel Precinct. A quiet morning, the bustle of hometime, calm in early evening; Workshop 24 was there for people to stop, meet, catch up.
Projects based at Workshop 24 incude:
A project from the Empty Shops Network, funded by South Kilburn Partnership.
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