The Workshop

Luckily the weather this time last week sent us sunshine for an amazing evening for our first members Music on the Terrace event.

Thank you to Sam Ashton for his voice and Bella Vita for great pizzas.

Are you looking for a place to work that isn’t home? Then get in touch to find out what we have to offer www.theworkshopfolkestone.co.uk

So our team from came joint 1st last night at the quiz .. we lost on the tie-breaker … aggghhh!

Would you have known the answer? Question was … if you were to continuously draw a line with an HB pencil how many miles would it cover? Comment your answers below (no prizes … purely for fun!)

Our team effort deserved a place all of its own! may not have bought home any trophies today but we’re hoping it’ll be a different story tonight!

A great time had by everyone involved and thanks to those who stopped by to support us!
sandcastle.comp thank you for an incredible morning congratulations on a fantastic year for this event

“The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it” .. said by John Lewis

You still have time to get out and vote … make it count!

Can’t believe that this time last week we were setting up final preparations for our members Scavenger Hunt.

The winners were Di and Kate … thank you to for the kind donation of vouchers for their efforts and supporting our fundraising for

Thank you to our members for taking part and making it a lot of fun with. Great ending and evening

And finally thank you again to our local venues for taking part …

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Thanks to for being one of our stops during our member Scavenger Hunt on Friday in aid of … we also included a last minute stop outside .folk to pick up a riddle!

Our first thanks goes to who took part in our member Scavenger Hunt on Friday … members were treated to a frozen cocktail whilst capturing the funniest photo 😂

Thanks for getting involved in our charity fundraiser for

The sun shine on us yesterday … ready for our member Scavenger Hunt Social raising funds for

A great time was had by all who took part. Great to have local venues on board and getting involved … more posts to follow!

Podium spots for both teams from at the quiz this week. A fun evening had by all!

Looking forward to the next one on 16th July

Last Friday saw a games night social for members of … drinks followed by a couple@of hours … a latest edition to the

Members competed in Shuffleboard and Fly-by Darts. It got competitive and re-matches have already been discussed so we’ll be back!

Hopefully we can make it to for golf next time … just need some of this continued good weather!

Are you a business owner in Folkestone? Cheriton? Hythe? Sandgate? or further out but would like to network with other business owners and let us know what you do ... then join us for relaxed networking and hear from 2 great speakers.

Our next Folkestone Business Meet-Up event is coming up next Tuesday 4th June.

Follow the link to register your interest in attending:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkestone-business-meet-up-tickets-917203619717

Come along between 10am and 6pm to see everything we have to offer ... flexible coworking spaces, serviced offices, audio studio ... you can also take the opportunity to go on our slide!

If you come along tomorrow and sign up for one of our flexible workspaces you will get the rest of May for FREE and 50% off your package for June*

If you are interested in attending then please register on the following link, just to help us keep the refreshments topped up!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coworking-open-day-tickets-910375275957?aff=oddtdtcreator

*only valid for brand new members to The Workshop

From Art Club to coffee mornings, we really have it all on offer for our members!

If you keep wondering what is all about check out our website and keep an eye out later today for news of our open day next Wednesday to celebrate

We are really pleased to have Barclays Bank located at The Workshop 4 days a week.

Tomorrow between 10am and 2pm they are holding a special event for mortgages. You don't have to be a Barclays customer to come along and it doesn't matter what stage of mortgages you are at, whether it be first-time buyers, remortgages ... come along and find out how their staff can help you.

If you are not sure where to find us, then visit our website https://www.theworkshopfolkestone.co.uk/contact-us/

Are you looking to buy your dream home? 🏠 Not sure whether to move or improve?

On Tuesday 16th April from 10am-2pm , we are hosting an open day to talk all things home related at our Barclays Local.

📍 The Workshop, 32-40 Tontine St, Folkestone, CT20 1JU.

You don't need an appointment and are welcome to pop in and have a chat to see how Barclays can help.

You do not have to be a Barclays customer, everyone is welcome.😃

We look forward to seeing you .

Congratulations to our member who had his latest book published yesterday.

We will always encourage our members to celebrate their successes and encourage self-promotion ... especially when it's done with home made cakes!

Thank you to Perky Blenders Coffee Roasters for great coffee ... our members are really enjoying the taste tests .. Jazzy Max is definitely hitting the spot for most!

Further congratulations to who has woken up today to find out that his new book is already #42 in the UK kindle charts ... its also book of the week with JOFFE BOOKS

Look at those skies … blue and calm with sunshine!

How lucky are we to be located just minutes from this for coffee breaks or lunch time walks!

More of this please makes coming to The Workshop even more enjoyable.

Yesterday was a great start to the week at The Workshop It was wonderful to host a 'Wild Lunch' for members.

With a visit and talk by Ellie, founder of producers of a low alcohol bubbles with benefits. We couldn't decide whether the N**e or the Blush was our winner, but both will be favourite alternatives for our members.

We also had the treat of catering from The Vegan Habit ... fantastic food and service as always.

NEWS FOR MEMBERS ... excited to announce just in time for the weekend!

Steve from Picklebacks has become the latest local business to add an offer to our members Workshop Card ... a perk that you can only get as a member of The Workshop

They have recently opened Picklebacks a coffee and cocktail bar located in Cheriton Place, Folkestone

Members of The Workshop can get a hot drink and cake for £5 and with them being open from 9am everyday its a great place to have a wander to for a coffee break.

Members also benefit from 15% discount on anything else at anytime. Cannot be used against any other offers or happy hours.

If you visit and benefit from this great offer, please post a picture and tag us both in!

Shout out to all local businesses ... our next Folkestone Business Meet-up is taking place on Tuesday 6th February from 5.30pm - 7.30pm.

Come along and meet your business neighbours ... a couple of hours relaxed and informal networking.

Our Manager Lisa says "It's been great to meet so many new businesses at our last couple of events and see people meeting and talking about what they do"

We want to save you time ... so no need to sign up, just turn up on Tuesday.

First Drawing Club of 2024 ... Lots of fun had! A shout out to our member models for volunteering themselves so we could be introduced to drawing 'weight placing' and 'negative space' throwing in use of light and dark.

A fun couple of hours at the end of the working day.

If you have a friend who is a member of The Workshop get in touch and join them next month.

February's Drawing Club will be hosted by our member Toby Melville-Brown Illustration giving us all an introduction to animation!

2024 is your lucky year! We have had a few moves at The Workshop leaving us with some rare opportunities of office spaces available.

Take a look at the videos and see the details in our following posts. We have so much to offer businesses, their owners and staff. If you are looking to move form a current location or take that first step into an office space then please get in touch with our Manager Lisa

https://www.theworkshopfolkestone.co.uk/contact-us/

Back for the New Year ... our next Folkestone Business Meet-up takes place this Wednesday from 5.30pm - 7.30pm.

It was great to meet so many local businesses at our first event in December and we look forward to meeting more.

We welcome anyone from the local business community to attend this event to meet their local business neighbours.

Would be great to have you sign up using the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkestone-business-meet-up-tickets-793013333227?aff=oddtdtcreator

Friday night was party night at The Workshop ... a chance to kick back and relax and much fun was had with our in house party organised by our Manager Lisa Highton

A select few photos made it to our socials ... the rest are for members to enjoy only!

Thank you to Rocksalt - Restaurant and Bar for amazing food ... we did not go hungry.

It's been back to work since Monday but great to hear people still talking about it today!

Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of Folkestone Business Meet-up last night at The Workshop.

It was great to see familiar faces and meet new ones. An enjoyable and relaxed couple of hours getting to know whats happening in Folkestone.

Great to have members of join us ... I hope you it gave you an insight into an alternative place of work too.

Date for your diaries .... next Folkestone Business Meet-up will be on Wednesday 10th January 2024, 5.30pm - 7.30pm.

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This event is happening tomorrow, Tuesday 5th December, 5.30pm - 7.30pm

All local businesses welcome to join us to meet their business neighbours.

Looking forward to seeing those who have already signed up ... If you would like to come along please register using the Eventbrite link so we know you are coming along

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folkestone-business-meet-up-tickets-767496050347?aff=FolkestoneBusinessMeetupNov23