Greetings my name is Rita and I have a social media platform of over 400 000 thousand followers. I have been hosting a few events at the HIVE over the past 2 years. I would love to thank the staff …

When it comes to the language we use in planning, it's one of the first ways communities are alienated from a 'consultation process'. Independent and accessible spaces like the Hive are so importan…

The Hive strikes me as a great place to meet like-minded people, develop new friendships, build my network and enjoy some really cool experiences. I have been really impressed with the strong communit…

The Hive Respace project was a groundbreaking incentive that had a real and lasting impact not only on the local area but a London wide network of socially engaged individuals and organisations, who f…

Spinning@ ran at the Hive every Tuesday from November 2015 to November 2017. They filled the second floor gallery with balls, clubs, hoops, music and all types of circus skills. "Spinning@…

By having places like the HIVE where the likes of Artists like myself can be facilitated at ease and encouragingly inspired as a collaborative working resident artist, gives me hope that we are moving…

From the time I first ventured into the Hive Dalston I have watched the progress of ReSpace Projects with interest and two years later I am pleased that they have completed their project with such out…

The Hive provided a crucial free meeting venue for communities living in East London (many of whom could reach the Hive easily due to it's location on the edge of work places in Central London). It…

Jiten Oatel Hive Dalston is special and important to KEEP open due to its rare space wherein people of all races, creeds, backgrounds, social classes, and hearts COME to - to enjoy, educate/…

I want to express my sincere thanks to all the team at the Hive Dalston for setting up such a vibrant community space. I was a local resident and was often at the Hive over the years it was in existen…

"If we want our cities to thrive we need to protect our rights to protest and we need to support these independent spaces where trust can build between communities." Anna Minton appeared as a g…

Hello, My name is Joey Baker, I am a 23 year old Fine artist, illustrator and designer based in London, Uk. My work focuses on the meaning behind the human experience, investigating life and death and…

What did you use the Hive for? Helper and Visitor Your favourite Hive memory? My name is Jasmine and I am 11 years old. I loved the Hive it was great. I loved meeting interestin…

Hive memories My first impression of the Hive was of an exciting new space that vibrated with untapped potential for solutions to social issues. The management style promoted organ…

Hive Memories I remember my first visit to the building. The first week we had the keys, a sense of adventure in the air. No electricity so we explored the huge space by candleligh…

We are a small local charity and have worked with the Hive to put on several events over the past two years. Having this space available to us has meant that we could do two exhibitions and two major …

Schoola Hoop is a non-profit organisation aiming to provide an accessible practice space for hula hooping and flow arts in London. Due to London not being the most accommodating in affordable space, w…

I'm so grateful to the Hive because running my workshops there literally kick-started my business. I run the Voice DNA workshop that allows people to discover their unique voice and build the confi…

  Who I am? I'm the owner of a fashion start up ; Lucky Sixpence Bridal. We are outfitters for badass brides and curate and rejuvenate vintage and pre-loved wedding wear. Through up cycling…

THE HIVE WAS MEDICINE. LONDON NEEDED IT. HACKNEY NEEDED IT. I’m a professional international music artist, record label director, event promoter, youth worker and socially conscious activist i…

I'm writing to you to say how sorry I am to hear that The Hive is closing down. The exhibition that we had was a very s…

The Lost Band, Spain My first ever gig in London was at the Hive, a community space where everyone is allowed to perform. My music is on Spanish so is difficult to find gigs in London as …

FINAL ORAL COMMUNIQUE. – November 18 2017 Several years ago, what began as a ridiculous idea to form a satirical nation of squatters evolved into one of the most infamous land pirate crews known …

The hive has been an amazing space and community to be a part of, everybody who knows the hive will say the same. I did my first ever public spoken word performance there in the early days, since then…

Free To Show, Free To Go I took a walk near Haggerston And found this brilliant place With music, art and friendsh…

Thank you to Michael who took a chance on us. You made the Hive possible. We need more building owners to be bold and think creatively about how their property can contribute to the community. …

From the first moment I visited and met the Hive team I fell in love with them and the place. I was there for the first time to meet Azja to see if I could host a shamanic event there. From her warmth…

I believe that local activism amongst architects and related disciplines is an important role for professionals. This can take many forms, but the common theme for me is that together these kinds of p…

Your favourite Hive memory: I found out about The Hive purely by chance. I was eating lunch with my friend Stella at Arancini Brothers in Dalston and came across a flyer for an event being held…

Namaste beautiful souls! I proud to be part of the beautiful HIVE family! Part of the unique ReSpace project. Personally I have experienced great experience, made many friends, enjoyed being par…

Name: Gee Role at Hive: Crew member, ReSpace Director, part of the core crew from beginning to end. What did you use the Hive for?: Everything! Your favourite Hive mem…

When I first got to the Hive a very warm and kind friend welcomed me, gave me a cup of coffee and a very nice and excited explanation of the work that had been done there. In the end, after hearing my…

What did you do at the Hive?: I ran three things! My second ever solo art exhibition, the launch of my project Colour the City and a workshop on Increasing our Impact as Changemakers. Ple…

There's been loads of events at the Hive that have benefited me. There have been times in my life when certain things have happened, and I'm like 'how do I experience more love, or open my heart?' …

"We at the London Basque Society have been actively organising events in London for over 25 years. The range of events we do organise on a yearly basis goes from musical concerts, whether full bands o…

The Hive was a “motherly” building, a womb of creativity, ideas, actions, but also spirituality, connection, awareness, a shelter, a hub, and much, much more.. a very busy place indeed. I was c…

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The Hive The early days when we started The hope, the joy, the …

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PUNCH An exhibition of five women artists. Private View 8 November 2017 | 7-10pm Isik Bayraktar …

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Poetic Justice is a platform for awake and aware artists to showcase their material to a like minded audience in a friendly atmosphere. its also a collective, a loosely affiliated network of artists a…

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Debbie Warrener is a self-taught visual artist working in acrylic, oil pastels and pencil. Her expressive work aims to capture moments of ‘aliveness’ – in whatever shape, form or colour they may…

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The second ReSpacing Conference ran in April 2016 as London geared up for the Mayoral Elections. The  event focused on the measurable benefit to the community offered by the more intelligent reus…

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Velvet 4 Film are a London based film club bringing films and audiovisual art from the countries of Visegrad – Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – to audi…

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Voice DNA took place at The Hive Dalston every Thursday, 8-10pm.   Do you sometimes just want to shout, scream or sing …

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The 2015 Respacing Conference provided an independent and progressive opportunity for those involved with – or affected by – urban regeneration to engage in an open and informed debate about the u…

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The following article is from the London Evening Standard.See original post …

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The Hive invited everyone to join us for a bank holiday weekend of arts, activities and music for all ages. …

LYRICALLY CHALLENGED presents a sober conscious summer family party!! It’s the first non …

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In mid-summer 2015 the Hive hosted a photography exhibition as well as a mandala creation and destruction ritual by monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery. This wonderful event was organised by the Tib…

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The Freedom Exhibition was the Hive’s opening event. A two week festival of artwork, music, poetry, talks screenings and workshops inspired by the concept of Freedom.…