About 70 miles west of London, England lies the town of Swindon. This town, located in a borough that had 185,609 people populating it during the 2011 census, has a pleasant maritime climate with mild winters and cool summers. Considering how close it is to London, without the hectic pace of the big city, you can imagine that this would be a nice location for a Makerspace, right? That’s what Damian Axford, one of the new Makerspace founders, thought too. About 3.5 years ago, a Swindon Hackspace was founded, and it grew into a Makerspace over time with much community effort. Located at the BSS House complex in Cheney Manor, the facility is a workspace for creative technical types, and it is open 24 hours a day to accommodate the makers’ unconventional schedules, too.
The original Hackspace was based out…
