After being happily moored for many years within the beautiful gardens of Hurst Park Avenue, the time has come to start a new chapter with a new berth. Over the past few months, Alex and Ruth have led conversations with our city partners to explore different options to meet our need for a new registered address, and deliveries and storage support. As a small charity, we were also interested in the possibility of finding co-working space so that our core team might work side-by-side on a regular basis, thereby reducing the environmental cost of email traffic and strengthening our day-to-day collaboration.
It was heartening to see the strength of goodwill amongst our city partners. The search sparked many conversations, meaning the process itself became an enriching and reassuring part of the puzzle.
We are delighted to share that we have now agreed a dual solution with Raspberry Pi Foundation and Cambridge Junction. Cambridge Junction will host our registered address, co-working, and meeting space, linking CCI with the many professional arts companies who call Junction their home. While Raspberry Pi will share workspace, storage, and secure delivery, ensuring much needed storage infrastructure and workspace, at their office on Hill’s Road. A big thank you to Matt Burman and Jess Weston at Cambridge Junction, and Philip Colligan, Kamila Hughes, Laurie Smith and Doru Szocs at Raspberry Pi for your welcome.
Cambridge Junction
Cambridge Junction is a creative hub for people and ideas where audiences and artists explore, experience and are inspired by art, entertainment and learning. A regional centre for the talent development of contemporary performance in the East of England, Cambridge Junction responds to the urgent need to support Cambridge and the East of England’s creative ecology, working with nationally significant companies, and offering a structured but adaptable programme of entry points for artists and arts companies at all levels. Cambridge Junction are a charity and a centre of excellence for progressive and inclusive work with children and young people, and we are delighted to be a part of their community.
Raspberry Pi Foundation
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based charity with the mission to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. Designing learning experiences and products for young people which are fun, engaging, and which enable them to learn about computing and how to create with digital technologies, Raspberry Pi create a wide range of opportunities for young people to learn independently, work in teams, and support their peers as volunteers and mentors. Like Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination, Raspberry Pi also work closely with teachers and schools, both developing free, high-quality curricula, classroom resources, and professional development, and also engaging in original research with a global network of researchers around computing education and learning for young people.
“Be curious and courageous, and never let setbacks stop you, so you can actually accomplish your dream.” Selin.
Read more about Selin's coding journey with Raspberry Pi
With these new work spaces, our partners are creating a structured, warm and welcoming environment for our team, supporting us to work day-to-day, hold meetings with partners, colleagues and the wider community, and ensuring our continued ability to keep delivering our mission for many years to come. We are absolutely thrilled with our new home, amongst fellow advocates with a shared mission in fostering creativity and imagination in the East of England and far beyond.
We can't wait to welcome our colleagues and partners into these wonderful spaces, and we hope to see you there soon!