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Places to work

This section lists:

  • office space for creative companies
  • music rehearsal studio
  • dance & drama rehearsal space
  • visual arts & crafts workspace
  • digital media studios
  • workspace projects which are at planning or development stage

Office space for creative businesses

Leicester Creative Business Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester

55 units plus café, meeting rooms, exhibition space, run by Leicester City Council.www.lcbdepot.co.uk Contact 0116 2616 800 or info@lcbdepot.co.uk

De Montfort University Innovation Centre, 49 Oxford St, Leicester

Incubation units and support services run by the University, encouraging collaboration between business and higher education. www.dmu.ac.uk/innovation

Loughborough University Innovation Centre

e: innovation@lboro.ac.uk Innovation Centre link

The Lawns Business Centre

The Lawns, Hinckley, Leicestershire LE10 1DY 01455 440500. Single and double office and studio for rent. Contact johnbrightmore@btconnect.com

Music rehearsal studios

See www.leicestermusicscene.co.uk for a comprehensive list of facilities.

Recording & rehearsal studios

www.roastedstudios.co.uk in Coalville

www.stayfreemusic.co.uk in Leicester

www.quadstudios.co.uk in Leicester

Vault Music Studios in Melton e: steviepliar@hotmail.com

Recording studios

www.boolandstudios.co.uk in Thurnby

www.deadlinestudios.co.uk in Leicester

www.thepaddocks.net near Melton

www.nepentherecordingstudios.com in Rutland

Dance & drama rehearsal studios

Bamboozle Theatre Artist studios

Large rehearsal space, workshop area, offices and storage spaces to rent, all at competitive prices. Close to Walkers stadium, parking available. Contact: info@bamboozletheatre.co.uk tel: 0116 2552065

PACE Studios

(Performing Arts Centre of Excellence) at De Montfort University are available for hire with technical support if necessary. Full info available here.

The Arc, Sparkenhoe Primary School, Sparkenhoe St, Leicester LE2 0TD

Air-conditioned performing arts venue, large workshop & foyer, lighting rig, tech box, ticket office, retractable seating for 240.  Contact Amina Lorgat on 0116 253 9273

Pendragon Arts Centre, Eyres Monsell School, Leicester LE2 9AH

Performing arts venue with 100 square meters, seats 200; lighting rig.

Cross Corners Community Arts Centre, Belgrave, Leicester LE4 5PF

Dance/rehearsal studio and workshop space t: 0116 261 2730 e: crosscorners@yahoo.co.uk

Richard Attenborough Centre, Lancaster Rd, Leicester LE1 9HN 0116 252 2455

Dance studio www.le.ac.uk/racentre

The Y Theatre, East St, Leicester LE1 6EY

Rehearsal studio www.leicesterymca.co.uk/content/ytheatre.html

Melton Theatre, Melton Mowbray

Rehearsal space available by negotiation. Contact theatre manager Mark Cato on 01664 855 450 e: mcato@brooksbymelton.ac.uk

The Century Theatre, Snibston Discovery Park, Ashby Rd, Coalville LE67 3LN

Rehearsal space available at low rents. Contact Katherine Irving, Sales & Marketing Manager at Snibston on e: kirving@leics.gov.uk tel: 01530 278443.

Upstairs at Victoria Hall, 39 High St, Oakham LE15 6AH

rehearsal rooms with sprung dance floor. Tel: 01572 722496 or e: brian@victoriahall.org

Visual Arts and crafts workspace

27a Access Artspace, 60 Northgate Street, Leicester, LE3 5BY

A centre with a focus towards disability, recently moved to new location: art rooms, artist workspaces and exhibition space available for hire. Contact Nicola Adcock on 07523 205 337 (temp number) or e: 27access@totalise.co.uk

Knighton Lane Artist Group at rear of 68 Knighton Lane, Leicester

Artist spaces are available at this shared space run by an artist group e: rjnewham@home.gb.com

Bamboozle Theatre Artist studios

Large rehearsal space, workshop area, offices and storage spaces to rent, all at competitive prices. Close to Walkers stadium, parking available. Contact: info@bamboozletheatre.co.uk tel: 0116 2552065

The Old Mill, 4 North Mills Industrial Estate, Frog Island, Leicester

Exhibition and workspace for visual artists currently being renovated. Rents negotiable contact e:elvis hughes on elvis.hughes@btinternet.com

Leicester Print Workshop, 50 St Stephens Rd, Leicester

Workshop plus artist workspaces e: angela@leicesterprintworkshop.com

Fosse Arts, Mantle Rd, Leicester LE3 5HG

Ceramics and visual artists studios part of building run by Leicester City Council. Contact Kevin Grantham on kevan.grantham@leicester.gov.uk

Ten-Two Gallery, Castle St, Hinckley LE10 1DD

2 work units and workshop space adjacent to gallery and art materials shop E: rose.allinson@talk21.com

Ferrers Centre, Staunton Harold, Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 1RU

Work/retail units for crafts/visual arts with gallery, coffee shop. Contact John Blunt on 01332 695049. www.ferrerscentre.co.uk; e: rowan@stauntonharoldhall.co.uk

Moira Furnace Craft Workshops, Moira, Swadlincote DE12 6AT

owned by North West Leicestershire District Council. Currently have vacancies. email goff.lewis@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Greenacres Project, Leicester

Glass-fronted craft studios are available as part of new community centre overlooking the city opening July 08 including cafe, exhibition space and workshops. See www.chaos.cjs-net.co.uk. For information on spaces to let contact Jo Robertson on jo09chaos@yahoo.co.uk

National Federation of Artist Studio Providers

Lots of useful information for those running studios plus listing of spaces. See www.nfasp.org.uk

Digital media

Centre for TV & Film, Unit 111, Ross Walk, Leicester LE4 5HH

Film studio owned by South Leicestershire College. For more info contact 1rwebberjones@slcollege.ac.uk

Line Out , Fosse Arts, Mantle Rd, Leicester LE3 5HG

Editing facilities, computer graphics, multi-camera recording studio based at Fosse Centre, Leicester www.lineout.org

Workspaces in the planning…

Atkins Building, Hinckley

This former hosiery factory has been purchased by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council to be refurbished as workspace and meeting space with possible gallery and cafe. A group of local creatives called Creative Hinckley supported by consultants called are looking at developing part of the building as affordable workshop space. For more info e: creativehinckley@googlemail.com

Workspace Toolkit

Developed by Arts Council England, this toolkit is for anyone developing or running a workspace www.creativeworkspace.info