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Coworking | Workshops | Collaboration

Focal Point is a co-working space and creative technology hub based in New Brighton.

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The hub supports people working across the creative and cultural industries at different stages of their careers – including freelancers, small businesses, students or early-career creatives.

Members gain access to flexible workspace, production equipment, industry events and practical workshops delivered by creative tech leaders.

Focal Point exists to help creativity and collaboration flourish. It gives local people and businesses a practical route into skills development and new opportunities across the Liverpool City Region.

Vision

Provide affordable access to creative-tech space, kit and collaborative infrastructure wherever it is hard to access, powering the growth of CreaTech businesses across the UK and EU.

Mission

Drive social mobility and economic development by building and supporting vibrant, inclusive creative-tech ecosystems with clear pathways from first contact into paid creative work.

What Focal Point Offers

Flexible workspace

  • Work from a creative hub in New Brighton with hot desks, resident desks, meeting space and shared areas for informal conversations.
  • Use the space as a regular base for freelance work, small business activity, project planning or study.
  • Meet other people working across the creative and cultural industries without the pressure of formal networking.
  • Book a space in a way that fits your working pattern, whether you need an occasional desk or a more permanent base.

Resident workspace

  • Take a regular desk at Focal Point rather than booking space one day at a time.
  • Use the hub as a dependable base for focused work, calls, meetings and project planning.
  • Access shared facilities without taking on the cost or commitment of your own office.
  • Work alongside other people using the building for creative, digital and cultural work.

Community and workshops

  • Take part in workshops designed around practical creative skills and real industry activity.
  • Meet other people working across culture, digital media, design, film, sound and immersive production.
  • Use Focal Point as a place to test ideas, share work and find people to collaborate with.
  • Attend talks, meetups and industry events led by people working in creative technology.
  • Build confidence through regular contact with other makers, freelancers, students and small businesses.
  • Support healthier working habits by using a shared space that reduces isolation and makes creative work feel less solitary.

Equipment and Resources

  • Book production equipment through your Focal Point membership.
  • Access kit for filming, photography, sound recording, podcasting and digital content work.
  • Use shared resources without having to buy everything yourself.
  • Get practical support when you need help choosing the right equipment for a project.
  • Build confidence with creative technology through workshops, demonstrations and guided use.
  • Use equipment credits to manage bookings in a clear and flexible way.

Work from New Brighton

  • Base yourself in a creative coastal town with independent businesses, places to meet and good public transport links.
  • By providing a vibrant workspace within 15 minutes of residential areas, the tech hub will promote eco-friendly commuting options, supporting the council’s carbon reduction goals.
  • Work in a newly renovated building on a vibrant and creative street
  • Be part of a community-oriented hub that is rooted in New Brighton rather than a generic office space that could be anywhere.

Ready to join the community?
Sign up today.

Joining the Focal Point community gives you access to workshops, events, coworking spaces, creative technology, and opportunities to connect, learn and collaborate.

Whether you’re a young person, freelancer, creative, beginner or professional, there’s space for you at Focal Point.

Joining is completely free.

Come along, meet the community and let’s work together.

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  • Scan the QR code or go to Spacebring to create a free Spacebring account
  • Join Focal Point Creative Technology Hub as a member for free.
  • Choose a membership plan that matches how often you want to use the hub.
  • Book your desk through Spacebring.
  • Come in, get settled and start work.

Plans and desk access

Choose the plan that fits how you want to use Focal Point.

Hot Desk

For occasional desk use.

  • Book a hot desk when you need one.
  • Use Focal Point for focused work, calls or project planning.
  • Good for occasional visits.
  • No monthly commitment.
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Flex Desk

For light monthly use.

  • Includes an option of 5,10,15 desk days each month.
  • Good for freelancers, students and early-career creatives who need occasional workspace.
  • Use your desk days when they suit your working pattern.
  • Flex Pro package available for access to equipment credits.
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Resident Desk

For people who want a dedicated desk at Focal Point.

  • Gives you a more permanent working base inside the hub.
  • Good for freelancers, small businesses and project teams.
  • Use the space for day-to-day work, calls, meetings and planning.
  • Resident Pro package available for access to equipment credits.
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Virtual Office

For businesses that need a professional address without taking a desk.

  • Use Focal Point as your business address.
  • Good for freelancers, sole traders and small businesses.
  • Keep your business connected to New Brighton without needing daily desk access.
  • Virtual Office Pro package available for access to equipment credits.
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All desk bookings and memberships are managed through Spacebring. Creating a Spacebring account is free. Joining Focal Point as a member is also free.

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