"Last Friday, I went along to NESTA for what was billed as an “Open Hardware Camp”. Fortunately, I didn't see any tents, since that's not really my kind of thing; what I did see was a huge amount of enthusiasm, and some interesting hints of things to come.
"For example, we heard about the London Hackspace, part of the national Hackspace Foundation:
"The Hackspace Foundation is a non-profit, community organisation dedicated to providing hacker spaces in the UK.
"Hacker spaces are physical places where people can meet to learn, socialise and collaborate on projects.