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Activists create new community hub

A FORMER housing advice office in London has been occupied by activists and turned into a community centre, it was announced yesterday.

The one-time Camden Housing Advice and Social Services building had remained empty and disused for the last three years despite requests by the local community to put it to good use.

A group of 12 campaigners secretly took over the site earlier this month and opened it to the public yesterday as the Camden Mothership community hub.

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