Come and chat with us about how you could make your life a little greener.
The Hub is just one of the ways you can interact with us and get help to be greener and cleaner. It’s a physical space in the heart of The Glades shopping centre, in Bromley.
Community-powered and very welcoming; in The Hub you can:
- Be inspired by changes you can make at home or work
- Receive practical advice
- Learn a skill by joining a talk or workshop
- Borrow equipment from Bromley Library of Things
- Find information on community groups, apps and local schemes
- Leave us your feedback
- Ask questions about how to get involved.
Curiosity zone
We are here to help you. This is a no-judgement, curiosity zone for people who want to learn, start, or continue making meaningful changes. Learn how to live a little greener to fight climate change, and above all, not feel alone doing so.
“It’s a breath of fresh air! If you look in any shopping centre, it’s all about profit and sales. So having a place like The Hub in our community it’s a blessing. We need more Greener and Cleaner Hubs around the UK!” (Hub user).
Find us
The Hub is located upstairs on the upper mall of The Glades shopping centre, Bromley. We’re next door to Waterstones, HMV and opposite The Entertainer.
Nearest stations Bromley South & Bromley North
Bus Stops U & V on Elmfield Rd 314, 358, 261, 320, 208, 126, 162, 336, 638, 352, 138, 61, 367, 119, 146, 246
Parking in the Glades can be accessed from Kentish Way or Glades Place off Widmore Rd. (Parking shuts 30 mins after shops close). We encourage the use of public transport wherever possible.
What3Words for The Glades Entrance https://w3w.co/storm.ranges.origin
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Opening hours
For an event or a chat, we’d love to see you
- Monday – 10am-6pm
- Tuesday and Wednesday – Closed
- Thursday – 10am-6pm
- Friday – 10am-6pm
- Saturday – 10am-6pm
- Sunday – 11am-5pm
What’s on
The Hub is an exciting space to come and learn more about making a positive difference – for your home, school, business, or wider community. Best of all, our events and advice will help your bank balance, health and the environment.
Keep up to date with our events – there are lots!
Join the team
We are always looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping us in The Hub. No prior experience is needed and full training will be given. Commit to as little as one hour, one shift a week, or holiday cover; you can always pop in to The Hub for a chat about what is involved. If you’re interested in volunteering, apply today.
Our impact
The Hub from Greener and Cleaner is a pilot to provide a blueprint for sustainability hubs across the UK. Read about our ground-breaking research supported by Imperial College London. Or listen to our founder, Parisa Wright, and Chief Strategy Officer Clare Searle, speaking to Property X-Change with Dr Richard Carmichael, Imperial College London, discussing the big ideas behind The Hub.
We asked users of The Hub what Greener and Cleaner and The Hub meant to them:
“Greener and Cleaner means community, coming together with different people, some we might have nothing in common with but there are shared goals in what we want and hope for our area, borough, city etc.”
“Greener & Cleaner means change, sometimes small changes can make a huge difference.
I have seen people walk past the hub and look inside and then something engages them and they come in for a chat. And once they have had a chance to look around, find out about what’s happening, see the events calendar, they see that they are also part of The Hub, part of the community and that they also have valuable ideas for change.”
The Hub also hosts Bromley’s Library of Things. A Library of Things helps you save money and reduce waste by affordably renting out a mine of useful equipment. From carpet cleaners and drills, to PA systems; borrow rather than buy. Saving money, space, and helping the environment at the same time? That’s a win win!
3 easy steps:
1. Register 2. Reserve 3. Collect
You can register and reserve online in advance, or while you’re stood in The Hub. It’s that easy.
Regularly maintained
All items are checked and maintained once a week by our friendly engineer.
