Come and find out how to make your life a little greener.
The Hub is our community-powered space in The Glades shopping centre in Bromley. Open five days a week, it’s just one of the ways you can interact with us to learn sustainable skills, reduce your energy bills and cut your carbon footprint.
Since opening in 2022, The Hub has welcomed more than 20,000 local residents and hosted hundreds of activities. Join in an event, get free advice from our friendly volunteers, or just pop in for a chat – we’d love to see you!
“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 is a blessing. We need more Greener and Cleaner Hubs around the UK!”
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.
Opening hours
- Monday – 10am-6pm
- Tuesday and Wednesday – Closed
- Thursday – 10am-6pm
- Friday – 10am-6pm
- Saturday – 10am-6pm
- Sunday – 11am-5pm
Located on the upper mall of The Glades shopping centre, Bromley.
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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. If you’re interested in volunteering, apply today.
Our impact
The Greener and Cleaner Hub 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 CEO, Clare Searle, speaking to Property X-Change with Dr Richard Carmichael, Imperial College London, discussing the big ideas behind The Hub.
“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. Once they’ve had a chance to look around, find out what’s happening, see the events calendar, they see that they are also part of The Hub, part of the community, and 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!
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.