The Collective Local
Rooftops across Norwich at golden hour

A mission to bring together Norfolk’s remote and solo network

Bring joy back to midweek.

Solo work. Not a solo life.

A run before your first call. A co-working morning. Someone to talk through a business idea over coffee, or just a decent excuse for a walk at lunchtime. Find the people nearby who are up for the same thing.

Wherever you are in Norfolk

Rooftops across Norwich
The coloured houses on the river in Norwich
The cobbled lane at Elm Hill, Norwich
The Norfolk coast

What you get

For individuals

Find people nearby

Real members, into the same things you are, and every photo is verified so you know who you are meeting.

Join or host meetups

A walk, a coffee, a co-working morning, a Christmas or summer party. Join something already on, or create your own — it only ever takes two people.

Find venues to work in

Cafes and co-working spots nearby, with a member rate at some of them. Somewhere to go besides the kitchen table.

For venues and practitioners

Bring people together

There is nothing more important than connection. Be part of it — members find you while they are looking for somewhere to be.

Put an event on

Host in your quiet hours — a co-working morning, a class, a run club. It goes out under your name, wherever members are looking.

Share offers

A member rate or an off-peak discount. It gets somebody through the door the first time; the rest is up to you.

Built to be safe, not just to feel safe

This is how it works for members. A venue or a practitioner is checked by a person instead, before anything of theirs is visible.

Every photo verified

You cannot message or join anyone until you have.

Your location stays yours

Other members see a rounded distance, never where you actually are.

A person reads every report

Blocking and reporting work in both directions, always.

Where we are

Norwich and Norfolk today. Somewhere else next.

The network works best when there are enough people nearby to actually meet, so we open one area properly before starting the next. If you are outside Norfolk, tell a place or a person near you about us — a cafe you work from, a class you go to. It is the fastest way to bring us to you.

Norwich and Norfolk, open now
A Norfolk windmill on the Broads