Funkbunk has been created to give people just like you somewhere to sit, work and form ideas. Somewhere inspiring, with squidgy sofas, individual desk space, fresh coffee, fancy teas and friendly people.

Cool spaces, hot desks, and virtual offices are available at this stunning studio set on the beautiful Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire border. Surrounded by breath-taking views, great restaurants, award-winning country pubs, salons, more clothes shops than you could shake a credit card at and a health club; FunkBunk is the perfect place to fire up your imagination.

Our flexible coworking environment is ideal for roving freelancers, lonely home workers and small businesses looking for a cool new office address.

The FunkBunk Art Gallery is fast becoming the place in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire for up and coming artists to display their works. Please sign up with us to register for free events, or rent the space for yourself.

Come and work at Funkbunk: shelter for stray creatives.

Looking for us? See our map here.

With the summer storms well and truly upon us, don’t you wish you could avoid the flash flood soaking and just stay indoors the 30 seconds it takes for the storm to pass?

Well in a true ’show n tell’ style resident FunkBunker Gary Loosley of SIGA Vision bought in his latest project, the Lightning Detector Mk5! This amazing looking contraption can pick up lightning strikes happening up to 300 miles away and display the strength of the strike and direction it is in. So avoid getting frazzled and don’t go out without checking it first!

Gary designed and built the device from the ground up and has an LCD display planned for Mk6 which will show the approximate distance to the strike in miles and further information on the lighting strength. Google Map showing the strikes coming soon?

Every Monday at FunkBunk, the local Howe and Co’s Fish and Chip saloon visits FunkBunk at around 12.30. So get yourself down here for the tastiest fish and chips in the area!

This weekend past, I read an article in the newspaper about the recent sale of Tweetdeck to Twitter for a deal worth $40 million. One of the things that enabled Tweetdeck as a business to get to this position was the collective consciousness they had from sharing a building with bunch of other entrepreneurs.

It meant that they were able to share in the buzz, the atmosphere and the collective business and creative experience of all the other individuals in that space. The space became known as the Silicon Roundabout and has become an attractive proposition for investors from Silicon Valley looking for a UK base.

We’re not saying that we are the next Silicon Roundabout but every resident at FunkBunk benefits from being part of a collective that is stronger than it’s individuals alone. I hear ideas being discussed everyday that have the potential to be the next Tweetdeck. Just by working in the same space there is inspiration all around and the resource to make the ideas come to life.

For those sick of shuffling from coffee shop to coffee shop, struggling to get a wi-fi connection, working in isolation and struggling to kickstart their ideas, places like FunkBunk are definitely the way forward.

The article from the Guardian is well worth a read. Check it out here.

What is coworking we hear you all cry! Well maybe not cry, but we do get asked this question a fair bit. The simple answer is: Working with others in a space like a workhub. Somewhere just like FunkBunk.

But why take our word for it? The clever guys at Coworking Toronto have come up with this great cartoon that explains it pretty much perfectly. Go for it Paul and Sandra!

FunkBunk residents Hallway Studios are enjoying a growth spurt and are seeking a seasoned PHP developer to join their ranks. Check out all the details below and you could working in one of the coolest locations in the Home Counties.

PHP Web Developer

£28-30k

Wing (near Leighton Buzzard), Bedfordshire

Fast growing company in the digital media space urgently requires a PHP Web Developer in response to increased and sustained customer demand.

This company has a superb client list ranging in size and industry with almost every project. You will gain unprecedented insight into multiple industries. Never again will you be bored working on the same old types of projects over and over again.

You job will be to deliver not only the usual brochure style CMS websites, but also highly bespoke web applications. These are delivered to clients on a made to measure basis, providing real value to the client.

This is a fast paced and vibrant role where you must apply an exceptional grasp of associated core technologies to quickly learn, and help enhance, the in-house framework. You will be an established team player able to work diligently and efficiently with other skilled and experienced developers. You will need to possess the full set of skills required for full end-to-end system production (e.g. front end and back-end development).

The successful candidate will be confident producing entirely hand-coded solutions without the use of off-the-shelf packages or frameworks, with a full grasp and understanding of how the entire solution works.

Essential: PHP 5, MySQL, CSS, (X)HTML, XML, RSS, Javascript,  jQuery Core, jQuery UI, SQL scripting, W3C, MVC and DRY coding patterns

Desirable: CodeIgniter, Zend Framework, Zend Certification, Classic ASP / VBScript, Java, SEO knowledge / experience, Flash, Facebook / YouTube / Twitter customisation

This role offers the opportunity to work with and learn quickly: WHM / cPanel web-based hosting administration, Smarty templating for PHP, Wordpress, ZenCart

Starting salary for all candidates is £28k for the first year. A salary review at the end of the year will result in significant salary increase based on performance.

Situated in modern, funky studios within the beautiful rolling hills of Buckinghamshire, this office location shares space with several other creative companies that retain highly skilled staff in the technology and creative industries. A superb environment within minutes of local pubs, post office, convenience store, sandwich shops and other amenities.

This is a small company - no office politics, decisions are made quickly. A highly dynamic and engaging environment which represents an exciting and stimulating opportunity for the successful candidate, where employee input/suggestions are not simply ignored but built upon to help enhance the company further.

Apply here