This inspirational Sheffield-based organisation is the longest running free media lab in the UK. It provides its users with free access to technology and related learning as well as the opportunity to get creative and to meet other practitioners and like-minded individuals. Access Space says that its longevity and effectiveness are due to its innovative, sustainable model, which combines Free, Open Source Software and locally recycled computers with the collective intelligence of a skill-sharing community.

Image: PingDom, (a live electronica jam using Net P.D. organised by Joe Stojsic, a.k.a. SQGL), at Access Space, courtesy of Access Space