About The ARC
Ethos
The ARC Collective is the home of creating a culture for wellbeing in the heart of Islington. We offer yoga and movement, live music and a neighbourhood cafe. We have two beautiful and fully equipped yoga studios, with some of the best teachers as well as a big cafe space with high quality coffee and cakes.
Alongside our vibrant programme of classes and events, we run a food bank and five community garden spaces for local people to use. Our aim is to create an environment that supports people to make positive shifts in their lives, supporting them to live healthy, balanced, creative, connected and happier lives.
Our mission is to be a refuge of positive change. By operating with generosity at the heart of all we do, revenue generated by our programme of offerings goes straight back into our community work. So, by supporting your own life through a membership, class, activity or joy-filled connection, you are supporting a neighbour in need to access the same transformative experiences. So come along for a class, your first is always free!
Arc Projects
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ARC Food Bank
Our food bank serves 300+ people a week and is run by our incredible team of volunteers and donors, including any revenue made by our café and movement classes.
When you come to the ARC for a class or a coffee, it supports our work to provide food for those who need it in our community.
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ARC Community Garden
We are honoured to be the custodians of five green spaces around Islington that bring beauty to the local community. All our spaces are run by our volunteers , we always want more help! No experience needed.
These spaces feed into our food bank work as the seasonal produce goes into our weekly food packages.
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Arc Coffee Shop
Our cafe is a big part of how we build our community. We love that whoever comes to our classes or volunteers on projects can stay and get to know each other at the café.
With cosy seating for laptop work, hot drinks, and delicious cakes so you can stay and chat before or after your classes, we’ve got treats for your pups too!