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Woking Jelly will host its first co working event on Monday 7 October from 10am to 4pm at the Connect to Innovation (C2I) Incubation Centre with the support of Start Up Woking and Woking Borough Council.

The Jelly co working concept was conceived in in 2006 by two flatmates who became convinced of the benefits of co working after inviting friends around to their New York City flat for regular co working events. The name Jelly was reportedly chosen because the pair happened to be eating jelly beans at the time.

Since its inception, the Jelly co working phenomenon has swept across the globe igniting innovation and collaboration wherever it goes. Jelly co working encourages freelancers, home workers, entrepreneurs and small business owners to get together once a month to share a workspace. Woking Jelly Co ordinator, Lisa LaRue of Career Central C.I.C. says: "The benefits are enormous and include collaboration, information sharing and reducing feelings of isolation since those who work alone can engage in `water cooler' conversations they might otherwise miss out on."

It's free to attend a Jelly co working event but attendees do need to register to participate and bring along their own laptop, tablet or other work. Participants are provided a desk, access to power for their laptop and free WiFi. Arcom IT is service provider to the C2I Incubator and will be providing a wireless working environment for Woking Jelly.

To register to attend Woking's first Jelly event go to http://wokingjelly.eventbrite.co.uk. You can also keep in touch via Woking Jelly's facebook page at www.facebook.com/WokingJelly

For further information about this press release or the Woking Jelly project, please contact Lisa LaRue Career Central C.I.C. via [email protected] or call 07500 260 926.