SPACe Centre
It is part of Hackney Community College and was opened in February 2001 following grants from Sport England with the intention that it would become the venue for Centres of Excellence in basketball, netball and cricket.The centre's main hall (dedicated to Malcolm Williams, whose work and vision were instrumental in getting SPACe built) can accommodate a range of indoor sports, and was the home venue in 2006/07 for the professional basketball team London United, who moved there from Brunel University in 2006.SPACe has a gym and weights facility housing Olympic free weights and CV equipment[clarification needed] as well as three dance studios.One of these has been named after Margaret Shepherd, who taught performing arts at the nearby Hoxton Hall.SPACe is managed by Lee Perkins who was instrumental in the sporting development of the centre.