Costa Del Community.
The Cause has been a beacon for parties over its short reign in the North of Tottenham. But this is perceived in dog years when it comes to progression. Ashley Road was a multi-faceted caterpillar, cocooned through covid and with its community becoming its evolved winged chum. The Cause was a truly inspiring modern club space and now a transient pillar for club culture. I chatted to Eugene, one of two co-founder’s of this D.I.Y space and mentality, about what it’s been like running a club.
The Cause started out of dissatisfaction with the previous creative motives for both Eugene and Stuart, the founders of The Cause. Both of which have had a foot in with parties for years. Parties that proved all the leg work, without the fun. The fun deserved a renaissance. So the seemingly simple question, “why don’t we run our own club?” pushed them on to the journey of very new terrain. Transforming the energy from free parties into club settings. Providing what could be the perfect fusion between the two. A simple question that proved to be an education of practical hurdles and weighty admin ones too. In their time they managed to expand their space bigger than they ever intended, giving the foundation to small businesses and putting on some of the most talked about parties of the last few years. All the while being the North London samaritans, raising over £150,000 for charities.
Community, community community… This is where The Cause deserves the most celebration. for everything it has achieved within its sweaty walls it has kept outstretched humble palms to the day-to-day society that never expected a party starter to be such a strong pillar of fundraising for its surrounding area.. The Cause brought forward a great deal of funding to Mind, along with C.A.L.M and We’re Here To Help Musicians UK. In this it became a large cog within the social economy. This raises the question of what fundamental difference a club can make to its people and it’s surroundings, inside or outside its environment. And how much of a significance clubs can really be amongst society. With the clock ticking for a venue’s temporary license, does this give a more grounded vision of its goals and intentions? Maybe the key to longevity isn’t a sturdy permanent environment, but to embed a community that will never stop giving back to the space, wherever that space may end up.