24/07/2026
That was our last cafe service this term. 🌞
We are so grateful for your patronage in the cafe as it is one way we self-fund this project! (Trusts, foundations and sponsorships too!)
The cafe helps trainees to practice newly learned skills in a real-working environment. Hospitality as a tool to wellbeing and employment has a huge impact on the journeys of young people locally.
However, outside of customer facing service we work persistently side by side, creating tailored individual plans for every trainee to support physical and mental health challenges, navigating a wide range of very personal barriers. Guiding towards careers that they never knew were possible, not just in hospitality but across all industries.
This break from service gives us more time to focus on specific needs and goals of the trainees. We need to do what's important for them and are always grateful for community members who support us to support them.
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to support the 2025-2026 cohort who are now moving onto their next chapters.
Especially our volunteer therapist, the professionals who come to their employability journey, take trainees on placement or work experience, as well as the mentors who have supported in their working fields from chefing to carpentry, creative writing.
For that we are very grateful.
See you in the autumn term.
