Co-op Warm Spaces Funding Boost has provided £630 of match funding
Rumbles Catering - Warm Spaces & Friendly Faces
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Aim
Rumbles have 3 community cafes offering warm spaces with a hot drink and friendly faces. We are increasing our warm spaces to 3 days a week.
Who are we?
Rumbles Catering Project have three community cafes in North Nottinghamshire. We employ and train people with learning difficulties and have some of the most vulnerable members of society working with us, whom for many of these people and their families, we provide a lifeline of social inclusion and sense of self worth - that is invaluable and would not otherwise be met elsewhere. The cafe is a very busy and popular part of the community with many locals using our premises weekly with their families, many of them also have family members who are disabled, elderly and / or vulnerable and feel they can come to us and be comfortable in the surroundings we offer. Allowing for a much needed break and cup of tea or a bite to eat without feeling judged if their group are a little noisy or unsettled. Here at Rumbles we pride ourselves on a totally inclusive atmosphere where everyone is welcome and have become a champion of inclusivity……in a world often made to feel exclusive!
Community impact
Our warm spaces project is for anyone from our local community. Especially people who are struggling with the cost of living crisis or are also lonely and want a friendly face to chat with over a cup of tea. We are increasing our Warm Spaces project to offer hot soup & a roll and something for the kids along with unlimited hot drinks for members of the local community to access our building for warmth, brews and biscuits. It's an opportunity to chat with others, or to simply be alone and enjoy some quiet time.
As the cost of living bites and energy prices increase, many local people will be choosing to heat or eat this winter and we find that unacceptable. We're hoping our Warm Spaces mean that nobody in our community goes cold this winter. At the venues, there will be hot drinks and snacks provided for all who visit us during these times.
Why are we crowdfunding?
We are a charity run purely on our own resources and are totally self funded, but as with everything in this current climate we are facing increasingly large fuel costs and overheads due to the rising costs of living.
We have seen all of our costs soar due to the cost of living crisis and we need vital funds for food, fuel and operational costs. All money raised will go directly to the people and families who need it most by helping to provide a warm meal, warm drinks and a warm space to sit in.
How we’ll spend the money raised
We are raising money to help the venues pay their increased heating bills to help keep these spaces warm over winter, open our doors for longer & extend it to more days a week and to provide food and drinks in the warm spaces, and also offer more activities.
This project successfully funded on 23rd February 2023