Who are we?
We love to create environments where people can relax, feel welcome and enjoy some good food together. We welcome over 50 guests to our Lounge each day, many also make use of our community food hub and cafe as well as relaxing in the warm space, playing games, chatting or doing crafts.
Community impact
The Lounge attracts parents with little ones, parents rushing in from the school run, elderly people from the community and everyone in between. It's a hub for the village and surrounding areas and a place where people can meet up with friends or make new friends. We also run a youth warm space each week as well! Since opening in November we have averaged 90 guests a week and have over 200members in our community food hub that runs alongside the Lounge. We have helped people connect with benefits advice and energy support by welcoming CAB workers to our sessions, encouraged community volunteering in the Lounge and seen people make wonderful new friendships.
Why are we crowdfunding?
We were surprised by the demand for our warm space and food hub! We need to provide more food for people facing food insecurity and we need support for our utilities costs that enable us to put on a warm, welcoming space.
How we’ll spend the money raised
It might sound boring but we plan to spend the money on the basics! Electricity and gas bills to keep the Lounge running and warm and food to supply our community food hub.