Community café celebrates its first birthday
The Taste community café has just celebrated a first birthday. The project, which is staffed by volunteers from local churches, can be found amongst shops on Woodbridge Road, close to St. John the Baptist church.
Forty volunteers from eight churches have served over 7,000 customers in the past year.
At the birthday party, the Revd Antony Wilson, vicar of St John’s said: “So many people have been involved in what we feel is an exciting and highly worthwhile cause.”
 “The café has touched the lives of so many people. It's used regularly by a wide range of customers and has become a well known meeting place in our area. The community has embraced it and we hope it will continue to go from strength to strength.”
The picture shows County Councillors Judy Terry and Sandy Martin, Cafe Managers Ruth and Trevor Stamp, Sue Wright from the Suffolk Foundation and Assistant Manager Lizzie Kent at the Birthday Party for Taste
Funding for the project came from a number of sources, including the Suffolk Foundation. County Councillors Judy Terry and Sandy Martin also assisted. Sue Wright, of the Foundation, said: “We are delighted to see the way it's flourishing and becoming a big hit in the area it serves.”
TASTE……..Community café
At
426 Woodbridge Road Ipswich
Opening Hours
Monday 9.00-12.00
Tuesday 9.00-16.30
Wednesday 9.00-12.00
Thursday 9.00-12.00
Friday 9. 00-16.30
Saturday 10.00-16.00
If you are a member of a local church and are interested in becoming a volunteer in the café
please contact café@stjohnsipswich.org.uk or St. John’s Church Office 01473 270978
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