It's been my week for going to tea rooms! I'm taking a service at St Michael and All Angels Church this Sunday and had to visit there yesterday so, of course I called at Angels Tea Room which is run by the church.
Angels is open just a couple of days each week and serves very simple food like paninis, toasties, cake and scones. The prices are kept very low as they want as many local people as possible to use the place. It's very chatty and everyone talks to everyone so there's no point in being stand offish!
There's also our charity shop simply called Thrifty's. This is run by the same team of volunteers as Angels. Yesterday I bought a couple of small vases and my companion went home with about five jigsaws.
Our church does teas and coffees 5 mornings a week with wrapped biscuits. It used to be open 5 days but the volunteers have all become older and there aren’t enough people to staff it now. It’s lovely to see the Angels cafe and shop thriving as a community space. Catriona
ReplyDeleteIt's a really good community outreach.
DeleteA thrift shop with a café, how perfect!
ReplyDeleteAnd I patronise both bits!
DeleteAll churches should have a cafe and a charity shop!
ReplyDeleteThat would add an extra dimenson to your church visits!
DeleteI really wish my church would start something like this. Feral peacocks sound very interesting.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
The peacocks are very interesting when they join in our services by standing near the windows and screeching.
DeleteHow lovely to have both a cafe and a thrift shop run by the Church volunteers. Sounds like a lovely place with the feral peacocks adding to the ambiance. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a kind, sociable place.
DeleteA different church building: no bell tower or graveyard. But central heating, LED lighting, WIFI, ample car parking space and toilets. Based in a RAF former accommodation the church occupies the entire ground floor with Angels cafe and Thrift shop operated by a volunteer group with a master cake baker as the leader.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a wonderful service, which was well received by the congregation. Looking forward to see you soon again.
Thank you, Dirk. I enjoyed myself!
DeleteOh where is that the building looks familiar
ReplyDeleteThat is Brookenby. Pretty standard RAF sergeants' Mess though
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