The Backroom Cafe is open every Monday from 9:30am - 3:00pm for coffee, a variety of teas and cakes, and all for free. The cafe also has free WiFi, so come on down and do some work with us if you’d like.
The small hall before any work was started.
Floors and walls were prepared for features and paint.
Furniture was up-cycled, oiled and painted by volunteers.
We opened up the fireplace and had a beautiful surround made to feature.
Up-cycled butchers block turned into our drinks station.
It all started when…
God gave a vision of a cafe in the small hall. It started simple, ‘lets clear the room, and put some fresh paint on the walls.’ However, that was our plan, and God had other plans.
It quickly became apparent that the task at hand was larger than what we had originally anticiapated. However, God provided every step of the way. From donations in kind of materials,equipment, time and funds, in addition to some amazing grant givers (big thanks to the Gamlingay Turbine Fund, EBA Home Mission and Cambridgeshire Community Chest), we were able to transform the small hall into The Backroom Cafe. We can’t thank everyone enough for their amazing support.
It was a slow process in many ways, as the work was all completed by a small team of volunteers, but we are very proud of the outcome, and excited for the community resource that The Backroom Cafe will be.
As of January 2020 The Backroom Cafe opened it’s doors every Monday. Outside seating is also available for the warmer months. In addition to the free refreshments, there is free wifi for those who’d like to work from the cafe.
Long term, The Backroom Cafe will be used for many other initiatives, including a RENEW Wellbeing cafe, open mic nights, youth drop-ins, repair cafe, cafe church, and many more things.
The space is also available for hire. For more information please get in touch.
We pulled the carpets up and sanded the floors.
We built a brand new cake bar from left over materials gifted to us.
Lots of pallets were used for the wall feature and cake bar.
The room was finally fully cleared and floors treated ready for furniture.
New crockery purchased with grant funding so as to cater to all cafe needs.