We are so proud of everything we have achieved in our first year. THANK YOU to all who have helped REfUSE Cafe grow into a beautiful community…… Read more “REfUSE Cafe, year 1:”
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A busy summer of catering
When it comes to catering for events, it takes some planning, talent and expertise to come up with the menu that has been requested, with all the…… Read more “A busy summer of catering”
Restaurant nights
On the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month, we host REfUSE Restaurant nights. A restaurant-style dinner with a twist: all the food we serve would otherwise…… Read more “Restaurant nights”
Emmanuel Tots
We love to see the space in the REfUSE café being used by community groups : from coding workshops for three year olds to mental health support…… Read more “Emmanuel Tots”
Tackling food waste and northern accents.
Hi everyone ! My name is Barthélemy, I am a French student doing an internship at REfUSE. Working here is part of my education as I needed to…… Read more “Tackling food waste and northern accents.”
Christmas Time at REfUSE
Christmas Opening Times for REfUSE Cafe: We’re aiming to feed up to 80 people on Christmas Day, a very special dinner made from crazy amounts of surplus…… Read more “Christmas Time at REfUSE”
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas….
There are a few different figures around, and there has never a full study on it, but Unilever/WRAP estimate that in 2014, 2 million Christmas dinners were wasted across…… Read more “Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas….”
Before and after…
BEFORE AFTER Huge thanks go to : Stu Clark for leading the whole project and electrical expertise Catherine Muir interior design for beautiful design and ideas…… Read more “Before and after…”
The building project
We were given keys to the property on 1st October 2017. From that day onward we were in the building almost every day, evening and night, calling…… Read more “The building project”
The cafe story…
After the success of our crowdfund in December 2016, we launched straight in to trying to find a building. We looked at a number of properties, but…… Read more “The cafe story…”