The Granary Community Café – Hope Church
The Granary Community café is “a friendly community space for all who need it”, run by a group of volunteers at the Hope Church, Worcester.
The café works in partnership with a range of organisations including Emerging futures, YMCA, Cranstoun and Good Soil, to offer signposting to services and a range of activities including World Café’s, art workshops and musical sound portraits.
The café is valued by the community as a welcoming space that provides the opportunity for people to connect with others:
“I found the café via word of mouth of someone who also attends. I play pool, help with the cleaning, build friendships, I now feel part of the community family. There is nothing I don’t like, I love everything about it without the café I probably wouldn’t be here” – Community Café user
This story was created as part of the Celebrating Community Stories Project 2023 – 2024. Public Health at Worcestershire County Council worked with organisations across the County to find out what keeps Worcestershire healthy, active and creative. To find out more about the Community Stories Project visit Celebrating Community Stories (worcestershire.gov.uk)