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Graigos Café ‘We’re cheap as chips!’

Graigos Café ‘We’re cheap as chips!’. Serving the community of Graigfelen Every Friday morning 8.30-9.30am at Graigfelen Community Hall. Why did we create a community café?. There was nowhere to meet in Graigfelen before we opened the café

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Graigos Café ‘We’re cheap as chips!’

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  1. Graigos Café‘We’re cheap as chips!’ Serving the community of Graigfelen Every Friday morning 8.30-9.30am at Graigfelen Community Hall

  2. Why did we create a community café? • There was nowhere to meet in Graigfelen before we opened the café • We had learnt a little about enterprise but we wanted to set up a real business • So we asked some experts for help

  3. It had to be a real business! • We set up a group that included members of Community groups, Enterprise in the Valley and Communities First. • We created our own business plan. • Our volunteers Julie, Tracey and Hayley have worked really hard to help us develop and run the café. Craigfelen Spiders Business Plan

  4. Sourcing our products • We worked with the enterprise students from Gower College to find the best quality products at the cheapest prices. • They also helped us create a menu, work out the profit of items and design advertising posters

  5. Food hygiene • As we were serving the public, it was important that we followed the guidelines from environmental health. • The staff and volunteers all attended a food hygiene course.

  6. One year ago… • We opened the doors of Graigos Café on February 1st 2013. • The ITV Wales news cameras came to follow the story. • Business Minister Edwina Hart was one of our first customers! • http://www.itv.com/news/wales/search/?q=graigos+cafe

  7. The café at the heart of the community… • We want the café to be at the heart of Graigfelen • This means that we want lots of different local people to use the café • We have organised Bingo cream tea afternoons to encourage different generations to use the café.

  8. Linking our community projects • We wanted to link the different projects the school has developed with the community • The café is a great place to bring people together in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere • We decided to link our Junior Banking scheme with the café.

  9. The Graigfelen Money Spiders • The Graigfelen Money Spiders was developed by working in partnership with LASA Credit Union and Communities First • The project is led by the pupils, but is supported by our volunteers Val, Christine and Tracey. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfG4cxbezlg

  10. Encouraging new savers… • We decided to organise a special event to encourage new savers to join the bank, and to reward current savers. • Here are some interviews from the café that morning, filmed by our bankers!

  11. The future… • An exciting new community heritage project. • More special events to be organised to encourage all generations to come to the café • Linking with our ‘Grow your own’ project to sell our home grown produce in the café • Helping other schools and communities to develop their own cafes.

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