{"id":918,"date":"2010-03-26T17:54:19","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T16:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/?p=918"},"modified":"2024-07-07T22:04:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T21:04:47","slug":"harbour-howff-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmonans.org.uk\/blog\/harbour-howff-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Harbour Howff Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE HARBOUR HOWFF CAFE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Harbour Howff Caf\u00e9 exists to provide St. Monans with a meeting and eating place that is friendly, inexpensive and responsive to the needs of the community it serves.<\/p>\n

The Caf\u00e9 is a charity and a Social Enterprise that provides a range of services and opportunities for the local community as well as opportunities for volunteering, work placements and training.<\/p>\n

The Caf\u00e9 believes in creating an atmosphere of openness, tolerance and respect for others. We want St. Monans to be a wonderful place to live and to visit. We want our community to be a safe, welcoming, inclusive, dynamic and vibrant place.<\/p>\n

A BRIEF HISTORY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the autumn 2006 the previous Caf\u00e9 had closed down with seemingly no hope of a Caf\u00e9 in St. Monans. However the local community did not want to lose this resource so a few people got together, talked and planned and a public meeting was organised for December 2006. Many people attended and a Steering Group was elected to work with ENeRGI to open and develop the Caf\u00e9 as a Social Enterprise.<\/p>\n

After 3 months of cleaning, decorating and organising we opened on 1st<\/sup> April 2007. The decorating was done by Fiona and Michael Audsley and many other people helped with getting the Caf\u00e9 up and open. The time, effort and goods donated will never be forgotten. The work of the Steering Group over the first 2 years was invaluable and their time and input appreciated.<\/p>\n

The Caf\u00e9 is a partnership sister organisation with ENeRGI, a Company Limited by Guarantee with charitable status, a mental health charity providing services for people who have or have had mental health problems and their carers.<\/p>\n

The Cafe is now a Company in its own right with a Board of Directors who are keen to have more people involved and are keen to move forward working with the community.<\/p>\n

In its first 2 years the Caf\u00e9 has seen many ups and downs. It broke even for the first time in 2009-10.<\/p>\n

It’s own income, donations, and the voluntary time of unpaid workers and grants from charitable trusts presently fund the Caf\u00e9. We aim to make surpluses to invest in the Caf\u00e9, other services and in Social Enterprise activities<\/p>\n

We have been awarded a grant to refurbish the Caf\u00e9, which will allow further development.<\/p>\n

The Caf\u00e9 employs a qualified and experienced Chef as Caf\u00e9 Manager and 1 Caf\u00e9 Assistant and offers supported employment and opportunities for volunteers, learners and paid workers.<\/p>\n

The Caf\u00e9 is used regularly and is available for use by Community groups, booked through the Caf\u00e9 Staff. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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OUR VALUES ARE:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n