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Crazy Coffee Shop Quiz

Chris — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:31:45 +0000

Join us on 26th May at 7pm for an evening of fun and trivia, as we put your knowledge (and a few other skills) to the test! There’s no age limit, and all are welcome.

We’ll be doing a few ordinary quiz rounds, and a few not so ordinary ones, so be sure to brush up on your quirky skills too.

Tickets are £3 each, with teams of 4, but do still come if you don’t have a team and we’ll match you up with one on the night.

All proceeds after costs (that’s the prizes!) will be going to The Fountain.

We’re Open!

Hannah — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:59:29 +0000

What does an MP, cups of coffee, cupcakes and cakes and a bunch of people in blue t-shirts have in common?

They were all part of our opening on Saturday. We were pleased that Alistair Burt, MP for North Bedfordshire was able to pop over to cut the ribbon and officially open the project.

Spencer and Becca were our baristas for the day and made lots of cups of coffee, tea and milkshakes. We were delighted to serve a delicious selection of cakes; cupcakes with multi coloured sprinkles, tiffin, coffee and walnut sponge, a traditional Victoria Sponge and a very yummy looking chocolate cake. We also serve a range of gourmet sandwiches and baguettes kindly made for us by Roosters Bedford.

And a big thank you goes out to our small army of volunteers. Without the many people in blue t-shirts, we would have found Chris and Spencer cowering in the corner, but instead we had a group of about twenty people serving from the counter, making cups of coffee, washing up, clearing tables and giving guided tours to friends, family and pretty much anyone who asked! We even had a few volunteers organise an impromptu console competition that kicked off in the afternoon.

It was a long day but very successful. We met lots of new people and saw old friends, we talked about the project and how people had heard about it.

For the time being our opening hours are 8am to 6pm from Monday to Saturday. We’re hoping to extend these as we are able – we’ll be sure to keep you posted. In the mean time pop by for cake or sandwiches – we do them to takeaway if you are popping by in a rush.

The Grand Opening!

Hannah — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:52:39 +0000

You know that feeling you get before Christmas – it’s like butterflies in your tummy or like your insides just want to smile from ear to ear. It’s that anticipation of what’s to come. I’ve got that feeling now. I’m too excited to sleep and know that I’ll be awake really early because of it to.

Tomorrow we will be opening our building in Thurlow Street (near Bedford Bus Station/opposite Iceland) to the general public and would love to see you there.

At around 10:30am our local MP Alistair Burt will be officially cutting the ribbon and opening the building. We will be open all day and into the evening – so if you can’t come in the morning pop in at lunchtime for a sandwich or mid afternoon for some cake. We have tea coffee and hot chocolate – if you prefer something cold we have a choice of those too. We also have dairy and wheat free biscuits if you have a special diet. We can also do soya milk based coffee if needed – just ask when you place your order.

There will be live music from Marc James and face painting too!

Hope to see you there!

Fountain Nearly Ready To Splash

Chris — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:27:08 +0000

Have you seen the article about us in this week’s Bedford Times and Citizen?

Help us out!

Chris — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:17:05 +0000

Are you up for a challenge? We’d love you to help us out as a volunteer in one of three ways:

- As a Coffee Shop Barista you’d be helping serve and run the coffee shop that supports the rest of the project
- If you become a Listening Ears Team Member, you’ll be spending time getting to know and listening to our visitors, suggesting how they may be able to find further support if they need it
- Or a Youth Events Team Member, helping organise and run events for young people visiting the venue