Introducing Wetherby’s and Tadcaster’s Community Café & Advice Hub

Have you visited our Community Cafe and Advice Hubs yet?

Open weekly from 10am-12 noon, the community cafe and advice hubs are conveniently located in the centre of Wetherby and neighbouring Tadcaster.

• Every Wednesday at The Barn, (term time), and The Methodist Church, (school holidays) both located centrally in Tadcaster with parking.
• Every Friday at St James Church Room, Church Street, Wetherby.

The aim of the community cafes is to provide a free social place, open to residents of Wetherby, Tadcaster, and the surrounding villages, with access to FREE, face to face advice. Our new project co-ordinator Hayley said:

“Working together with other organisations means we’ve been able to add something really special to the heart of Wetherby and Tadcaster.  The community cafe and advice hubs are about so much more than a cuppa, they are about connection. It’s a free, welcoming space where people of all ages can relax, meet with others, and access free, face-to-face advice and support that isn’t available anywhere else locally. With free refreshments, a toddler area and a friendly atmosphere, it’s a community resource we hope everyone can enjoy.”

Background to our Foodbank and the new Community Cafe and Advice Hubs:

Wetherby and District Foodbank was founded in 2014 as a means of helping people who were in temporary crisis by providing an emergency box of food to last for around three days. Over the years it became increasingly apparent that this approach provided only temporary relief, a sticking plaster for far deeper and more complex problems, such as:
Out of control debt, low wages, redundancy, delays in accessing benefits.

The idea for the Community Cafes was initiated by the Foodbank to go a little deeper into the many reasons why someone might be experiencing financial instability. If people can be helped to stabilise their financial situation before they need emergency food, then they might never need to use a foodbank at all.

Establishing a Community Cafe And Advice Hub in Wetherby and Tadcaster means far more people can access the kind of help and advice they need when they need it.

Every week, an expert from Citizens Advice service, will be there to provide confidential one-to-one debt, money, housing, asylum and benefits advice. In addition, representatives from a range of different organisations and groups will be available, providing information and advice on issues such as health and wellness, legal advice, food (that’s us) plus much more. A monthly calendar of attending organisations is available at the Wetherby cafe and on Facebook for Wetherby. Please follow Wetherby’s community cafe and advice hub.

No appointment is necessary with the various advice services however you can call us on 07840 455 725 if you would like further information in advance.

Do you or someone you know have a problem that could be helped by coming along? Making sure this resource is a success means we need local people to use and support it. Why not spread the word by liking the Community Cafe Facebook page, or come along yourself for a free cuppa?

Find out more about our Advice Hub Partner Organisations:
(in alphabetical order)

• Citizens Advice are here to help people save money, increase their income and advise at times of financial crisis. They can also help people maximise their income, write letters and advise on ways to save money on energy bills.
• EPOSS Cluster work with 21 schools and partners to provide targeted support for children and families across the local area including Wetherby, Boston Spa, and surrounding villages.
• HC-One provide care homes in Leeds and the surrounding areas offer high-quality residential and dementia care. Whether someone is looking for company and friendship, help with their personal care, or professional dementia care and support.
• Home Instead cover Wetherby to Tadcaster and everywhere inbetween and has a core team of dedicated professionals who provide a range of high quality, personalised home care services locally. This includes dementia care, live-in care, personal care, companionship.
• HTF Legal – The Wetherby Legal Hub provides practical and effective legal advice when you need it. Every month they will be offering their time FREE of charge for people in the local community. This is an ideal opportunity to bring your questions and seek expert advice on everyday issues.
• GamCare – One-to-one face-to-face, online and telephone therapeutic support and treatment for people experiencing gambling harm, as well as family and friends who are impacted by gambling.
• IDAS offer a range of free and confidential services to help people cope with and recover from the traumatic effects of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
• Jordan’s Solicitors are a full-service law firm providing expert legal advice to individuals, families and businesses across a broad range of specialisms.
• Leeds City Council Our ward councillors are available to discuss issues relating to Wetherby and surrounding district on a weekly rota. It’s a face to face opportunity to raise issues affecting you, your family or your community.
• Living Potential is a non-profit social enterprise based on a working farm near Wetherby, providing therapeutic nature-based interventions. It is run by Tanya and a team of staff who have many years of experience, teaching and working in a variety of environments and who have seen first-hand the therapeutic benefits of their work.
• Smartworks help unemployed women to get the coaching and clothing confidence they need to secure employment and change the trajectory of their lives.
• Wetherby and District Foodbank provide short-term support to people struggling to afford the essentials.

Thank you to all of the organisations who regularly support the Community Cafe and Advice Hubs. Together we can do so much more for the people of Wetherby, Tadcaster and the surrounding areas.

Our partnerships are growing in Wetherby and Tadcaster areas. If you would like to expand the reach of your organisation and work with us by providing free, expert advice locally and in our wider community, please get in touch: [email protected]

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