A NEW community cafe has opened its doors and is inviting members of the public from around Chelmsford to pop in for a cup of coffee and slice of cake.
The Jubilee Cafe held in the United Reformed Church on North Avenue, launched last week and is looking forward to becoming a hub of the community.
One of the organisers Reverend Jane Mortimer, said: "The community cafe, which we have called the Jubilee Cafe, has been opened as the result of public demand.
"Along with local councillors and others working in the Boarded Barns community we circulated a questionnaire and held two drop-in sessions in North Avenue: United Reformed Church and one outside Kings Road school and every time one of the requests was for a community cafe.
"The cafe is being run by the two local churches, All Saints Anglican and North Ave: United Reformed Church in the North Avenue premises.
"To begin with we will be open from 1-4pm on a Tuesday afternoon and 9.15am to noon on a Thursday morning.
"We aim to keep the prices as low as we can for example a cup of tea is 40p, a slice of toast is 20p and soup and a roll is £1.
"Every one is welcome and we would like to extend the opening times eventually so if anyone is interested in volunteering please contact me on 01245 444931."
