We gather as a faith community around the making and sharing of bread. Everyone is welcome to join us. We have job seekers, homeless people, businessmen and businesswomen, single mums and single dads with children, asylum seekers, retired people, teenagers, people with mental health problems, the list is very long!
Somewhere Else relies on its facilitators. We come from all walks of life, have many different interests but all share a love of our Bread Church and the rewards it brings working here.
During our bread-making, lots of people help with the washing up. Afterwards we set the table for lunch and finally tidy everything away before taking our bread home.
Our facilitators make the soup and look after the bread in the ovens.
Kit enjoying her tea break, while in the background, Ian and Caroline do the washing up.
Karen accompanies a service user on behalf of her care agency on Tuesdays. Her client communicates using British Sign Language, and this has been embraced by the Bread Church community. Here, Karen is shown with one of the posters featuring basic BSL terms for use by our community!
Millie's been a member of our community for over 2 years, during which time she completed her facilitator's training, which she says she enjoyed very much. Here she is about to knead her dough while having a laugh with her carer Joanne.
Milly also gives great hugs!
Most Thursdays Andrew comes with Len, his support worker. "Andrew always enjoys coming here," says Len, "he's always laughing and smiling and gettng stuck in kneading the dough.
I always enjoy coming to work to support Andrew, he's great company."
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