Caffi Heulwen

Sunshine Cafe 

This is an award-winning 'all-age, family, and pet-friendly' community cafe event. We are also working towards being recognised as 'dementia-friendly'. Bethania organises the cafe and staffs it with volunteers from the village community who can and want to lend a hand.
 
The Caffi is not "owned" by Bethania, but most volunteers are members here. It began about 5 years ago with a regular attendance of approx. twenty, closing as COVID restrictions were imposed. Once we were allowed to re-open, our numbers soon grew to thirty. Our current attendance is sixty to seventy, and our highest attendance has been from eighty-five to too many to count. It is inter-generational and a real weapon in the fight against social isolation. We are open one morning a week. The work was recently recognised by the High Sheriff of Clwyd's Award. 

Comments from our customers include:

Coming to the Café on Thursday has helped me to re-integrate with the Community since the loss of my husband.

It is nice to have the Sunshine Café to go to, meeting up with friends at our table; customers would be lost without the Café.

It helped us get to know the village after moving here. Staff always cheerful and welcoming. 

great/first class service, Staff dedicated and committed, 

Following my visit to the Caffi this morning, I just wanted to say how uplifting and positive it was to see so many of the Community attending. It was lovely to see the various age groups that attend, which shows what a supportive and close-knit community you have. I also wanted to say a huge well done to the volunteers – I know it was hectic that day. Still, you did a fantastic job serving everyone, and Anne's freshly baked cakes looked delicious. Nia Wyn Jones, NEWCIS (a carers organisation.)