Guest Speaker – Gillian Cowburn People’s Café and Lunch Bunch

Totally inspirational to have founder of Kendal’s award-winning People’s Café and Lunch Bunch, Gillian Cowburn, in our midst to talk us though the amazing work of these two lifeline projects.

Since the café and subsequent lunch initiative started, around 5,000 meals have been prepared for people in need of hearty feeds and company. There’s no resting on laurels for Gillian and co-founder Helen Pateman as they continue cooking-up respite for so many. They even host a famous face in the kitchen, Steven Doherty, the first Englishman to hold and run a three Michelin Star restaurant at Le Gavroche.

Attendance at last week’s meeting was 19, referrals 10, quarterly referral total 62, business for the week £5,746.56, quarterly total £54,358.65.