by Clare | Jun 9, 2026 | Announcements, News, Welcome
As we reach the end of another busy Educafe year, we are also preparing to celebrate a very special milestone: Educafe’s 5th birthday. Five years ago, Educafe began as a simple idea, to create a warm, welcoming place where people could come together, make friends,...
by Janine | Nov 20, 2025 | Announcements, News, Welcome
A huge salute to our community network Educafe has always been more than a café, for our team, our volunteers and visitors, and now for our growing network of partners who are discovering what it means to feel closer to the people they serve and to one another. Our...
by Ellen Smart | Nov 13, 2025 | Announcements, Blog, Volunteer News, Welcome
Community Cafe Host Join our team! Do you love people, tea, and cake? Educafe is looking for a Volunteer Community Cafe Host to help make our weekly Wednesday cafe the friendliest spot in town! Each week at Newbury Library, our Community Cafe...
by Janine | Nov 13, 2025 | Blog, Case Study, Community Cafe, Fundraising, Welcome, Wellbeing
Case Study: Ning – Chatter to Volunteer Background When Ning moved from Beijing, China to Newbury with her son, everything felt new and unfamiliar. She faced the challenge of learning English, understanding local systems, and finding her place in a new...
by Patricia | Oct 14, 2025 | Blog, Case Study, Chatty Corner, Community Cafe, Parents Village, Volunteer News, Welcome, Wellbeing
findings from OUR volunteer survey show the power of giving time to your community At Educafe, volunteers are not just part of what we do, they are the very heart of it. Every conversation held, every welcome extended, every smile shared is made possible through the...
by Janine | Jun 30, 2025 | Announcements, Blog, Case Study, News, Parents Village, Welcome
Dr. Wenjin Dai, Senior Lecturer in Leadership, The Open University www.linkedin.com/in/wenjin-dai In the spring of 2022, during my first maternity leave, I found myself navigating the early days of motherhood in a world still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19...
