New Beginnings...
From cafe to coffee shop…changes are afoot at Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre.
As you may have seen from many other hospitality businesses over the past few months, we’re operating in a challenging environment which means we need to adapt to survive and thrive.
The Heritage Centre has, since its inception in 2011, provided people with a place to meet, share stories and enjoy the history of this fine town, over a hot or cold drink and a bite to eat. The past year or so has seen a move towards more consumption of drinks, so we’ve decided, after much discussion, to turn the Arts and Heritage Centre cafe into a coffee shop.
The space is integral to the community we support, and for the continued success of the Centre as a whole, so we have to look ahead to the future while learning from the past, and this development enables us to do both whilst ensuring the Centre remains open for the people of Caistor and its visitors.
It will still be a place to gather and spend time with friends and family and we’ll still be offering high quality, reasonably priced food and drinks delivered with service and a smile, but now the focus will be on a smaller menu of light bites and a range of hot and cold drinks.
The space will be reconfigured to give more of a coffee house feel: a group social space with additional relaxed seating areas both upstairs and down.
On the food front, we’ll be offering savouries from a chiller and sweet treats from the cake counter.
Chiller: customers will be able to choose food (panini, toasties, chilled drinks) from a new open fronted chiller. Items will be prepared and plated while their drink is being prepared.
Cake Counter: a selection of homemade bakes, including vegan and gluten free options; a “big cake special” and selected pre-packed biscuits will continue to be available.
Daily specials will include: soup and sandwich or panini of the day. Subject to demand, other items may be added for the weekend, such as pastries and brunch items.
As with any changes in a business, we’re asking for the community’s support to make our exciting new vision work. The best way is, of course, to spend your money with us: how about making us your go-to coffee stop or where you meet a friend for lunch?
Other ways to support include booking a place on a workshop, buying some art from one of our exhibitions, coming to an event, buying from or donating to our Charity Shop (South Street, Caistor) making a One-off donation or becoming a Friend of the Centre to help ensure this vital organisation remains here for generations to come.
We hope you will drop by soon and see what’s on offer…
Clare & Team