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Community Cook Clubs

Cyrenians Community Cook Clubs

At Community Cook Clubs everyone enjoys the opportunity to have something to eat and someone to eat with. Cyrenians provide nutritious meals whilst building community – we create new friendships that build self-esteem and reduce loneliness.

 

As well as eating in the groups, members are given recipes, extra ingredients and additional prepared meals to take home or to give to a friend. The clubs can hold themed events like film and games nights or talks, and an array of advice and support services are available.

 

You can join in the cooking or simply come along for the community meal and enjoy the chat. Community Cook Clubs can take place in any venue with space to cook and eat.  Groups can access the very low cost ingredients through FareShare, making them inexpensive to run and Cyrenians Community Cook Clubs are free to attend and open to all.

Locations

  • The Open Door Café Sunday Lunch in Morningside – first Sunday of each month  1:00pm – 3:00pm
  • Hibs GameChanger Lunch – Easter Road Stadium, West Stand – every second Monday (4th June, 18th June, 2nd July etc) 12:00pm – 2:00pm
  • Goodtrees Community Café in Moredun – every Tuesday  2:00pm – 4:00pm
  • Starfish CCC – Musselburgh Racecourse, Musselburgh, EH21 7RG – every Wednesday – 11:00am – 1:00pm
  • Sandy’s CCC – Sandy’s Community Centre, 76 Craigmillar Castle Avenue, EH16 4DW – every Thursday 11:00am  – 1:00pm
  • The Tron Church in Moredun – every Friday  11:30pm – 1:30pm
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in the Cottage -every second Friday (8th June, 22nd June, 6th July etc) 10:30am – 1:00pm
  • Burnfoot CCC – Burnfoot Community School, Kenilworth Avenue, Hawick TD9 8EQ – first Friday of each month 10:00am – 12:00pm
  • Gorgie CCC –Salvation Army, 429-431 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 2RT – every second Tuesday (5th June, 19th June, 3rd July etc) 12:30pm – 2:30pm
  • Dumbiedykes CCC – Greyfriars Charteris Centre, 138-140 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9RR, Every Wednesday 4:30pm-6:30pm

Cook Club Volunteer Drivers Needed!

We need drivers with their own cars to help facilitate various Cyrenians Community Cook Clubs. Involves collecting the ingredients from the depot on Jane Street and helping set up the cook club at the relevant location. You’re also welcome to assist or lead in helping prepare/cook meals for those attending, if you wish.  More details and application form here.

Volunteer assistants wanted for Holiday Hunger Club

The summer holidays’ Holiday Hunger Programme will involve teaching parents how to cook from scratch on a budget and getting the children involved and then eating all together. We are looking for a group of volunteers to assist in the delivery of this over 4 weeks this summer; from preparation to involving the community to tidy up. More details and application form here.

If you’d like to get more information about the service or our clubs contact us at:

T: 0131 554 3900  E: foodeducation@cyrenians.scot

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Cyrenians is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), registered charity SC011052.

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