What’s on

Wellbeing Cafe

Our Wellbeing Cafe, ‘Friendly Food’ is back in July 2024.

Join us for wellbeing, connection and finding joy through food. Make and taste simple recipes, learn how to cook, shop and eat in ways that are good for you, the planet and your pocket.

Referral only, fill out the form using the button below.

Migrant food project

Every Monday between 11:00AM - 5:00PM

On Mondays we support asylum seekers who are temporarily housed around the corner from us with free groceries and access to our kitchen for cooking. If you’d like to volunteer to help us with this work, please be in touch on volunteering@hornbeam.org.uk

People’s kitchen

Every Tuesday 10:00AM - 2:00PM*

Our People’s Kitchen is a day dedicated to volunteers which aims to bring people together, connecting through cooking and sharing a FREE meal. We want this project to be as inclusive as possible – it is open to all! No need to sign up, just show up at the Hornbeam Centre.

*Volunteer from 10AM or just join us for a FREE lunch at 1PM

Wellbeing Cafe

Every Wednesday 10:00AM - 1:00PM (referrals only)

A friendly, welcoming space where you can meet new people and chat while learning to pickle, preserve, bake and make something tasty from surplus ingredients we have here at The Hornbeam. Because learning a new skill and connecting with people in this way are 2 of the NHS 5 ways to Wellbeing.

A project in partnership with Waltham Forest Social Prescribing.

Referrals only. If you’d like to inquire about this, email outdoors@hornbeam.org.uk

The Gleaners Community Café

Open to the public Friday - Saturday

Delicious, plant-based meals cooked from surplus ingredients. Sliding scale payment.

Friday: 11am - 3pm

Saturday: 11am - 3pm

Lunch (Brunch on Saturdays) served from 12pm - 2:45pm

Location: Hornbeam Centre.

Find out more about the café’s work: The café.

Climate Fresk

First Tuesday evening of the month, 6pm - 9pm

Play a game, eat some food, learn about climate! Free!

Climate Fresk is a collaborative card game, played as a group. Working together to find the direct cause and effect links between cards, we collectively build a 'big picture' overview of the climate system and how human activities are impacting it. (Fresk = fresco = big picture)

Based on the IPCC reports (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), it has been played by over 1 million people worldwide, and anyone who has played the game is welcome to become a trained facilitator.

Grasping the scale and complexity of climate change, and the possibilities of our responses both as individuals and communities, can be difficult. Through utilising our collective intelligence, in a fun, friendly and warm space (with food!), we can work together to understand the science, and share ways that we can respond, with a strong focus on local action.

The workshop lasts 3 hours, starting at 6pm, and there will be a short break with food. Please arrive around 10 minutes before the starting time in order to get settled, make a drink, to get the best out of the workshop as joining in the middle will be very disruptive.

A light meal will served in the middle, courtesy of the Peoples Kitchen (a free community meal that runs every Tuesday at the Hornbeam from 10-2).

Book your free space at via eventbrite so we know how many to cater for!