We’ve launched!

Good news! We’ve opened the doors to our new community bakery following a successful community Crowdfunding appeal and we’ll now begin raising money to help fund Communicare’s work eradicating loneliness in Southampton.

We’ll offer residents a community hub while continuing to sell top notch bread and cakes.

Exciting new venture

Annie Clewlow, Communicare’s Manager, says: “We are thrilled to have finally reached this point with a project that has required a great deal of time and careful planning to come to fruition.

“We are especially grateful to the staff, who will remain with us, the Board of Directors of CommuniBakes and Paris Smith, the solicitors that have guided us through this process. We are also grateful to the owners of Love Cake, who exercised extreme patience as we navigated through a complex series of negotiations to reach this marvellous end point.

“We look forward to an exciting future with this new venture for the charity.”

Crowdfunding success

We raised more than £6,400 with our community Crowdfunding campaign back in May, which gained the support of 111 backers, and this will help pay for future work on the bakery, now we’re up and running.

Communicare’s Development Officer, Nick Thomas, explains: “It was fantastic to receive so much support through our Crowdfunder from the residents of Southampton. Our services are a vital lifeline to lonely and isolated people in the city, and having the bakery as an additional revenue stream to help us deliver these services to meet demand is wonderful.

“Current loyal customers can rest assured that it’s business as usual with the same friendly team and delicious baked goods, but now with each purchase you will be supporting Communicare as we help vulnerable people in Southampton. It’s a great way to give something back to the community, as well as somewhere to get some wonderful bread and cake items too.”

Come and see us

If you’re in or near Shirley, make sure to pop by and say ‘hello’! We’re open Thursdays and Fridays between 8.30am-12.30pm and on Saturdays between 8am-12pm.

You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.