ALFA Training Lunch Club

 This runs at Shirehampton Baptist Church on Tuesdays.  4 adults who have learning difficulties are trained in cooking and prepare a 3 course meal using fresh ingredients to serve to a group of elderly guests.  The guests arrive for coffee and activity before everyone has lunch together. 

At our first session at Shirehampton Baptist, the guests presented a card to Grace who was 100 a few weeks ago.  After lunch we had a cake in celebration and sang "Happy Birthday".

Grace 100 

Here are some other photos of the day with Lisa leading a word game with the guests. 

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The kitchen (during the coffee break!)

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The club ran from 2013 - July 2024 at Etloe Church, Cossins Road, Bristol.  Here are photos from the last session there.

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Here are photos of the trainees and staff on previous occasions.

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Currently we have no vacancies for trainees but please contact us if you know of an isolated elderly person who might benefit from this.

The chef trainers are Paul and Jo.

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The lunch club facilitator (running activities for the elderly guests) is Lisa.

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Chris makes sure everything runs smoothly.

Chris

 The last Christmas celebration was on 19th December 2023

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Visit of the Mayor of Bristol, George Ferguson on 5th January, 2016

 

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The former Mayor, George Ferguson with the chefs Raymond, Raff, Frank and Ruth