Kirkcaldy community centre set to tackle social-isolation with new weekly cafe
A community centre in Kirkcaldy is set to tackle social-isolation head on by offering a weekly cafe at its base in the town as COVID restrictions ease.
Hayfield Community Centre wants to help those most affected by loneliness and isolation in the community by offering Lantounians fresh home cooked meals for only £1 with kids eating for free.
Cafe @ Hayfield will host its first sit down meal in the centre from 12:00 – 2:00pm on Wednesday, February 16 in the town’s Hayfield Road.
Staff at the centre are urging people of all ages to come along for a light lunch, a chat, and the opportunity to make new friends, giving people the option to either sit in or takeaway.
Cafe @ Hayfield will also be open this Friday for this week only, giving more people a chance to get back out and into their community.
Sue Carey, office manager at Hayfield, said: “Now that COVID restrictions have relaxed we can have people come to the centre for a sit down two course meal that will cost them only £1.
"This week our volunteer cook, Jackie Rowan, will be making spaghetti bolognaise to be followed by apple and blueberry crumble, and for anyone who is still not comfortable coming into the centre for the meal due to them shielding have the option to takeaway.
“All of the food will be made from scratch in the centre and we want to encourage people to stay for a chat and to have the opportunity to make new friends.
"A lot of people have been stuck at home due to COVID and there is still the fear factor there for people who have been shielding and scared to venture out, so we want to assure people that all precautions will be in place to ensure their safety when visiting the centre.”
Sue also said that the centre is welcoming new volunteers as well as new groups that would like to use the space that it has to offer.
"If anyone would like to volunteer with us or if there are any groups that would like to use the centre, please don’t hesitate to get in touch,” she said.
"We’ve been in Kirkcaldy for over 60 years and are a community centre for the community run by the community.”