Old School Cafe

24/11/2025

✨ A Special Monday at Old School Cafe! ✨

Our weekly Nourish program was in full swing today as we welcomed our guests with a warm, nutritious, and wholesome meal. ❤️🍽️

This week was extra special — thanks to our new partnership with BME Suffolk, everyone was able to take away food bags filled with a sandwich, fruit, snacks, and even a comforting cup of tea. ☕🍎🥪

To top it all off, we were visited by the Bury Free Press, who came to profile the Nourish program and shine a light on the vital work happening here: people helping people to combat food poverty and loneliness. 💛

Community, care, and connection — that’s what Nourish is all about. 🌿🤝

20/11/2025

✨ Last few spaces left! Please DM to book and don’t miss out
✨

🌲Wreath-Making Workshop 🎄

All proceeds go to Nourish’s Winter Food Project

Join us for a cosy, Christmassy evening creating your own beautiful, sustainable festive wreath — with every penny raised helping us continue supporting our community with warm meals throughout the winter. ❄️

📍 Old School Café, St John’s Street
📅 Thursday 4th December
⏰ 6:30pm – 9:00pm
💷 £45 per person
(includes all materials, mulled wine or a hot drink, and a homemade mince pie!)

🌿 All materials provided
♻️ Ethically sourced & sustainable
✨ No experience needed — just come along and get creative
👯 Bring a friend and make a night of it!

Spaces are limited — please send me a direct message to book your place.

Let’s get festive, make something beautiful, and support Nourish at the same time. 💛
🌲🌲🌲People helping people.🌲🌲🌲

20/11/2025

💛 Sophie’s Anchor Relaunch – A Heartwarming Start 💛

We’re delighted to share that Sophie’s Anchor was successfully relaunched on Saturday 15 November 2025.
Families and friends gathered at the Old School Café to dine, play, talk, and support one another — a beautiful reminder of why this space matters. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the relaunch so special.

And we’re continuing this week — the next drop-in is Saturday 22 November 2025, and everyone is warmly welcome.

💛 Sophie’s Anchor — Saturday Morning Drop-In 💛

If your family — or a family you know — has someone close going through cancer, we’d love to welcome you to Sophie’s Anchor, our relaxed Saturday morning drop-in.

It’s a friendly little space where children can meet others who understand what they’re going through, without pressure, and without feeling different.
Just a chance to connect, play, chat… or simply enjoy being around other families who get it.

🧡 Kids eat & drink FREE
🎲 Games and simple activities
☕ Parents/carers can enjoy a coffee
🚪 No booking needed — just drop in
📍 Old School Café, St John’s Street
🕤 Every Saturday, 9.30–11.30am

From here, we’ll also be offering craft workshops and other lovely events for the kids.

If you know a family who might find this helpful, please share — we’d love to meet them. 💛

❤️

20/11/2025

✨ Wholesome • Nutritious • Delicious ✨

Planning an event, meeting, or special get-together? Our Graze Boxes from The Old School Café are crafted to impress — filled with fresh, flavourful, and nourishing bites everyone will love.

🥗 Perfect for:
• Spire Rooms in-house hall hire events
• External events with convenient pick-up from the café

💷 £12.50 per box
📦 Order up to 50 boxes with just 3 days’ notice
📦 Larger quantities? No problem — just get in touch for more notice.

Ready to graze?
📧 Email [email protected] for ordering enquiries.

Bringing people together, one graze box at a time. 🧀✨

14/11/2025

💛 Sophie’s Anchor Relaunch – Starting Tomorrow, Saturday 15th November 💛

If your family — or a family you know — has someone close going through cancer, we’d love to welcome you to Sophie’s Anchor, our relaxed Saturday morning drop-in.

It’s a friendly little space where children can meet others who understand what they’re going through, without pressure, and without feeling different.
Just a chance to connect, play, chat… or simply enjoy being around other families who “get it.”

🧡 Kids eat & drink FREE
🎲 Games and simple activities
☕ Parents/carers can enjoy a coffee
🚪 No booking needed — just drop in
📍 Old School Café, St John’s Street
🕤 Every Saturday, 9.30–11.30am (starting tomorrow)

From here, we’ll also be offering craft workshops and other lovely events for the kids.

If you know a family who might find this helpful, please share — we’d love to meet them. 💛

13/11/2025

The season has turned, and so has our Menu and Chalkboard Specials. In our kitchen — slow pots simmering, ovens glowing, and the scent of roasted roots and cinnamon in the air. At Old School Café, we are sticking to what we love best: simple recipes, honest ingredients, and the kind of food that warms you from the inside out. 🍁
Come in from the cold for a bowl of butternut & roast pepper soup, smooth and golden like winter sunlight. Try our rustic winter buddha bowl, packed with maple roast root veg, hummus, spinach, grains, beetroot, orange fig and balsamic glaze served with warm flatbread. Warm up with our hearty vegetable curry.🌿
And when it’s time for something sweet, there’s vegan apple & cinnamon crumble slice, gluten free chocolate & pear cake, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and vegan spiced pumpkin muffin with orange glaze — cosy, familiar, and full of memory. 🍰
Our winter menu is a little taste of heritage — homemade comfort, shared stories, and the warmth our café holds. Enter our doors, pull up a chair, your place is waiting. ❤️

04/11/2025

🌟 Sophie’s Anchor is Relaunching! 🌟
We’re so excited to welcome families back to Sophie’s Anchor — a warm, friendly Saturday morning drop-in for children and families affected by cancer. 💛
Join us from Saturday 15th November, 9:30–11:30 am at The Old School Café, St John’s Street, Bury St Edmunds (IP33 1SJ).
✨ What to expect:
☕ A relaxed café setting where families can connect and unwind
🍳 Free breakfast for children
🎲 Games, books & crafts to enjoy together
🌿 Plus — a special Mini Wreath-Making Workshop with Hayley to celebrate our relaunch! (Date to be confirmed)
Whether you’re coming for breakfast, a chat, or just a quiet moment, Sophie’s Anchor is here for you. 💙
📅 Every Saturday from 15th November
📍 The Old School Café, Bury St Edmunds
👧 Children eat free
Let’s make new memories, build connections, and grow together 🌼
Sophies Anchor

24/10/2025

🌿 The Little Winter Market – Update 🌿

We’re so sorry to share that, due to unexpected illness, we’ve had to postpone The Little Winter Market planned for the 1st–2nd November.

As this is our first market, we want to make sure it meets the high standard we’ve set ourselves — and right now, we feel the best decision is to pause and give it the time and energy it deserves.

A new date will be announced by the end of the week, and the market will now take place in the New Year.

Huge apologies to everyone who was looking forward to joining us — and thank you so much for your understanding and support. We promise it’ll be worth the wait. 💚

Hayley & The One Community team

17/10/2025

🌿✨ Little Winter Market – Coming Soon! ✨🌿

We’re starting to feel the festive buzz! 🎄
In just two weeks’ time, our halls will be filled with twinkly lights, local makers, and the smell of mulled drinks and homemade cake 🍰☕

Join us for our first ever Little Winter Market — a weekend full of local stalls, ethical gifts, and cosy community spirit.

📅 Saturday 1st November (10–5) & Sunday 2nd November (10–4)
📍 One Community, bottom of St John’s Street, Bury St Edmunds

✨ Expect:
🌸 Handmade, ethical gifts
🍺 Local food, craft & festive stalls
☕ Warming drinks and lunch in the Old School Café
💚 Every penny helps support our community projects — like Nourish and Sophie’s Anchor.

Mark your calendars — it’s going to be a lovely one! 🕯️

27/09/2025

✨ The Little Winter Market – A Few Stall Spaces Left! ✨

We’re so excited for The Little Winter Market – a cosy, ethical and local market at The Spire Rooms & Old School Café, St John’s Street (opposite The Bushel).

🗓 Saturday 1st November – 10 am – 5 pm
🗓 Sunday 2nd November – 10 am – 4 pm

We still have just a few spaces left for stallholders – think jams, chutneys, bakes, handmade gifts, art, local produce and more!

Proceeds will go towards supporting Nourish – our Community Food Project, helping us provide meals and support to local people in need through the winter.

If you’d love to be part of this lovely weekend, drop us a message or email [email protected] 💌

Come join in and help make this first Little Winter Market extra special while supporting our community. 🌲💚

20/09/2025

We’re excited to introduce Sarah, a talented herbalist who will be using our Willow Room! 🌿

On Wednesday 24th, Sarah will be holding a free drop-in session — the perfect opportunity to pop in, meet her, and find out more about her work.

Everyone is welcome — come along and see what it’s all about!

🌿 Meet a Herbalist - Free drop in Sessions!

🍂 What better way to kick off this autumn by learning more about your local medicinal plants. Sample herbal remedies and enjoy a guided tea tasting.

What is Herbal Medicine?
How can it improve your well-being?

🌿 Meet me at the lovely Old School Cafe, St Johns Street, Bury St Edmunds, and let's uncover the secrets of herbal medicines together.

See you there!

Wednesday, 24th September, 9:00-12:30 pm

12/08/2025

We are planning our next community outreach project The Little Winter Market on the 1st & 2nd Nov 2025. This will be the first of our market series at One Community.

The Little Winter Market will be filled with a festive atmosphere in a rustic setting within our old school charm halls and beautiful gardens. The Old School Cafe will be opened and supporting the day with our delicious menu with some specials like mulled wine and there will be live music. The Flower Hut and a cyanotype artist will be part of this market. We are looking for more ethical+local makers of beer, cheese, chutney, fudge, craft & anything that celebrates the uniqueness of Suffolk to join us.

Be part of The Little Winter Market, by ethical+local businesses bringing the community together. Help us curate our first community market.

Please reach out to Hayley if you are excited to be part of this event. Leave us a message on Facebook, Instagram or e-mail [email protected].

The Little Winter Market will be at the Old School Cafe located along St John’s Street, IP331SJ opposite The Bushel in Bury St Edmunds.