Food Bank

St James Church has been running a food bank for many years, but in 2018 the food bank moved to Cornerstone, where it still operates. The food bank is available during our regular opening hours. Food parcels are seen as emergency support, we therefore limit one food parcel a fortnight and a maximum of 4 in a rolling 12 month period. To request a food parcel for yourself or someone you know please get in touch with us – 01228 549796.

Renew @ Cornerstone

   

On Thursdays Cornerstone is closed to the public unless your attending Renew @ Cornerstone, a wellbeing cafe. From 10am to 1pm every Thursday we provide a range of free activities such as sudoku, word searches, painting by numbers and colouring. Many of those who attend come to chat over a free coffee, providing a safe place, where its OK to not be OK. We also provide a space for quiet reflection and prayer offering two led meditations (10:10am and 12:45pm) which are optional.

CAP Money Course

We run CAP Money Course (budgeting course) every now and again. The course takes place over 3 x 2 hour sessions. The course consists of videos, work book activities and some group discussions. Its very informal and free drinks are provided to those who attend.  Those who have attended this course have found it incredibly useful helping them to budget so they can start saving for the future. To find out when the next course is running please visit capuk.org.

‘Pay it Forward’

We run a ‘Pay it forward’ scheme, where customers can purchase a drink for someone else.

Rees Foundation

We are working with the Rees Foundation to support care leavers by providing them with a safe accessible place where they can access Rees foundation resources.