20 September 2022

Volunteer driver is the driving force behind new Chatty Cafe Scheme in Brackley

Jon Haslam (a volunteer driver with Brackley Area Volunteer Car Service) is busy painting the town yellow with his leaflets to spread the word around Brackley, that there is always a table at the Lounge Bar Cafe once a week where anyone can come and sit, talk and socialise.

Jon approached Richard Rainbow, new owner of the Lounge Bar Cafe about collaborating with the scheme, to provide a welcoming table and relaxing atmosphere to host the table once a week.

Jon said: “The Chatty Cafe Scheme is such a wonderful, kind initiative that it’s impossible not to be inspired to help. The reaction of the town has been wonderful as a starting point, but there is so much more to do to reach out to everyone in Brackley who might benefit.”

Anyone can join. There is no cost and no membership, you just need to find the table and sit. The Lounge Cafe Bar in Brackley is just one of many cafes that have joined up, where they put out the bright yellow Chatty Cafe signs on a table to welcome those who are interested in some company.

You don’t have to come along every week, just when you feel like it.