Bradford’s only cooperatively-run cafe, workspace, and community venue will reopen on 12th April, but it needs the community’s help to survive!
Martyn Johnston and Tamsin Scott As we enter 2021, we have been forced to close our doors once again, and yet another false start has set us back. With what now looks like mistaken optimism, we brought our team back from furlough in August 2020, recruited a new manager, and began the arduous task of…
This week, we’re saying goodbye to the brain behind the Bread + Roses menu, Lizzie Kendrick. We chatted to her before she leaves to find out how she discovered Bread + Roses, the journey she’s been on over the last few years and what’s in store for the future. Plus, she reveals her favourite thing…
In the beginning … When we opened Bread + Roses in August 2018, we were far reaching in our ambitions and about to set a massive ball rolling. We got around £60,000 from social investment loans, secured a three year lease of a stunning grade-two listed building on a popular high street in Bradford, and…
As we enter into the ‘new normal’, more and more people are choosing to rethink how they work. In a recent Telegraph and Argus article, it was revealed that a quarter of people in Yorkshire are not yet comfortable going back to the office. The benefits of working from home have been made clear to…
We’re really excited to show all our wonderful customers and users what we’ve been working on over the last few months when we reopen on the 28th September 2020. In the meantime, check out these FAQ’s to find out what we’ve been up to, why we’re not reopening until September and how to keep up…
Over lockdown, we’ve been working super hard to get funding so that we can reopen as a bigger and better business. These last few months have shown us just how important community is, and we want to make sure we can continue to fill our role as a community space in Bradford, even if we…