Young at Heart Forum

07/06/2026

We're looking for you!

05/06/2026

It’s volunteers week!

We want thank our volunteers, whether you help in the cafe, with gardening, running events, mentoring and anything that crops up, thank you.

We can’t do without you ❤️

Pete, Ann & Alisha

26/05/2026

Good morning all

Our meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 26th May,
will be a talk entitled ‘Casualty’ - The Real Life Charlie Fairhead.

The talk will be given by Gary Jones who worked in emergency nursing and became involved in helping the TV series Casualty. As an avid viewer of the programme myself, I am sure this will be a really interesting talk with an insight to the series.

2:00-4:00 at Stanway Lakelands Centre

The air con will be on ready to keep us cool

Best wishes
Tony & the YOH

23/05/2026

John Palmer, Jon Gallop, and Paul Devereux with the incredible Peter Dutch, the face behind the Anti Loo Roll Brigade and the ALB Festival! 🙌 We’re delighted to announce that Palmer & Partners are proud to be one of the main sponsors for this amazing initiative. Stay tuned for more updates and join us in supporting a great cause! 💪💚

21/05/2026

19/05/2026

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly Cafe at Stanway Lakeland’s Centre and be part of the Colchester Anti Loo Roll Brigade. We are expanding our team, are you who we are looking for?

As a Kitchen Team leader you will
⭐Prepare, cook, and present food that meets specifications and customer expectations
⭐Maintain hygiene levels and safety regulations in the kitchen to help guarantee the safety of your entire team and visitors
⭐Deputise for the management team and resolve any issues that arise in their absence
⭐Help organise and coordinate the team during a busy service making sure everything runs like clockwork.

What you'll bring
⭐Ability to work under pressure in a busy kitchen and pull together as a team when needed
⭐A passion for delivering tasty and well-presented food to customers each and every time
⭐Be a role model to the team by maintaining high standards and making sure every customer receives the perfect plate.
⭐An ability to think on your feet and adapt to whatever challenges arise during a busy service
⭐Baking Skills an advantage

What we would require from you:
⭐Kitchen experience essential
⭐7 day a week rota with evening & weekend availability essential ⭐flexibility to cover holidays
⭐Maintain hygiene levels and safety regulations in the kitchen to ⭐help guarantee the safety of your entire team and visitors
⭐ Deputise for the management team and resolve any issues that arise in their absence
⭐Help organise and coordinate the team during a busy service making sure everything runs like clockwork.

The Role is a minimum 20 hours per week and requires the applicant to be a key holder over the age of 25.
Salary is dependent on experience.
To apply please email Ann at [email protected]

18/05/2026

05/01/2026

Good evening all

Happy new year!

Looking forward to seeing you all this Wednesday 7th January 2.00-4.00 at the Stanway Lakelands Centre.

If you would like to join us please do get in touch

📧 [email protected]
📞 07515 963356

06/12/2025

Well, what a great Christmas meeting we had with lots of fun. Many thanks to all of you that sent emails and messages saying how much you enjoyed yourselves. The whole team really appreciate your kind words. So from us to all of you have a great Christmas. May 2026 be a happy and healthy year for all of us.
P.S We look forward to seeing everyone again on January 7th 2026