A Community cafe in Maidenhead has been so popular with youngsters it has outgrown its premises in Queen Street.
Re:charge was set up by the Bridge Trust Thames Valley and offers a safe place for youngsters, young parents and parents to be to meet up and learn.
Since it opened at 67 Queen Street, Maidenhead in November 2002 the cafe has gone from strength to strength. It runs a drop-in facility and staff talk to children who could become involved in truancy, addiction and anti-social behaviour and organises fun events.
But service manager Hilary Bone said they needed more space. “The other day we had 11 families in the small Queen Street cafe. Noise levels are high and we were trying to use upstairs and downstairs.” She said: “We want to move to a more central location in the town that has a more space so we can put on a more events and activities.”
The trust is looking at the possibility of leasing premises twice the size of the Queen Street cafe. A planning application has been submitted to the Royal Borough for change of use of the upper level of Kingsway House in King Street, Maidenhead so it could be made into a spacious youth cafe.
Maidenhead Advertiser ~ 11th November 2005
