OPENING TIMES

Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
Thursday: Closed for community projects
Friday: 9am - 5pm
Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am-4pm

Social Pantry shop
Wednesday: 12pm -3pm open for drop ins and new members

Thursday: 10am -3pm open for appointments only

2022 donations gratefully received social pantry

The Umbrella Cafe CIC.
Find us downstairs at Whitstable Umbrella Centre!
Oxford Street, Whitstable Kent CT5 1DD - find us.

Phone: 07518 065801

Welcome to The Umbrella Café CIC, Whitstable

Our community cafe, social kitchen and project spaces all exist for the same purpose; to reduce social isolation, food poverty and food waste in our local area. We run not for profit and are accountable to our community. Four days a week we throw open our doors to welcome all in for lunches, home-made cakes and drinks. We have a gorgeous community garden, a cosy Cafe space and both are fully accessible. We welcome friendly dogs on leads. Behind the scenes we are funded to help us deliver our social impact by The National Lottery and Kent Community Foundation. We’re looking forward to seeing you soon. Come and grab a coffee and see what we have to offer.

Google Map of The Umbrella Cafe, Whitstable

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Aug 12

Join us for a morning of seed sowing, nature clay printing and sensory play in the garden - totally free but tickets essential! Link in bio.

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Aug 9

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Running every Tuesday evening between 7pm and 9pm, starting on 23rd August at the Umbrella Café in Whitstable, this weekly hideaway allows you to develop a consistent creative practice, just you and your writing so that you can either start the book you’ve been meaning to write, or finally finish it. Run by the wonderful @the.writers.hideaway Contact Christina to book your space. <a href=

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Aug 9

CALLING ALL ELECTRONAUTS, COASTAL AND OTHERWISE
Our next Whitstable Synthesizer and Electronic Meet-up is on Friday 12th August.
At The Umbrella Café
Oxford Street
Whitstable
CT5 1DD
From 7:30pm on the above date until 10:30 or so, the bar will be open until normal closing time.
The room will be set up with tables and power supplies, and all are welcome.
Bring a synth or a sampler or some improvised noise making box, plug in and join the drone or just come along, listen and join in the fun.
We’ll allocate 15 minute slots through the evening so let us know if you want to perform through the main room PA in an open-mic kind of set up, but bring a speaker of some sort for making noises between the sessions.
The event will be very warm and informal, just turn up and see what’s happening!
It would be great to see you there. All ages and abilities welcome.

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Aug 8

Lovely fresh ingredients go into our buddha bowls all our veg come from @stainesfarmshop small business supporting small business. Come and enjoy one in our sunny garden #communitycafe #freshingredients #freshvegetables #buysocial #supportsmallbusiness

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Aug 7

Free kids yoga event with @floatingyogagirl at #theumbrellacafe #kidsyoga #communityeventspace #supportingthecommunity

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Jul 28

What we do in the shadows. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings you will find us lurking behind M&S loading up all the surplus stock that would otherwise be added to landfill. We divert over 200kgs of food every week to reduce food waste and redistribute it to families experiencing food insecurity. It’s a lot for two people to manage as we also hit up Co-op and Sainsburys. >>>>>Could you lend a strong helping hand to collect food surplus for the pantry? We need a hand collecting food surplus on Wednesday and Thursday mornings - It would only take an hour of your time….! Get in touch if you can help. #foodwaste #notforprofit #reducewaste #foodinsecurity #teamwork #community #surplus #whitstable #socialenterprise

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Jul 26

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST🧘🏽🧘🏼🧘🏿 we have the wonderful @floatingyogagirl running two free children’s yoga sessions in the garden. 10am session for 4-7yr olds / 11am session for 8-12 yr olds. Beginner friendly yoga sessions helping the children to explore energizing yoga positions and calming meditation and grounding techniques. These sessions are FREE but you do need to book. Link in bio

#communitycafe #coffeeshop #supportlocal #mentalhealth #motivation #wellness #whitstable #whitstablecoffee #children #notforprofit

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Jul 16

Folks tomorrow this event is cash only. Come early and bring the readies

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Jul 16

In order to keep the pantry well stocked and to do our part to reduce food waste we collect surplus from a number of local stores in town. We could really do with a helping hand collecting these though. It would take 1 hour max a week, involves a free coffee for your effort and would make a huge difference in our efforts to support local people who experience long term food insecurity. Give us a shout if you can help!

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Jul 11

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We have so much going on we need a few more team members! Looking for a friendly soul for the front of house and a passionate chef to work in our kitchen. For more info or to apply contact us <a href=

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Jul 3

It’s National open gardens second event in Whitstable today! Pop in and admire our glorious oasis. The community garden is nurtured by a team of dedicated volunteers who spend countless hours pruning, weeding, watering and creating a garden that thrives and blooms all year. We also have a plant sale on today and of course delicious @garageroasted coffee.
Come and delight in a freshly baked scone piled high with cream and jam and make your way around the gardens of Whitstable

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Jul 2

Did you know you can order a deliciously decadent whole cake for yourself- or we suppose you could share it with others. Dangerously rich chocolate sponge layers, Belgian chocolate frosting and a drip of ganache available or perhaps you prefer a gently spiced carrot cake or a classic Victoria sponge. To order click on the links on our website

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Jun 29

We have the wonderful CJ back in the garden on Sunday 28th August.
Sign your child up for a free session at either 10am or 11am.

Only children need tickets and they are flying out the door so grab one while you can!

Sorry for the luddite link but copy and paste this to secure a space.

https://drummingwithcj.eventbrite.co.uk

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Jun 22

We have been really busy the last few days since our renovation and had so much lovely feedback from you all! We have worked really hard, doing all the work ourselves and on a tiny budget- we still have lots of finishing touches to make it home but your support makes all the evenings painting, sawing, sanding and drilling worth it!
We are a not for profit business so any profit we makes directly supports our community projects and without the generous support of our community we cannot achieve all that we do, so it’s a huge THANK YOU from us!
#socialenterprise #notforprofit #community #whitstable #cafe #whitstablecoffee

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Jun 18

These blueberry and lemon cakes are so soft and light, like biting into a zesty cloud - and with two of your 10 a day it’s the healthy start to your weekend you need. Our garden is the perfect spot for some sweet sustenance or a relaxed brunch in the shade. The @whitstableumbrellacentre have a bouncy castle in the hall and jazz in the garden so spend some time in the calm after a scorcher of a week. It’s going to be grey tomorrow so let’s wring the last bit of vitamin D out! #whitstable #brunch

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Jun 17

Fluffy Belgian waffles piled high with a mouth zinging fruit compote and vanilla infused chantilly cream. Menu planning is fun and filling! Would you like to see these on our menu? Give us a shout below!

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Jun 17

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Jun 10

Tickets available for our next backyard rave brought to you by the Love Dancing DJs. Come get a bit sweaty and dance to your favourite tunes, bringing you house, dance, techno and a touch of hip hop. Tickets available here… https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-dancing-july-2022-tickets-337922323767?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

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Jun 6

Gorgeous workshop happening @hive_coworking led by @emilyroseparris
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Jun 6

Shiny and new!
Whilst our ethos, aims and values will always stay the same it is time for a bit of a refresh here at the cafe. We are making some changes to ensure we are as accessible and inclusive as possible so follow along with our progress over the next few weeks.

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