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Tuesday 12:30pm - 2:30pm Friday 12pm - 4pm Saturday 10am - 4pm

Bread in Common

Bread in Common is B arts' Community Bakery & Cafe We don’t use any additives or artificial ingredients. On Fridays we run a Pay As You Feel Cafe 12-2.

We know that food connects everyone, and Bread in Common is our door to connect everyone who steps through to one another, to good food, the arts and lots more in Stoke-on-Trent. Bread in Common was set up over ten years ago because we’re passionate about baking and eating better bread, and believe that Real Bread is something that all of us have a right to enjoy. By real bread we main bread baked

with flour, water, salt, yeast and natural flavourings such as herbs, seeds and nuts. We hate food waste, and that people can't get their hands on food. So we are proud to be in a partnership with Fareshare - an organisation that redistributes surplus food to charities and community projects (such as us). We turn that waste food into meals and distribute the food to anyone who wants or needs it. We use surplus supermarket food to create diverse and creative meals that anyone can come and enjoy - we simply ask people to pay what they feel and can. Your donation covers the cost of our chef, our kitchen team and of the power it takes it cook and wash up. So we like to suggest £5 for a two course meal, but it is really up to you. We have run baking projects all over the city, teaching baking skills and the joy of making bread together. Our legendary mobile wood-fired pizza oven has popped up at many events serving the best pizza you can eat without sitting down- and you can book us too. We cater for special events and conferences, corporate or community lunches and evening meals. We run baking courses so everyone can get more confident in baking at home, and we run community, school and young people’s projects around bread and baking. We are doers. We are a community. We change lives. If you would like to know more please just send us an e-mail at [email protected] - we’d love to see what we can do
or pop in for a lunch and a chat at 72 Hartshill Road, ST47RB

08/01/2025

Just a reminder that our Bread in Common Cafe is closed this week 10/01/2025 for Pay as you Feel Lunch whilst our building is undergoing important insulation works

However, Cher will be opening the Community Pantry 12-2pm so do come and help yourself

Our community pantry is FULL of surplus food items like fruit, veg, bread and MORE that you can pop in and take home with you for FREE

Just bring your own shopping bag to fill up!

Bread in Common Cafe will be back open Friday 17th January

09/08/2024

Join us for lunch between 12 and 2 🍲🥖

📣 Pay-as-you-feel and free community pantry

Did you know we open our Cafe every Friday from 12 til 2pm for a delicious pay-as-you-feel lunch cooked fresh using surplus food from supermarkets, by our incredible kitchen team!? 👩‍🍳🍲

We also have a community pantry FULL of surplus food items like fruit, veg, bread and MORE that you can pop in and take home with you for FREE?

Just bring your own shopping bag to fill up! 🛍

Our two-three course lunches changes every week, is made using surplus food from supermarkets and is always vegetarian - with vegan options available too! 🍠🍅🍵

Our cafe is a safe community space, perfect for meeting up with a friend, having a lunch time meeting, or if you're out and about on your own and fancy a heart meal in good company!

We hope to see you here soon!

12/07/2024

Our menu today! And some items from our community pantry. Join us for lunch between 12 and 2 🍲🥖

📣 Pay-as-you-feel and free community pantry

Don't forget Ian Mood's Stoke Market Residency Exhibition is open in our Middle Space today 11-3pm

Did you know we open our Cafe every Friday from 12 til 2pm for a delicious pay-as-you-feel lunch cooked fresh using surplus food from supermarkets, by our incredible kitchen team!? 👩‍🍳🍲

We also have a community pantry FULL of surplus food items like fruit, veg, bread and MORE that you can pop in and take home with you for FREE?

Just bring your own shopping bag to fill up! 🛍

Our two course lunches changes every week, is made using surplus food from supermarkets and is always vegetarian - with vegan options available too! 🍠🍅🍵

Our cafe is a warm and inviting community space, perfect for meeting up with a friend, having a lunch time meeting, or if you're out and about on your own and fancy a heart meal in good company!

We hope to see you here soon!

Bread in Common

23/05/2024

17/05/2024

25/03/2024

🎉🎉THANK YOU very much to everyone who has donated to our Big Give Campaign so far! We are 54% of the way there
BUT we only have until tomorrow Tuesday 26th March at midday to raise the rest, so if you are able to please do help us reach the target in time by donating here: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002SEThEAAX
👩‍🍳🧜‍♂️ We are raising money to run creative cooking and writing sessions for children and young people in Stoke-On-Trent across the summer holidays partnering with community venues in disadvantaged neighbourhoods to create a really memorable and magical holiday experience.
Every amount donated before Tuesday will be doubled! For example...
£5 will enable us to buy ingredients for a child to make a really special main and dessert, if you donate before Tuesday we'll have enough to buy ingredients for TWO mains and desserts! DOUBLE the DELICIOUSNESS! 🥦🥕🌽🫐🥚🥘🍨🥟

22/03/2024

**Important Announcement**

Due to lack of donations our Community Pantry is unavailable this week

But we are STILL OPEN for Pay as You Feel Lunch 12-2pm

Thank you

20/03/2024

🎉Help us bring our creative cooking and writing project 'The Little School of Improbable Cooking back to Stoke in Summer 2024' 🥗

B arts are taking part in the Arts for Impact campaign via Big Give, which is running now until midday 26 March.

💰Donations given during this time are generously matched by Stoke Creates, meaning whatever you give will be DOUBLED! 💰💰

🧑‍🍳We will be using the donations to run our summer holiday project partnering with community venues in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Stoke on Trent to run a magical pop-up cooking school! 🪄🍓

During the project children and young people are supported to cook themselves a two course meal themed around a magical dilemma combining fun & cooking skills for children-creating low cost nutritious recipes. Alongside the cooking we run creative writing activities—from magical recipes to food-themed rap battles—that get the young people’s imagination and confidence firing!

Learn more and donate NOW - https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002SEThEAAX

Open until Tuesday 26 March

13/02/2024

We're sorry we haven't posted in a while! ❤️

Every Friday we run our Pay-as-you-feel Cafe and Community Pantry 12-2pm 🥖🥘🥕🍅🍞

Come and join us for a delicious 3 course lunch in our Cafe THIS FRIDAY, and take home any food items from our community pantry for FREE! 🥔🥦

The community pantry, and all the ingredients used in our pay-as-you-feel lunch are surplus food from supermarkets, that otherwise be thrown away.

The meals are Vegetarian and we have Vegan options too!

📍🗺 Join us at:
Bread in Common
B arts
64-72 Hartshill Road,
Stoke on Trent
ST4 7RB

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Address

72 Hartshill Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST47RB

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12:30pm - 2:30pm
Friday	12pm - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+447516330722

Website

http://www.breadincommon.com/

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About Us

Bread in Common is B arts real bread bakery and programme of Bread Clubs. Bread in Common is based at

72 Hartshill Road Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7RB B arts started Baking Bread, a project to discover, make and share bread recipes from the diverse communities in Stoke-on-Trent, back in 2011. We also found there is a demand for “real” bread, that’s bread made using the best and simplest ingredients, made in stages and risen slowly. So we ran a subscription bread service for a year to develop the audience for real bread. What are Bread Clubs? We know that although people want to learn new baking skills to help feed their families, and make the budget go further, sometimes the biggest barrier is turning on the oven. So Bread Clubs are about bringing people together in community centres and church halls to use a shared oven and bake together. We provide the starting help- some baking advice, help you to organise your bake and some practical stuff ( kit, how/ where to bulk buy ingredients, how to sort out the money etc) and then you get baking. As part of this project we also have a mobile wood fired bread/pizza oven If you’d like to book the oven do contact us at [email protected] What’s in the bread then?

We use organic flours, water and salt. If there is anything more in a loaf it is clearly stated in the description (it’s likely to be olive oil, seeds, fruit, malted grain flakes of wheat or rye) Our bread is made using either a sourdough or a bakers’ yeast with a dose of sourdough, and is given a long proving process, often over night, giving time to develop the gluten and for a good taste.

If you need any information about the allergens contained in any of our products please contact us on [email protected] There are no flour improvers, synthetic chemicals or any other hidden extras. You can find out more about real bread from the Real Bread Campaign http://www.sustainweb.org/realbread/ Meanwhile- support us Buy real bread- either from us or from your nearest real bread makers or get in touch if you want to start a bread club in your area!