Brewed & Baked: Brewing up ideas for
the local Musselburgh community
Hello and
welcome to a very special Brewed & Baked blog edition. It’s been a while
since I’ve written I know, but I just had to share with you all the great
lunchtime experience I had at Musselburgh’s newest café in town, Brewed &
Baked today.
I had the pleasure
of visiting Brewed and Baked with CHANGES volunteer coordinator, Beth today for
a hot chocolate and catch up about my part-time, voluntary PR and Social media
work with CHANGES which I do out-with my full time work with bid specialist
organisation, AM Bid Services.
I was keen to
hear more about all the exciting fundraising activities Brewed and Baked are
doing to for CHANGES Community Health Project in the form of their exciting ‘Charity
of the week’.
‘Charity of the
week’ is a week filled with daily initiatives to raise money for CHANGES. From naming
the bunnies, to an acoustic music night taking place this Friday 1st
April. This week really has something fun for everyone.
So, when Beth
and I got to sit down with Cheri Lynd (who co-owns Brewed and Baked with husband
Andy Lynd) we decided to do a Q&A to find out more about this exciting new café
and why you should shop local.
Brewed & Baked Quick Facts:
- Opened in Musselburgh 4 months ago
- Opened as a one off, with the intention and hope of franchising later
- Owners are Cheri & Andy Lynd
- Active in the local Musselburgh community
- Open 8am-6pm Monday- Saturday & 9am-5pm Sunday
- Situated on 83 High Street Musselburgh
Q&A with Brewed & Baked Manager,
Cheri
D&B: What does the Musselburgh
Community mean to you?
C: It is the reason we’re here. Every person who walks
through the door is valued. We’re grateful and delighted they’ve chosen to
visit us.
We pride
ourselves on creating a warm relaxed, inviting café that our local community
can come time and time again. We want
our customers to come in, forget about their worries, enjoy our wide range of
custom made drinks (we create them how YOU like them) and a delicious snacks
selection.
We go beyond
just selling food to the Musselburgh community, we’re actively involved in
community causes. We’re currently supporting CHANGES Community Health Project
by dedicating a ‘Charity of the week’ to raising funds for them.
We also support
‘Reading is braw’ which is fantastic initiative designed to encourage and
inspire children to read more.
As someone with
an art background, we support the local arts and are looking to expand on this
further as Brewed and Baked grows. Whether this is supporting local school
clubs or commissioning local talent to put pieces in our premises.
D&B: What are you most proud off?
C: Continually being able to serve the Musselburgh community.
To see the hard work, we’ve put into giving great service transpiring into
people coming back again. I was so touched when a woman (who I sat down with as
she seemed like she just need to talk) said to me “you’ve really cheered me up,
I feel so much better after chatting with you”.
D&B: What does the future hold for
Brewed & Baked?
C: Continuing to build on what we’ve got. Getting involved in
more community causes. Developing our presence even further on social media,
and most importantly, hearing more of our customer’s stories. Everyone has a
story and we can’t wait to hear more of them.
Closing Note
When I walked
into Brewed & Baked, I was instantly blown away with the attention to detail.
From drinks being crafted exactly how you ask them for, the reading section for
kids, the great upbeat choice of music, that feeling that you could sit and
enjoy, as opposed to being rushed out. I think it’s fantastic what Cheri and
the time are doing. I’ll be paying them a visit for a hot chocolate again very
soon. If you haven’t already tried Brewed and Baked. You really must go! Support
local!
For more information on Brewed & Baked :
Premises: 83 High Street Musselburgh
Facebook: Brewed & baked
Website: http://brewedandbaked.co.uk/
For more information on CHANGES:
Facebook: CHANGES Community Health Project
Twitter: @changes_muss
Website: http://changeschp.com/
