Salford Museum Cafe

Peel Park

The Crescent

Salford

M5 4WU

0161 778 0806

salford.museum@scll.co.uk 

 

 

 

 

Creative Café Project activities:

• book events 
• gallery 
• museum 
• networking
• visiting writers  

Salford Museum Cafe

The Floral Hall Café, Hornsea Review

The Floral Hall café , bookshop, sits next to the Floral Hall on the sea front at Hornsea.  Even on a Thursday afternoon in February it is inviting. Inside there are red hearts, ready for Valentine’s Day. Outside the waves tumble energetically on to the firm sand. The café offers a sanctuary for those who have braved a walk in the cold. Several have. And goodness, it’s cold enough out there.  

I arrive just in time for lunch.  I order a cheese and onion quiche with chips and salad. The pastry is light, the filling beautifully cheesy with the texture just right and the chips are cooked to be crisp on the outside and fluffy inside. All for under £6.00.  Later I indulge in a piece of excellent chocolate cake and a large cup of builder’s tea – for just £2.50.  No wonder the trade is brisk.

Horsnea Floral Hall Café Writer in Residence

At the Floral Hall Café
Esplenade

Hornsea
East Yorkshire
HU18 1NQ

Gill James will be working as Writer in Residence on Thursday 12 February 2015 from about 11.30 until the end of the afternoon.

She’ll be writing in the café.

Come and meet Gill and   

·         Book a half hour critique of your work. Book in advance here.   

·         Find out more about the Creative Café Project and Café Lit

·         Chat to her about writing

·         Find out about her books

·         Find out about writing flash fiction

·         Join  a local writing project         

Gill James writes novels for children and young adults. She writes shorter fiction for adults.

She is the founder of the Creative Café Project.      

   

The Caboose Cafe

Caboose Cafe & Bar
18 Queen Street 
Ramsgate 
Kent CT11 9DR

01843 570984

mike@caboosecafe.co.uk
georgia@caboosecafe.co.uk

Creative Cafe Project activities: 

• book reviews
• comedy
• live music  
• storytelling   

The Caboose Cafe 
 

THE BEST OF CAFE LIT 3 REVIEWED BY ALLISON SYMES

From the stylish simple cover depicting a cafe scene to the very last story in the book, you are in for a treat with this volume of short stories from Cafe Lit.

There is something in this book to suit every taste and mood.  The stories range from 100 word pieces to the more usual 1500-2000 word magazine type short story.  Each story has a drink assigned to it, literally to give “flavour” of what the story is about.

There are stories that made me laugh and some wonderful twist endings, especially in the 100 word pieces.  One in particular, Prayers by Roger Noons, has a twist at the end of it which turns the mood of the whole story, made  me shudder and he manages this in the last six words.  That is some achievement.

The stories include those told in the style of diary entries, letters (I like the use of a “handwriting” font for Letters to Albertine by Angela South) and some take us back in time while others are set in the present day. 

It is also a great book for dipping into when you’re not sure just how much you want to read, you haven’t got a lot of time to read or for those times when perhaps you’re just not in the mood for full length novels.  The book is a great size for slipping into bags etc so ideal for the daily bus or train commute.  Each story contains its own world beautifully and every word counts towards making that story work. I can’t see how anything in this book could’ve been left out which is probably the best compliment to each author whose work is included in The Best of Cafe Lit 3.

Hornsea Flora Hall

Floral Hall
Esplenade
Hornsea
East Yorkshire
HU18 1NQ
01964 532919 (hall) 
07903 703493 (cafe)

Creative Cafe Project activities:

• Antique fairs  
• Cinema club 
• Comedy club
• Dance  

Flora Hall Hornsea

The Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow

The Willow Tea Rooms
217 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3EX
0141 332 0521

&

97 Buchanan Street
Glasgow
G1 3HF
0141 204 5242

Creative Cafe Project Activities: 

• gallery
• exhibitions
• talks
• festival 
• writing group