Welcome to Bath Community Kitchen

Cooking & Eating Better Together

Welcome to Bath Community Kitchen

Cooking & Eating Better Together

Bath Community Kitchen (BCK) uses communal meals and cookery workshops to improve people’s physical and mental wellbeing in Bath and surrounding areas.

Our vision is for more people in Bath to have opportunities to cook and eat together, to have access to delicious, healthy and affordable food, and be equipped with the skills to cook well for themselves, creating lasting change in our community.

Bath Community Kitchen (BCK) uses communal meals and cookery workshops to improve people’s physical and mental wellbeing in Bath and surrounding areas.

Our vision is for more people in Bath to have opportunities to cook and eat together, to have access to delicious, healthy and affordable food, and be equipped with the skills to cook well for themselves, creating lasting change in our community.

What We Offer

Communal Meals

Nothing forms community ties better than eating together. We bring people together with high quality, low or zero-cost meals on a “pay-what-you-can” model, alleviating social isolation, loneliness and hunger.

We deliver these across BANES with a focus in areas of highest deprivation and where possible, using surplus food that would otherwise go to landfill.

Cookery Workshops

We deliver engaging cookery workshops for all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Our skilled chefs and facilitators have a wealth of experience in providing the knowledge and confidence to make healthy, affordable and delicious meals.

First and foremost we create fun sessions that inspire a love of cookery and good food.

Event Catering

Hire us to cater your party or event in the knowledge that all profits go towards helping Bath Community Kitchen’s objectives.

We place a high value on using quality local, seasonal ingredients to create inspiring, beautiful and delicious food, served in a relaxed and informal style.

Our Mission

To increase access to delicious, healthy & affordable food

To strengthen our community by creating more opportunities to eat together

To improve cookery skills

To reduce food waste and support ethical producers

Our Projects

Timebank Plus "Out to Lunch"

A weekly 2-course lunch club meal for 10-30 guests (over 65s). Commissioned by Timebank Plus in Twerton. The session offers a delicious high quality meal as well as activities such as live music, a weekly raffle, bingo and talks. 

Time: 1200-1400
When: Every Wednesday
Where: Quebec Social Centre, 6 Dominion Road, Twerton, BA2 1DW

Twerton Thursday Night Dinner

A delicious, free, 3-course community meal in Twerton using surplus food. All welcome to come and cook or eat or both!

Time: 1830-2030
When: Every Thursday
Where: Lighthouse Centre, High St, Twerton, Bath, BA2 1DQ

Introduction to Catering

A course we run for Youth Connect South West for up to eight students not in full time education or employment, with an interest in developing cookery skills. This course offers a pathway into a career in catering and the food industry.

 

Forest of Imagination 2024

The Forest of Imagination at the Holburne Museum, with the theme of Biodiversity.

When: 26-30th June 2024
Where: Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney St, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4DB

Oasis: Living Room Community Dinner

A free 3-course community meal, twice a month, as part of a Cost of Living Fund Warm Space. Commissioned by Oasis Hub Bath.

Click here for more information…

Forest of Imagination 2023

Where it all started! BCK ran a month-long pop-up community kitchen project at the National Trust Assembly Rooms in Bath. Working with school children during the week and cooking up free weekend lunches with Foodcycle and Syrian refugees.

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

Engaging and fun cooking workshops within the HAF programme during school holidays.

Commissioned by We Activate and BANES. 

Guys Can Cook!

A 6-week course designed to give men living alone, a chance to learn new cookery skills, eat more healthily and enjoy the company of others. Our next course starts 17th Feb 2025 and is funded by B&NES. See here for further details.

Cooking with Ukrainians

A monthly cookery session for Ukrainian refugees in Bath, funded by B&NES. Co-created by Ukrainians, this course provides cookery workshops covering different international cuisines for up to 40 people.

Cookery for Care Leavers

Developing cookery skills for independent living amongst care leavers in Bath aged 18-25. In conjunction with B&NES.

Our Team

Rob

Rob

Rob started Bath Community Kitchen in 2023 with a month-long pop up as part of the Forest of Imagination. Rob had worked as a chef in Bristol before joining Jamie’s Farm, an educational charity based in Bath, where he managed the food and horticultural provision for disadvantaged young people. Rob is deeply passionate about sharing his love of creating delicious, healthy food with people from all walks of life.

Marc

Marc ate with us at the Forest of imagination in 2023 and joined up immediately. He has a background as a designer and children’s social worker as well as in creating and growing a successful small business from 1999. The concept of Bath Community Kitchen has reignited his passion for helping communities work through challenges and change. He particularly likes following Rob’s obsession with great cooking and the presentation of vegetarian food, as well as the chance to sample the results!
Helen

Helen

Helen helped to launch BCK at the Forest of Imagination and now acts as a Director, whilst also running a cookery school in France (Melusine). She is the former owner of the renowned Demuths Cookery School in Bath, where for 10 years she taught people from all over the world how to cook delicious, creative plant-based food. Helen has always been interested in how what we eat is so closely related to our wellbeing.

Support Our Work

Donate

All the money you donate goes towards our work of supporting disadvantaged groups in Bath through our programmes of cooking and eating together.

By supporting our work you can help bring about long term physical and mental health benefits for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Even small donations can make a big difference so if you would like to donate please follow the link below.

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering at any of our projects, or you can support us in some way with your experience and skills, please send us a message using the form below or email:

volunteer@bathcommunitykitchen.org.uk

Our Funders

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Get in Touch

Send us a message if you have questions about Bath Community Kitchen’s work or would like us to work with you on a project.

We look forward to hearing from you!

You can also email us: info@bathcommunitykitchen.org.uk

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