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Café HopeEpisodes

  1. 26/01/2026

    Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society

  2. Change Please

    How a social enterprise is using coffee sales as a means of tackling homelessness.

  3. Pet Blood Bank

    How a charity providing blood services for pets is helping to save the lives of dogs.

  4. Cafe Hope's Christmas Dinner

    Swapping our virtual coffee shop for the real Cafe Hope in Glasgow.

  5. Confidence building

    How a social enterprise is teaching building skills to improve wellbeing in the community.

  6. Dementia drop-ins

    How one woman set up a support group for people living with dementia and their carers.

  7. Rides for remembrance

    How a London taxi driver goes the extra mile for veterans.

  8. Carpark concerts

    How one charity is bringing orchestral music into the community in unusual spaces.

  9. Build and bond

    How one man found support and friendship in a community shed workshop.

  10. A refuge for everyone

    How one woman started a group to support refugees and the wider community in Stockton.

  11. Saving lives at stadiums

    How one football fan wants to get defibrillators in each corner of every football stadium

  12. Dedication to donation

    How one woman wants to get more people to give blood after donations helped her husband.

  13. Bringing loved ones home

    How one charity is helping repatriate families' loved ones to Ireland and Northern Ireland

  14. Caring quilts

    How one woman set up a charity that makes quilts for young people leaving care.

  15. Wellbeing in the waves

    How one charity is using surfing to improve children's mental health and wellbeing.

  16. Saving stitches

    How one woman is teaching people to sew to help them repair clothes and save money.

  17. Lost rings and things

    How one man started a free service to find lost jewellery and metallic items.

  18. Choral communities

    How one woman is running community choirs to show people how singing can benefit health.

  19. Hi-vis hose down

    How one man is cleaning up parks in Liverpool in his free time.

  20. Wheels and woofs

    How one charity is helping disabled dogs live their best lives.

  21. Food bank deliveries with dignity

    How one charity wants to change the model of food banks by delivering to peoples' houses.

  22. Provisions for preemies

    How one woman is helping premature babies and their mums right from the start.

  23. Exercise for everyone

    How one trainer makes exercise accessible to the elderly and people with disabilities.

  24. Hops and jobs

    How one social enterprise is helping prison leavers in their craft brewery and bakery.

  25. From coal to cakes

    How one man with Down's syndrome wanted to inspire others by running his own business.

  26. Feeling safer on the streets

    How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.

  27. Travel and chat

    How a community bus has provided friendship as well as transport.

  28. Grub not garbage

    How one cafe is turning food waste into meals.

  29. Café Hope's Christmas Dinner

    How people are helping others to make Christmas better for their community.

  30. Rescuing chickens around the cluck

    How one woman helps chickens once their best egg laying days are over.

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