Café HopeEpisodes Episode guide
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26/01/2026
Thought-provoking talks in which speakers explore original ideas about culture and society
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Change Please
How a social enterprise is using coffee sales as a means of tackling homelessness.
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Pet Blood Bank
How a charity providing blood services for pets is helping to save the lives of dogs.
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Cafe Hope's Christmas Dinner
Swapping our virtual coffee shop for the real Cafe Hope in Glasgow.
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Confidence building
How a social enterprise is teaching building skills to improve wellbeing in the community.
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Dementia drop-ins
How one woman set up a support group for people living with dementia and their carers.
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Rides for remembrance
How a London taxi driver goes the extra mile for veterans.
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Carpark concerts
How one charity is bringing orchestral music into the community in unusual spaces.
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Build and bond
How one man found support and friendship in a community shed workshop.
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A refuge for everyone
How one woman started a group to support refugees and the wider community in Stockton.
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Saving lives at stadiums
How one football fan wants to get defibrillators in each corner of every football stadium
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Dedication to donation
How one woman wants to get more people to give blood after donations helped her husband.
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Bringing loved ones home
How one charity is helping repatriate families' loved ones to Ireland and Northern Ireland
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Caring quilts
How one woman set up a charity that makes quilts for young people leaving care.
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Wellbeing in the waves
How one charity is using surfing to improve children's mental health and wellbeing.
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Saving stitches
How one woman is teaching people to sew to help them repair clothes and save money.
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Lost rings and things
How one man started a free service to find lost jewellery and metallic items.
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Choral communities
How one woman is running community choirs to show people how singing can benefit health.
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Hi-vis hose down
How one man is cleaning up parks in Liverpool in his free time.
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Wheels and woofs
How one charity is helping disabled dogs live their best lives.
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Food bank deliveries with dignity
How one charity wants to change the model of food banks by delivering to peoples' houses.
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Provisions for preemies
How one woman is helping premature babies and their mums right from the start.
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Exercise for everyone
How one trainer makes exercise accessible to the elderly and people with disabilities.
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Hops and jobs
How one social enterprise is helping prison leavers in their craft brewery and bakery.
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From coal to cakes
How one man with Down's syndrome wanted to inspire others by running his own business.
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Feeling safer on the streets
How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.
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Travel and chat
How a community bus has provided friendship as well as transport.
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Grub not garbage
How one cafe is turning food waste into meals.
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Café Hope's Christmas Dinner
How people are helping others to make Christmas better for their community.
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Rescuing chickens around the cluck
How one woman helps chickens once their best egg laying days are over.

