Hillaballoo

…and it’s getting brighter. I saw Julia King yesterday at a ‘Make your Mark meet-up’ in the Albany Cafe (see this link for more http://makeyourmark.ning.com/ ). Julia is the new development manager for the Cafe. She said that they’d had a brilliant workshop with Catherine Shovlin, for staff and trainees to get a vision for how the Cafe could be better for regular users and to attract more people. They explored colours, moods and views and came up with a plan. They’ve also been busy painting and changing the furniture and they are hoping to make a garden in front of the Fabric of Society mural.

It’s great that Cafe Orange can be part of Hillaballoo. Julia has the inspired idea of running a project for the trainees all about the view towards Docklands before Canary Wharf was built. This will lead to an exhibition. She’s keen to hear if anyone has photos, knowledge or ideas about this.

Two of the trainees are going to start having a stall at the Arts & Crafts/Farmer’s Market, so they will be part of the day too. An open day at Cafe Orange is planned for the 4 June. Good luck with the plans, Julia and everyone else in the Cafe.