sharing cafe
Residents creating opportunities for themselves and other residents while using the Every One Every Day spaces to test ideas.
The Sharing Cafe idea came about when a group of residents wanted to use the Every One Every Day shops around the borough when the team weren’t around to test ideas on running an all inclusive shop space to expose the local residents to healthier and more circular options.
After some co-design sessions, local residents of Barking and Dagenham turned the Church Elm Lane shop into a Sharing Cafe for two weeks to test the appetite for a wellness based space including food, languages and skill exchange, which created lots of sharing possibilities. Promotional materials were created to encourage residents to bring their ideas, friends, food, clothes, languages and share it with each other.
The concept was for there to be no exchange of money and instead residents would give feedback on food and activities.
