THE KING'S CORNER COMMUNITY HOUSE

First, as a civil initiative, we created a community house that we call King's Corner.
It is because it is at the corner of King Street, under number 23, and we are starting our activities in 2023.

We had a Grand Opening event on the 28th of October 2022, with lots of participants, where we even started a joint artwork, that has been finished by December 21, when we celebrate the Birth of the Light.

Two families have put together what they had, and purchased some equipment and furniture.
A month was enough to start, and now when I write this, we are past 4 months of experience.

In February 2023 we started to go out to the store front, to draw the attention to our activities, and to show that not all the shops are closing, but that there is something good that just opened. A volunteer couple even offers nice hommede pastries, and supports our Farm Project, and offered up all of their income for this purpose. Their local small business is Chimney Cake Cumbria, that we also support with free business advise.
We don't have a large capital and don't receive funding, so we rely on ourselves and on those who are connected to us. Large capital isn't needed at all, we only expect acceptance and small supports. We offer special services that if you use, you already support the cause. Luckily, we have the

know-how and the experience. Among us there is an economist, an accountant, an IT technician, a naturopath, masseur, healthcare worker, builder, painter, carpenter and chef. Many of us had their own businesses, where they could acquire experience. So it wasn't an issue when we had to paint a tall staircase, we had to cut some decals, print branded T-Shirts and mugs, 3D print something, fix some lights, install CCTV and alarm or refurbish furniture. We like to make our items and furniture by using things that other people throw away.
 

In King's Corner we can have a cup of tea or coffee together, or eat some hommade pastries, however as a next step we plan to open a community cafe, gelato, where we will also have bubble tea, most people's favourite. We will call it Puzzle Bar, and hopefully it will also be open by Summer 2023.
We want to offer international products that most people haven't tasted yet. You would have to travel to far away cities to eat some Italian ice-cream, a traditional chimney cake, or other European food that you've never even heard of. We believe that through tastes, good energies can come to our lives that move us out of our habits. To sit in and eat, or having an ice-cream is already a community experience, we dreamt this place to be a special community space too. We think that games and playfulness is important, so we will focus on those activities where we can feel like a child again, and where we can relax. In the Puzzle Bar there will be different games and entertainment, to fill every day with good experiences. The puzzle rooms will keep changing, and our visitors can take part in something special they have never experienced before. We are planning lots of surprises.