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Getting the message across
about Cuppas

An underused facility which has coming out of playgroup or
been open for nearly six years is school."
seeking publicity to attract more Cafe manager MarieTownsend
customers. believes the prices charged at
Cuppas cafe was started in 1984 Cuppas must be the lowest in
by the Freshbrook Village Group town. "We serve a fried breakfast
residents' organisation, soon after for £2 until two o'clock,
the area's permanent community ploughman's lunches and jacket
centre was opened. The idea potatoes with fillings. We also
behind having a cafe in a serve light snacks, cakes and
community centre was to offer scones to go with morning coffee
people somewhere to go which and afternoon tea."
was sociable, open to children Pictured right, Cuppas manager
and did not demand a Marie Townsend ,sitting centre, with
'commitment.' Gillian Lane, left and Yvonne Wolf,
"So often you have to be already right, and some of their customers
in a group to go into your local FREE TEA OFFER TO LINK READERS. Cuppas Community Cafe will serve customers
community centre," explained with a free pot of tea on orders of more than £1 during April.
centre manager Maureen Barker
"With Cuppas, you don't have to
be 'involved;' you can come in for Radio 1
coffee or tea, look at the posters
and then leave. It's very competitors
convenient for local people, and Freshbrook's Windmill Pub took
the prices are low." part in Dave Lee Travers' Radio 1
Unfortunately trade has been Pub Quiz Challenge on 17 March.
slipping recently and the Unfortunately a fried breakfast
community centre wants to give cooked by landlady Hilary
Cuppas a boost by telling lots Danials did not see off the
more people about it. "Many challenge from locals of 'The Spy'
people might not know that at Abercynon, Mid-Glamorgan
Cuppas is here," said Maureen. and the teams moment of
"But when it has closed for broadcast glory came to an end.
redecoration or a summer break, The Windmill Team on air,from left,
the centre is absolutely lifeless. Dave Sullivan, Steve Hawes, Hilary
It's a good place to meet and make Danials, Steve Hollick and Paul
friends, or wait for children Piper.

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