As January gives way to February, we’re on the lookout for signs of Spring and scanning the horizon for a first hint of better times ahead. Glad as we are to see the daffodils lining the country lanes, and to feel the sun reach that little bit higher in the sky, patience is still required when it comes to envisaging the welcome and much needed […]
Poetry in lockdown
by Amber Brierley I wrote these poems throughout lockdown to try and fathom a moment in time which is both a torment and honour to endure… though so much has been stripped away, the mundane experiences, those things often taken for-granted, now have this newfound, deep value as if we are rediscovering them again. And […]
This season’s recipe: pork, apple & sage loaf
Pork, apple & sage loaf with butterbean & celeriac mash, braised leeks in a creamy cider & mustard sauce, pickled beetroot We put this dish on the menu in the last week of October, and it seemed to go down well! It was pretty much devised from scratch, and with our usual disregard for note taking… Thus, […]
December 2020 at CAST Café
What to expect this December at CAST Café(assuming we can open from Thursday, 3rd December) December menuAlongside our regular breakfast, snack, sweets and drinks menus, we will be offering the following lunch menu throughout the month until we break for Christmas, wth two courses available at £12.50. Curried squash & coconut soup, sambal, bread* Quinoa […]
CAST evening events programme resumes
CAST Artist’s Choice Screening: Hunt for The Wilderpeople Selected by Katherine Heron Friday 18th September, 7pm Admission £10 (concessions £8) including CAST Café supper from 6pm Booking essential Taika Waititi’s 2016 award-winning film Hunt for the Wilderpeople combines comedy and adventure. The film follows the exploits of 13-year-old foster child Ricky Baker who, after years of rejection, gets a fresh […]
