On Monday 19th June, we opened the doors to our new Brierley Café.
Brierley Cafe is a friendly community space for people of Walkden and Little Hulton, to meet and enjoy a delicious, affordable meals, cakes and snacks. Located on Longshaw Drive, with many bus routes nearby and within walking distance of the Salford Primary Care Together and the Salford West Family Hub, the café is an ideal spot to meet friends or neighbours.
Brierley Café is also home to the Aspire catering academy, where we provide supported training placements for adults with learning disabilities or autism who wish to gain employability skills and experience in the catering industry. Our team provides training to develop customer service skills, gain catering qualifications, prepare food, and benefit from hands on experience, to progress into paid employment, as and when they feel ready.
“I love visiting Brierley Café; it has such a happy atmosphere. I particularly enjoy Ben and Jodie’s delicious cakes and pastries, I’m always excited coming in on a Wednesday to see what they have baked.” – Julie, customer
Brierley Café can suit multiple occasions, from hiring the café space for a special occasion, visiting for breakfast, popping in for a drink, or enjoying a delicious afternoon tea!
Our café offers a full breakfast menu, a hot and cold lunch menu, daily specials, afternoon tea and delicious cakes and pastries. We are proud to be working with FareShare and do our bit to tackle food waste, we use surplus food provided by them to create delicious, affordable daily specials every day of the week.
Our café menu is currently available Monday to Friday 9am-2.30pm. You may call 0161 799 0656 for orders to take away.
We also offer a catering service from simple sandwich platters, cakes, and homemade hot dishes available for events, special occasions, or meetings. If you would like to book, please contact our Café Manager Emlyn Jones at Emlyn.jones@iamaspire.org.uk
