Early Closing Thursday 27th December 2025

26/11/2025
***CUSTOMER ANNOUNCEMENT***We will be closing our cafe early on Thursday 27th November 2025 at 2pm (last orders 1.30pm) for a very special occasion as our Founder, Heather Hall receives a British Empire Medal on behalf of The King. Entry by...
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Internship for Harry

17/11/2025
Meet Harry, one of two new Information Interns at The Usual Place. You may recognise Harry as he completed his training here in our cafe and has been a very engaged member of our team over the past year or...
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Leah joins the team on an internship

13/11/2025
Introducing our new intern – Leah! Leah is one of two new Information Interns here at The Usual Place. She and Harry will be with us one day a week for the next 12 months to develop their information and...
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Emma completes her training November 2025

03/11/2025
Congratulations to Emma, who completed her training with us last week. Emma has been on the Young People’s Training Programme since the end of May, and, after trying out both Front of House and Kitchen, Emma chose to do her...
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