The Ermine Exchange

11/05/2026

This week:
- Forms, CVs, and Online Help: Free drop-in help with forms, CVs and online tasks, including job searches, budgeting and email/accounts. We can’t give legal advice but can signpost services.
- Craftanoon: An opportunity to bring your current craft project and chat with crafty neighbours over a coffee and cake.
- LDASS Relationship Drop In: Confidential drop-in at The Ermine Exchange for anyone worried about a relationship or someone’s safety, ask a team member for the drop-in.

This month:
- Social Prescribing Drop In: Come and meet the team for advice, signposting and referrals into local support
- Open Mic Event: Drop into The Ermine Exchange this half-term for live open mic performances and hands-on phone filmmaking tips, with music, creativity and activities all day.

09/05/2026

What a joy it is when you choose to celebrate your birthday with us here at the café 🎂✨

Being part of your special moments means so much to us, and we’re grateful to share the smiles, laughter, and memories with you.

Thank you for choosing us to celebrate your day 🤍

08/05/2026

Know a girl who loves making things, exploring, playing games, trying new activities or just having fun with friends?

Brownies is a friendly place to build confidence, learn new skills and enjoy a bit of adventure each week. There’s a free local taster session coming up, so families can come along, meet the team and see what it’s all about.

To ask questions or reserve a space, email Louise using the address on the poster.

04/05/2026

This week:
- Forms, CVs, and Online Help: Free drop-in help with forms, CVs and online tasks, including job searches, budgeting and email/accounts. We can’t give legal advice but can signpost services.
- Craftanoon: An opportunity to bring your current craft project and chat with crafty neighbours over a coffee and cake.

This month:
- LDASS Relationship Drop In: Confidential drop-in at The Ermine Exchange for anyone worried about a relationship or someone’s safety, ask a team member for the drop-in.
- Social Prescribing Drop In: Come and meet the team for advice, signposting and referrals into local support
- Open Mic Event: Drop into The Ermine Exchange this half-term for live open mic performances and hands-on phone filmmaking tips, with music, creativity and activities all day.

28/04/2026

27/04/2026

This week:
- Forms, CVs, and Online Help: Free drop-in help with forms, CVs and online tasks, including job searches, budgeting and email/accounts. We can’t give legal advice but can signpost services.
- Craftanoon: An opportunity to bring your current craft project and chat with crafty neighbours over a coffee and cake.

24/04/2026

We recently tried a one-off Games Night at The Ermine Exchange, and now we’re working out whether to do something like it again.

If you did not come, your feedback is still really useful. It might have just been the wrong night, the wrong time, not enough notice, not your kind of thing, or something else entirely. We want to know, because that helps us shape future events properly rather than just guessing.

The form is very short and anonymous.

Tell us what stopped you coming here: https://forms.gle/C8jedUVCCh9raoqF9

22/04/2026

Not sure where to start when things feel a bit stuck?

Sometimes it’s not one big issue, it’s a mix of things, work, money, health, housing, feeling isolated, and it’s hard to know who to talk to. That’s exactly what social prescribing is for.

This isn’t a formal appointment. It’s a chance to sit down with real people, have a conversation, and get pointed in the right direction, whatever that looks like for you.

No pressure. No expectations. Just a starting point.

If you’ve been meaning to sort something but haven’t known where to begin, this is a good place to start.

Pop in tomorrow morning and have a chat

20/04/2026

This week:

- Forms, CVs, and Online Help: Free drop-in help with forms, CVs and online tasks, including job searches, budgeting and email/accounts. We can’t give legal advice but can signpost services.
- Craftanoon: An opportunity to bring your current craft project and chat with crafty neighbours over a coffee and cake.
- Social Prescribing Drop In: Come and meet the team for advice, signposting and referrals into local support
- Snap Coffee and Cuppa: A warm drink and a chat for parents & carers of young people with additional needs.

15/04/2026

This Friday is Games Night at The Ermine Exchange.

If you have been meaning to come but keep thinking, “maybe another time”, this is your nudge. It is a relaxed adults-only evening with big screen games, board games, and plenty of room to just join in at your own pace. You do not need to bring a group, and you do not need to be “good at games” to come.

Some people will come for Mario Kart, some for board games, some just for an easy Friday night around other people. We will help people get into a game quickly so it feels welcoming, not awkward.

Bring your own snacks, just keep them nut-free. Bring a board game if you want to. Or simply turn up and join whatever is going on.

Friday 17th April, doors open at 6:30pm, games from 7pm. Tag someone you want to bring, or message us now if you want to come but feel a bit nervous walking in.

13/04/2026

This week:
- Forms, CVs, and Online Help: Free drop-in help with forms, CVs and online tasks, including job searches, budgeting and email/accounts. We can’t give legal advice but can signpost services.
- Craftanoon: An opportunity to bring your current craft project and chat with crafty neighbours over a coffee and cake.
- Games Night (Adults Only): An 18+ games night. Drop in, join a table fast, beginners welcome. Switch on the big screen and easy board games. Bring a friend, some snacks, and even your own games if you like.

This month:
- Social Prescribing Drop In: Come and meet the team for advice, signposting and referrals into local support
- Snap Coffee and Cuppa: A warm drink and a chat for parents & carers of young people with additional needs.