The World Cafe returns to the Granary in Worcester

The World Café returned to the Granary on Saturday, with different social groups from around Worcester invited to bring along food to share.

Organiser Jim Harper, minister of Hope Church which owns the granary, enjoyed seeing people from different walks of life come together.

“It has been good to celebrate the different communities in our city,” he said.

“We encouraged people from various groups to bring food along to share with others.

“We had food from Nigeria, Turkey, India, Iran, Bulgaria and more.

“The weather has been great too which really helps.”

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Josephine Harper, Anjali Fowler, Jim Harper, and Paul Edwards (Image: Newsquest)

The World Café on Saturday (May 20) was the fourth such event to be held at the Granary, the Victorian warehouse in St Martin’s Quarter.

Alongside the food was a wide range of entertainment, from a Ukrainian accordion player to a singer who performed in both French and German language.

There was also Bulgarian dancing, during which members of the audience were invited to join in.

Worcester City Council helped with the organisation of the event, while Platform Housing assisted with the funding.

“It’s been amazing”, said Anjali Fowler, community engagement officer at the council.

“We had people coming in off the street to join in the fun.

“It is all about showing people what we have here in Worcester and celebrating diversity and inclusivity, which we don’t do enough.

“There are all these communities we have here that want to connect with people.

“We want people to come over and see what other communities have to offer.”

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Communities from across the city brought along food to share (Image: Newsquest)

Paul Edwards, community engagement officer at Platform Housing, added: “World Cafe has gone from strength to strength.

“Platform wants to bring communities together and long may it continue.

“The weather has helped but it has just been great to see people from across the city come together.

“Also, I have been able to speak with customers today in a different setting, which has been lovely.”