We are offering a new service. We’ve teamed up with a local coffee roastery called Extract coffee which roast single estate beans for us, which we can then sell to you. you can either fill up a bag of a single coffee, or experiment with mixing them to create your own blend to your own taste. We’ll then grind them for you for you to take home.
29
Sep
Suubi Trust
Kuvuka Cafe has always supported charity work, and have always looked to give to charitable projects where the most amount of good is done with the modest amount we can give.
Suubi Trust (registered charity, 1119874) is a small but mighty charity that is run entirely by volunteers who claim nothing from the money they raise, no salaries, no expenses, nothing. They also are in a unique position to make use of existing infrastructure in Uganda due to their partnership with IHK, a private hospital there, so as the money they raise goes a really long way.
For example, what can you get with £8.50? it might get you a very small round of drinks, or a couple of cinema ticket, or a rather forgettable meal, but £8.50 will pay the average cost of treatment at one of the clinics Suubi Trust finances. That’s £8.50 which could save a life! It would be hard to find a better way to spend that money!
I do urge you to check them out, and use their giving page to donate a relatively small amount of money to change a life. Visit www.suubitrust.org.uk
29
Sep
upcoming events
As we leave our rather disappointing summer behind we get to look forwards to warming ourselves with hot chocolate, getting snug indoors, and of course then there’s Christmas to look forwards to! Kuvuka is planning some events in this coming period, which should be great. They’re all intended to raise money for the charity Suubi Trust (www.suubitrust.org.uk) so make sure you support them.
12th November: Handbags Wine and puddings night! This is to promote stylish, limited edition bags from fairtrade sources, and supporting the needy in India. If this appeals get in touch to reserve a place. Book early, it sounds like it could be popular!
Some time later in November: Kuvuka Klub night - Some of us got rather peed-off with the fact that it is impossible to go out for a dance without having to fight off leery men, or be irritated by drunk ijits. So we decided to have our own night at Kuvuka where we can hear some funk and just get down! Details are still to be finalised, we’ll probably have some live music for chilling and milling around to upstairs, and a DJ and dancefloor downstairs. Tickets will be sold to raise money for suubi trust, a very worthy charity that you must check out. Space is limited, it will be a fairly exclusive affair, so watch this space, and book early.
Mid December:Open Mic Christmas Readings night - Tickets will be £6, all of which goes towards the charity Suubi Trust, and for that you will get mulled wine and mince pies, a good dose of Christmas spirit, lots of live performances and Christmas readings, the opportunity to give your own Christmas reading or performance, and a wee Christmas pressie as you leave! It will be the antidote to Christmas consumerism, and you’ll love it, so keep an eye out for tickets and book early.
21
Feb
fairtrade fornight
fairtrade fortnight begins on the 25th of Feb, to support this kuvuka will be selling all its regular fairtrade coffees (which is all of them!) for £1!!
That includes Americanos, lattes, cappuccinos, and mochas!
06
Feb
Our menu
We’ve expanded the menu over the last year (yes, open a full year now!) I’ve just updated the menu & prices page, so check it out.
She was born on the 24th november, and is gorgeous! It would be nice if she slept at night sometimes, but otherwise we are enjoying parenthood!
07
Nov
Music this Saturday
Moussa Kouyate, a Senagalese Kora Master will be playing for us. Check him out.
31
Oct
this weeks music
Ian Perry and Shay Herbert will be playing this saturday (3rd November)from 2pm, should be good!
18
Oct
Christmas gifts
If you hate Christmas shopping and would rather go for a coffee, why not do both?! We have a small range of crafts for sale that would make excellent Christmas pressents on sale in the cafe, and the best thing is that they rase money for charity! The crafts are produced by patients and their relatives in Kiwoko hospital in Uganda, and the income generated helps support that charity hospital.
17
Oct
Music @ kuvuka
Many of you will be aware that a lot has been going on here at Kuvuka, we’ve been lucky enough to have had some great performances by talented musicians. The Master Kora player Moussa Kouyate has played several times, which has been a real treat. In addition to this we’ve had great music from Jack, and from Sarah (which I unfortunately missed, but am told was really brilliant, so please come back!)
Given the talent that is evidently available to us I’d like to make the most of this, and will try to bring you some live music each Saturday afternoon. This saturday Jack Cleverly will be playing from 12, he’s very good! Come along!
