Mel's Cafe

14/10/2025

Christmas brownies anyone !!

This year I’ll be doing the mixed boxes as they were very popular last year

Delivery at the business centre - Monday 22nd December

Only have 10 spaces left .. please book asap

12/09/2025

Hi All,

The time has come for me to hang up my apron and say a final farewell to the cafe & all the lovely people I have come to know in the Business centre over the years.

To be honest I don’t really know where to start, other than to say a massive thank you to everyone that has help make my time & journey in this wonderful place of ours, one that I will cherish & remember for ever…..It has been so much more than just a job for me. ❤️

At least you’ll no longer have to put up with me harassing you lovely people out of your hard earned cash for yet another bake off 😁…….but I sincerely thank you all for your generosity & support in raising awarwness & funds for some amazing causes.

Thou I reckon whomever is unlucky enough to take over from ME ☺️ needs to have a bake off clause written in their contract…. I’ll let you discuss that with Emma🤪

I have formed so many great relationships with so many wonderfully weird people over the last last 9 1/2 years (gutted I didn’t make 10) that you really have become my family.

Finally, apologies to everyone who was once a new customer, if my face didn’t paint a thousand words I’m pretty sure my tongue was sharp enough. 😂😘

I will still be doing Christmas brownies for those who asked and for anyone one else who is interested … send me a message with your order 🎄🎅🏼

My final day will be Friday 26th September but I hope to keep in touch with you all & will be back whenever I can to sit the other side of the counter & catch up over a cuppa

Love Mel’s cafe. ❤️

12/08/2025

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27/07/2025

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18/07/2025

I have a long list of thank you’s so please bear with me

Huge thank you to those who donated towards the raffle -

Curry’s manager Ian for their tv donation
Emma The Business Centre Manager
Josh from Vale Taxis
Alex from Dynamo Cover
Paul from PIER
Jamie from Assured Electrical
Inga from SJ Mayled
Brian from ISO Guy
Stuart from Promoting Independence
Roger from Capital Garage Equipment
Sarah from Sparkles Cleaning
Paula from HJ Accountancy Services
Michelle from BFAWU
Kevin from I.P.D.S
Mike from I.P.D.S
Lynne Karen & Alison on Reception
Darren from PMG Logistics
Sean from PMG Logistics
Sheryn from PIER
Rob from The Business Centre
Emma L***y for getting vouchers for
Bonnie Rouges, Future Inn, Roxy Lanes & a bottle of gin from Brewdog

To my amazing judges, Ian & Ali it’s a very hard job, you both had eating all that cake 🍰

Emma, Abby, Ian & Pam for helping me with sell cake and raffle tickets.

To those who baked cakes, every cake was absolutely delicious 😋

Cakes which were left over were taken to Trussell Trust food bank.

Congratulations to our bakers

🥇Frances from BFAWU.
🥈Calum from vale taxis
🥉Angela (outside entry)

👏👏👏

We raised £1540 for an amazing charity Little Hearts Matter ❤️ thank you all so so much xx

13/07/2025

Only three days left to get your raffle tickets …. Use my go fund me page to purchase tickets, £5 a strip

https://gofund.me/b377030c

09/07/2025

Raffle tickets can now be purchased via my go fund me page

04/07/2025

🍰 The Countdown Is Officially On! 🍰

We’re less than two weeks away from Mel’s Cafe Annual Fundraising Bake Off — and things are heating up in the kitchen and in the raffle pot!

🎟️ RAFFLE TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
And wait until you see what’s up for grabs…

🏆 Top prize: A brand new 55” TV!

Plus, you could win:

🍽️ Afternoon tea for two at Future Inn
🥂 Bottomless brunch for two at Bonnie’s Rouges
🛒 Vouchers for Amazon, Foxy Lanes bowling, Nando’s, Front Room & more
⛳ A round of golf at Bryn Hill Golf Club

It’s all in support of Little Hearts Matter, the only UK charity dedicated to supporting children born with half a working heart — a cause close to our hearts here at The Business Centre.

For Paul Wells, part of our Business Centre family, this charity provided strength and support during an unimaginably difficult time — after his baby daughter faced four open-heart surgeries in her first month of life. 💜

🍰 Want to bake?
Chat to Mel to enter the competition!

💖 Want to donate now?
Visit Mel’s Go Fund Me fundraising page:
https://gofund.me/507584d3

Let’s rally together for a day of fun, flavour, and fundraising.

04/07/2025

🎂💙 Fundraising Bake-Off! 💙🎂

A huge shout-out to Melissa Monroe for hosting a Fundraising Bake Off at Mel’s Café on Wednesday 16th July, in support of Little Hearts Matter! 🍰🧁

Mel is fundraising in honour of her friends, Paul and Sarah Wells, whose daughter Olivia bravely faced four open-heart surgeries in her first month of life. 💓

📍 If you're local to the Business Centre in Barry, why not get involved?
You can enter the Bake Off competition with your best bake or simply pop down from 11am to enjoy the cake sale and raffle—with brilliant prizes including a 55-inch TV and an Afternoon Tea voucher!
Every slice, every entry, and every ticket helps support families like Olivia’s. 💙

👉 Read Olivia’s story and support Mel’s fundraiser here : https://gofund.me/b594bb0e

🧁 Feeling inspired? Why not host your own bake off! Whether it’s at work, school or home, we’d love to hear your plans—just drop us an email at [email protected].

04/07/2025