04/08/2026
❤️ Plates with Purpose: How Community Is Built Around the Table ❤️
Our recent Plates with Purpose evening at Maple Park Café was about much more than food.
It was about people coming together, supporting Hambleton Foodshare, donating what they could, buying tickets, helping behind the scenes, and showing what community can look like when everyone plays a small part.
I’ve written a blog about the evening, from the planning with Pauline Garnett and Hannah at Business Bloom Media / The Creative Studio, to the work of Hambleton Foodshare, the challenge of serving a full room from our tiny café kitchen, and the family effort that made the night possible.
Community doesn’t happen by accident. It is built through hard work, generosity, kindness and people choosing to show up.
You can read the full blog here:
https://www.mapleparkcafe.co.uk/post/plates-with-purpose-how-community-is-built-around-the-table
Thank you again to everyone who supported the evening. ❤️
Our recent Plates with Purpose evening at Maple Park Café was more than a charity dinner. It was a reminder that community does not happen by accident — it is built through planning, generosity, hard work and people choosing to show up. From supporting Hambleton Foodshare to serving a full room f...