“It’s a whole community coming together to support each other," says Brickyard Bakery owner Ed Hamilton-Trewhitt.
Christmas cakes are rich, dense fruit cakes commonly gifted during the holidays in the U.K. — and they can take hours to bake — an issue for many reeling from the country's“Drop your unbaked Christmas cakes off on Friday at the bakery, we bake over the weekend ready for you to collect Monday — FREE OF CHARGE,”The bakery, which has been open for nine years, also runs weekly full-day classes in breadmaking, Christmas baking, kids baking sessions and more.
The heat generated by Brickyard’s oven also inadvertently heats a sitting room above the shop, which gave Hamilton-Trewhitt the idea toon Sept. 15 as a free sitting room for people to come in from the cold, free of charge, to enjoy a cup of tea, read a book or just relax in the warmth. Hamilton-Trewhitt says the bakery's heated lounge room and community oven service were both no-brainers.
I need a feel good story and this hits the spot. How come the Rich never feel like doing something good besides for their tax break ?