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Social Action Hubs, Pantries and our Community Cafe

Community Roots CIC works in partnership with local communities to improve wellbeing and strengthen social connections, supporting people to play an active role in shaping the places they live.

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Our hubs offer safe, welcoming and accessible spaces where individuals can connect with others, access practical support, and build the confidence and skills needed to thrive.

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We recognise that wellbeing is influenced by strong relationships, a sense of purpose, access to support, and financial stability. Each hub is grounded in community organising and local leadership, ensuring our work responds directly to the lived experiences and priorities of the communities we serve.

The Ewe Space

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Where to find us:
81 Matson Avenue
Matson 
GL4 6LL

Contact us
Tel: 01452 505001
Email: penny.liddicot@communityrootscic.org.uk

 

The Ewe Space is a well-established, resident-led community hub in Matson, Gloucester, and home to the Matson and Robinswood Residents Association. The hub plays a vital role in promoting individual and community wellbeing, reducing isolation and supporting residents to influence positive change.

Our Senior Community Organiser, Penny Liddicot, is based at The Ewe Space and works alongside residents to build confidence, develop leadership and support collective action on issues that affect wellbeing in the community.

Through The Ewe Space we:

  • Provide trusted community support and signposting, improving access to services

  • Deliver activities that reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing

  • Create meaningful volunteering opportunities that build confidence and purpose

  • Support local events that strengthen community connection and pride

 

The hub is also home to the Ewe Space Community Pantry, a membership-based pantry offering low-cost food options. The pantry supports financial wellbeing and food security, while promoting dignity, choice and social connection.

Get involved:

  • Access wellbeing support, activities or advice

  • Volunteer to support others and build skills

  • Partner with us to strengthen wellbeing in Matson

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Westgate Community Corner

Westgate Community Corner is our newest hub in the Westgate ward of Gloucester, developed to respond to local need and support community wellbeing, resilience and participation.

The hub will focus on preventing crisis by offering early support and creating opportunities for residents to build skills, confidence and social connections.

The hub will provide:

  • Accessible wellbeing-focused community support

  • Training in community organising, supporting local leadership and voice

  • Volunteering and work experience opportunities that improve confidence and employability

  • Opportunities for residents to connect, learn and support one another

 

Westgate Community Corner is also home to the Westgate Community Pantry, a membership pantry providing affordable food options, supporting residents to manage rising living costs while improving overall wellbeing.

Get involved:

  • Take part in wellbeing activities, training or volunteering

  • Access practical support and guidance

  • Work with us to develop community-led wellbeing solutions in Westgate

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Where to find us:
106 Westgate Street
GL1 2PE

Contact us
Tel: 07455 835775
Email: westgatecommunitycorner@gmail.com

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Gloucester Park Community Cafe

Gloucester Park Community Café was established following extensive community engagement in Gloucester Park, where local residents and park users expressed a clear need for a welcoming, affordable café offering food, drinks and treats that meet local needs.

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In response, Community Roots CIC worked closely with Gloucester City Council’s Green Spaces and Wellbeing teams. Through our community networks, we identified a local resident to lead the catering side of the enterprise. Over the past three years, we have provided ongoing mentoring and support to develop her skills and confidence, and she is now a Director of Community Roots CIC.

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Still in its early stages, the café is already becoming a valued and well-used part of the park, providing a friendly and accessible space for the community.

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Alongside this, we are working in partnership with the Gloucestershire Employment and Skills Hub to create meaningful opportunities for local people, including work experience, training and skills development.

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We are also expanding into small-scale catering. In collaboration with We Cultivate CIC and We Are Project Grow CIC, we have developed Gloucester Soup – a project focused on producing nourishing soup in Gloucester using locally grown, seasonal ingredients, strengthening local food networks and community food resilience.​

Where to find us:
Gloucester Park
Trier Way
GL1 1LF

Contact us
Tel: 07481 278480
Email: communityrootscafe@gmail.com
Website: https://www.gloucesterparkcafe.org.uk/

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Support Our Work

 

Our hubs thrive through strong partnerships, community involvement and sustainable funding. Support from funders, partners and local stakeholders enables us to continue delivering resident-led projects that create lasting social impact.

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Our Organisation focuses on:

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Strengthening Community Capacity & Local Leadership:

  • Increased community participation through supporting communities to identify issues affecting wellbeing and take collective action

  • Stronger local leadership and voice through organising training which focuses on listening, the balance of power within communities and routes to community action

  • Sustainable, community-led solutions through supporting communities to embed resident leadership through structures such as residents’ associations.

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Improving Mental Wellbeing & Reducing Social Isolation

  • Through providing safe, welcoming community spaces where residents can connect informally and through structured activities

  • Facilitating regular activities and events that bring people together across ages and backgrounds

  • Supporting volunteering as a pathway to purpose, confidence and social connection

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Preventative Wellbeing & Early Support​

  • Earlier access to support through local signposting to health, housing, benefits and support services

  • Increased community resilience through building relationships that enable early identification of need

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Support for people facing Health Inequalities & Cost of Living Pressures​

  • Support to improve financial wellbeing

  • Increased food security through our community pantry work​

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Improving Confidence, Skills & Pathways to Opportunity​

  • Increased confidence and self-efficacy by providing volunteering and work experience opportunities

  • Improved employability and life skills through supporting people to build transferable skills, routines and confidence

  • Positive pathways for people furthest from opportunity by providing an accessible safe place and opportunities to engage

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Ways to support our work:

  • Fund community-led wellbeing and resilience projects

  • Partner with us to deliver inclusive, preventative support

  • Invest in volunteering, training and food security initiatives

 

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