A much loved community hub and café in Bradford city centre is hosting its “final farewell” event today.

Bread + Roses - run by a cooperative of local businesses, food producers, arts groups and charities – made the decision to close its doors amid rising costs and a lack of funding.

But it is not over yet as Bread + Roses celebrate Bradford’s offering of food, art, poetry and culture.

The space is hosting an array of activities for all ages throughout the day before ending on a high with an afterparty from 7pm till late.

A spokesperson for the café said: “We might be closing soon, but we’re still excited about what’s going on across Bradford and want to celebrate all our community has achieved over the years!

“Join us on the 26th of November and enjoy all that B+R has to offer for one last time. We’d love to see as many familiar faces as possible, not to mention there will be complimentary food and refreshments throughout the day.

“Big thanks to The Leap Bradford, Bradford Producing Hub, Bradford Council for funding this event.”

What’s on at Bread + Roses today

Artist Fabio will be hosting risograph printer workshops for all abilities from 12pm until 2pm in the art space.

Old-school games such as the SNES console will be available to play in the zoom room throughout the day.

Over in the orange room from 2pm until 3.30pm, Bradford Death Café will be hosting an insightful session on death and appreciating what life has to offer.

Si Pi The Poetry Guy will be collecting people’s thoughts and feelings about the hub before crafting their words into live poetry.

A number of local artists will be hosting a live drawing session between 12pm and 4pm.

There will also be an afternoon seminar between 1pm and 2.30pm, discussing inclusion in the arts and culture secretary, led by Richard Dunbar.

The panel will Munaza Kulsoom from Bradical Press, Paul Wilshaw, assistant Producer from Mind the Gap theatre, and Alice Parsons from  @alice.parsons from OUT OUT Bradford.

From 5pm until late, Sonia Sandhu and Lisa Volichenko will be serving up free freshly-cooked food and salads in the café space.

DJs Selecta Terence and No Hands will be on the decks from 7pm to provide the tunes.

For the full programme visit Bread + Roses’ social media pages

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