UseLocally Meets

Use Locally Meets... Cate and Aliki

from the Beanblock Cafe

Where did you grow up?

Cate - Lichfield (Staffordshire) Aliki -Greece

What was your favourite lesson in school?

Cate - I loved art but was rubbish at it. But I did enjoy Biology. Aliki - Art

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Cate - performer/theatre manager - I ended up working as a speech and language therapist for 15 years before giving it all up for BeanBlock Aliki - wanted to own a hotel but also wanted to be a psychologist as I wanted to help people.

How did you meet?

In the library at a baby group - we formed the company less than a month after meeting! Our ideas were so aligned. BeanBlock was definitely formed from experience of being parents and trying to eat out with small children.

What is your most favourite part of your job?

Seeing relationships formed between parents they come by themselves and get chatting over how sleep deprived they are and the next thing we know they’ve made plans to meet up together.

What is one of the funniest things that has

ever happened at work? Cate superglueing her thumb to a tube of superglue while fixing a toy and having to get it removed at urgent care!

If you ever eat out locally where is your favourite place to go?

Koinonia Or prince rupert( funnily as with most things Aliki and Cate gave the same answer to this) - we often joke about how we come up with the same ideas at the same time. Our ideas for BeanBlock (having only just met) we’re almost identical! Spooky!

What future plans do you have for BeanBlock cafe?

We love to expand our community scope and provide some amazing family facilities in Newark But we would also love to be able to provide what we have here in other parts of the country we frequently get visitors to Newark tell us how they wish there was a BeanBlock near them.

BEANBLOCK

St Marks Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1XT www.beanblocknewark.co.uk