Karuna Coffee House

A place to connect, create, contemplate and unwind.

On the top floor we run Karuna Action which provides education, healthcare and income generation support around the world.

We’ve been doing this in Aldershot since 1988. Also on the top floor is a space where you can work or have meetings. It’s somewhere that, if you work from home, is less isolated. We have made sure this space is flexible and comfortable while remaining part of the administrative hub of the building.

 

The first floor is where the community can come in and use our space. We have a resident potter, Honour Walsh. Honour aims to run workshops in this space for the budding potters among us but also as a way for people to connect, finding time to centre yourself and unwind from the stresses life throws at us. The workshops are for a variety of groups, big and small. To find out more about the pottery please get in touch using our contact details below.

Also on the first floor we have smaller room which is a more informal setting if you are just after somewhere to sit and chat with up to 4 people. This space is used most days by various councelling services which you can find out more about below.

 

In the basement we have our Selah space - Selah is a Hebrew word for pause and reflect. This is a place that people can get away from the noise of life, it’s a naturally still and quiet place. It is used for various activities but particularly encouraging times of reflection, guided silence and more sedatory activities. If the café is busy we use this space as an overflow for those that want to escape the noise.

 

On the ground floor we have the café area to the front, this area runs with voluntary help as part of our community engagement. We encourage people to engage with the Karuna Coffee House from every part of our community. Our volunteers are vital to our work and putting our ethos into action, they are vital to making us a place of friendship and safety. Towards the back of the ground floor we have The Roastery, something Karuna Action has been doing since 2014 as a way of raising funds but also supplying customers and the shop with the best coffee in town. The Roastery  is another space that people can use and hire but mostly you'll find people here on their laptops working and enjopying being in the building but away from the bustle of the main cafe area.

Karuna Coffee House

Without donations from you towards the use of our spaces would mean we would be forced to charge a room hire fee (which we dont want to do). We want to keep this space available to everyone. Any donation you can make will mean that those who are unable to pay something can use it too. All contributions are gratefully recieved, and will help us keep the Coffee House for the community. Thank you!


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Why Aldershot?

 

We love our town and all that our diverse community has to offer, we really want to be part of the positive changes that are happening in our town centre. We want to provide our community with something that will make Aldershot proud, a community hub where people come first.

 

 

 

 

Please Scroll down for find details to enquire about a pottery class, councelling or room hire.

Using Our Spaces

Reserve a Room

To book any of the spaces mentioned above please email: office@karunaaction.org or call 01252 333233

Room bookings are free but we do suggest, if you are able, that you make a donation to Karuna Action, to help us with the upkeep of the rooms.

 

Pottery

For pottery enquiries please contact Honour on:

https://www.honorwalshceramics.com/

honor.coffeehousepottery@gmail.com

 

Councelling services
https://www.coffeehousecounselling.com/
info.coffeehousecounselling@gmail.com