Rebecca Munson & Kerry Bennett: Founders of Café Delight and East Marsh Community Space
What started as a simple idea — providing affordable school uniforms — has grown into one of the most loved and vital community hubs in East Marsh. Founded by friends and community champions Rebecca Munson and Kerry Bennett, Café Delight and East Marsh Community Space now serves hundreds of local people each week with everything […]
What started as a simple idea — providing affordable school uniforms — has grown into one of the most loved and vital community hubs in East Marsh. Founded by friends and community champions Rebecca Munson and Kerry Bennett, Café Delight and East Marsh Community Space now serves hundreds of local people each week with everything from sensory play and children’s haircuts, to craft groups, support sessions, hot meals, and community events.
“We started as the Uniform Hut,” Kerry explains. “Then families started asking for back-to-school haircuts. Then they started telling us what else they needed… so we just kept building.”
A safe space for all ages and abilities
At the heart of the hub is Café Delight — a friendly, inclusive space offering hot food, soft play, and a place to belong. Everyone is welcome: older people, volunteers, SEND families, care leavers, and schoolchildren all drop in regularly. Children from Park House come in for cookery lessons. Care leavers use the hub for their monthly group. SEND children can get haircuts in a sensory-aware environment.
“People always say it’s a safe space. That they’re not judged. That matters so much.”
What’s next
Rebecca and Kerry are currently raising £6,000 to install a fully accessible toilet and changing facility on the ground floor — a real barrier for children with additional needs. “Even £50 helps,” says Rebecca. “If we all chip in, we can get this done.” “This is our home. And these are our people.”
