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What are you doing on an autumnal evening? 👨‍🏫 W

What are you doing on an autumnal evening?

👨‍🏫 We've got one of our baking workshops tonight. This week it's all about olive oil breads. There are still a few places available on our programme of workshops for the rest of 2026. Head over to Eventbrite (link in bio) for more details and to see what's available.

👀 We're in the process of planning workshops for Winter/Spring 2027, so if there aren't spaces in the coming months, we'll have new dates and new workshops published in the next month or so, so keep your eyes peeled.

What breads would you like to learn to bake?

We've got the start of another Baking & Bereavemen

We've got the start of another Baking & Bereavement group this morning, with a small group of people gathering at the Bakehouse to talk, bake bread, and connect.

It's World Mental Health day today, with this year

It's World Mental Health day today, with this year's theme being "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change". So, I (Simon) thought I'd share my story, and how I got to, with others, open Stoneham Bakehouse.

Back in 2012-13, as a teacher of 15 years, I became ill with stress, depression, and anxiety. I was finding life really hard, and after periods off work, I decided to leave teaching to get myself well. WIth the aid of talking therapy and medication, I'd managed to get myself in a bit of a better place, when my doctor suggested learning a new skill. I chose to learn to bake bread, and with teaching and guidance from @community_chef, I found it was a massive help to my wellbeing. I could bake a decent loaf of bread, but more than that I learnt to take notice of the changes in the dough, to take pride in what I produced, to want to share this with others. And so the seeds of what would become Stoneham Bakehouse were sown.

It's this lived experience of mental health difficulties, and the effect baking had on me, which is at the heart of our emphasis on wellbeing as well as breadmaking. It's a big reason we want to help others with our Baking for Wellbeing and Baking & Bereavement programmes.

Sourdoughs stacked up and ready for you.

Sourdoughs stacked up and ready for you.

What makes a bagel a bagel? 🥯 Bagels are not bage

What makes a bagel a bagel?

🥯 Bagels are not bagels without a bit of a boil. It's what gives them their chewy texture when they're baked. Ours are freshly made here at the Bakehouse by our brilliant team every Thursday - Saturday.

🥯 Which variety do you like best?

Afternoon prep done on this grey Wednesday. Some l

Afternoon prep done on this grey Wednesday. Some lovely dough which means some lovely loaves tomorrow morning. Door open at 10am. Come along, have a chat, and grab a delicious loaf. See you then.

Our brilliant volunteer Charlotte's article is fea

Our brilliant volunteer Charlotte's article is featured in the latest issue of True Loaf magazine, which is available to @RealBreadCampaign supporters via their website.

Other features in this issue:
🍞 Bread to hold a community together: Nathan Cal Danby and Amalia Sacchi are baking a future at @Foresta.Forno in the Veneto region of Italy
🍞 Loaves, lessons and local bakers: Maureen Breeze on the Real Bread enthusiasts’ group she set up in her village.
🍞 Remembering a bakery engineer: Peter Garner’s father worked for Baker Perkins between the 1940s and 1970s.
🍞 Roots and resilience: Sofia Gallo @In_CucinaCon_Sofia explains how the future of Real Bread can learn from its mixed past.
🍞 Community wellbeing through Real Bread making: Charlotte Vrinten brings the @StonehamBakehouse story up to date.
🍞 Real Bread Hero: Tyler Cartner @WireMonkeyShop. Baking is not the only profession of people involved in the rise of Real Bread, says Alex Ricciardi.
🍞 Seed saving in Scotland: Food writer and Slow Food cook, @WendyBarrieSFG, on the Caledonian non-commodity grain revival.

We've a busy day ahead at the Bakehouse hosting Ba

We've a busy day ahead at the Bakehouse hosting Baking for Wellbeing sessions. If you’re coping with grief, or want to boost your wellbeing through peer support, these gatherings can really make a difference.
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