Adam Porrino is crowdfunding
Iʼm raising £14,000 to support Cafe Blah in setting up at a new premises
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As of 7th October 2024 the landlord of Cafe Blah changed the locks on the premises over an ongoing dispute. No rent payments were ever missed and we do not believe any form of formal notice was received to evict us from the premises.
Cafe Blah feels like a deeply rooted part of the community here in Withington and we want to carry on trading at another suitable location, keeping an affordable cafe for the community to enjoy. A social space where people can meet up, relax, and have fun. as well as the cozy cafe atmosphere, Blah is host to live music, film screenings, street parties, community festivals, and more. Blah is a place where the community can put on their own events, or come and enjoy ours, and we don't want that to end. we are seeking to raise funds from a variety of sources, but time and money are of the essence for us and a donation towards this target would help towards an initial deposit on a new space, any money that we raise over this will be put towards setting up the space.
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- 6 days ago
Adam Porrino
6 days ago#3: We made the interior of the original Blah on a shoe string and will try (where possible) to mainly do the same again. This next push is to help with the interior set up and basic music set up. The extra money raised will help us to then create a good quality venue set up which people will want to attend/play. We will be sure to keep the DIY Blah charm and will continue with our ethos of building things out of materials we find. As well as this, we will continue with fundraising events and selling our art. Again, thank you for your support.
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- 6 days ago
Adam Porrino
6 days ago#2: We knew all of this wouldn’t be possible if we couldn’t get our foot through the door of a new premises. Your contributions have give us belief that we can achieve this. Here is a brief overview of some of our initial costings to try to be transparent with our intentions for the money raised. Initial Deposit (Around 3 months rent - 6k) First Months rent upfront (2k) Relevant Licensing/legal (1k)
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- 6 days ago
Adam Porrino
6 days ago#1: Thank you so much for helping us reach our initial target. We have been completely overwhelmed by your love and support. It is down to you that we believe a new venue is possible. We are working hard behind the scenes to move forward with Blah but understandably these things take time. This situation has been thrown upon us and so it has taken the last week or so to estimate a financial breakdown of new venue set up costs. After asking for some feedback and doing some calculations we are going to increase our fundraiser to £14,000.
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526
Jean
Oct 27, 2024
£10.00
Steven Haddock
Oct 27, 2024
It's crap what's happened, you were always a very welcoming pub with good community spirit. Hope to see yous back on withington high street soon.
£11.00
Anonymous
Oct 26, 2024
£10.00
Hugo Roberts
Oct 26, 2024
£8.00
Anonymous
Oct 25, 2024
£5.00
Anonymous
Oct 25, 2024
We love Café Blah ! ❤️
£20.00
Charlotte Holt
Oct 25, 2024
£10.00
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