Cornwall Wildlife Trust Litter Pick up Community Event On the 16th Of February, we pressed ahead with our planned Cornwall Wildlife Trust litter pick up community event despite Storm Dennis attempting to foil our attempts! Several hardy souls donned their waterproofs and came along for a really informative chat from Cornwall Wildlife Trust volunteer Marine…
Creating our Sustainable Christmas Window: The starting points for our ‘Winter Wonderland’ Christmas window this year were, ‘plastic-free’ and ‘reduce, re-use, recycle.’ As a business promoting sustainability we wanted to highlight the waste we create during the Christmas season. We resolved to buy nothing new, make decorations from our recycle and reuse decorations from…
Which Reusable Cup Should You Buy? The awareness of the impact that single-use plastic has on our planet has, in the last few years become widely acknowledged. With individuals and businesses looking to reduce the amount of disposable plastic that they are responsible for there has been a rise in the availability of alternatives with…
Creating the St Ives Cornwall Chilly’s Bottle Cornish Gems and The Coffee Lounge are so excited at the introduction of the St Ives Cornwall Chilly’s bottle. Designed by local artist and Coffee Lounge manager, Emma Fashokun. The St Ives Cornwall Chilly’s bottle features an engraved view of the historic harbour that is so recognisable to…
Olfactory Coffee Training Our three newest team members had the opportunity to complete their coffee training at Olfactory Coffee Roasters last week. Learning barista skills from the experts and understanding why the coffee we serve is so good is a really key element of our approach at The Coffee Lounge. Elsey, Sophie, and Edith had…
The St Ives Wedding Fair On Sunday 5th May The Coffee Lounge will be exhibiting as part of The St Ives Wedding Fair in the Guildhall. We will be showcasing our catering options for all the visiting engaged couples. The Coffee Lounge offer platters of sandwiches, ciabattas, and other light bites. We make these fresh…
Tregothnan Tea Cocktail Event In preparation for our Tregothnan Tea Cocktail and Kirsty Bridgewater jewellery event, team members Max and Callie visited the Tregothnan estate to learn more about a truly Cornish product. Kirsty Bridgewater will be launching the latest collection of her contemporary jewellery, designed and made in St Ives. Home to the Boscawen…
Why Choose an Independent Coffee Shop? If you’re out for the day and looking for a caffeine fix, it’s so easy to follow the familiar logos to one of the many chain coffee branches. Here are five reasons to look a little further and try an independent coffee shop. Customer service and local connections. At…
A Sustainable Cornish Christmas In the Coffee Lounge we are always striving to be as sustainable as possible and this year we’ve applied that to our Christmas decorations! We started with a theme of, ‘Snowflakes’ and focused on using solely paper decorations in store and as window dressing. With pom-poms, origami snowflakes and snowflake doilies we…
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