Filling a gaping hole!

Within about 2 miles of Twynholm Baptist Church, there are at least ten language schools.

1)       Active learning www.active-learning.co.uk

2)       King Street College www.kingstreet.co.uk

3)       London School of English www.londonschool.com  

4)       Burlington School of English www.burlingtonschool.co.uk

5)       London Study Centre www.lscuk.co.uk

6)       English House www.englishouse.co.uk

7)       Speak easy school of English,  www.speakeasyschool.co.uk  

9)       The English Studio http://englishstudio.com

10)     Language Link school of English www.languagelink.co.uk

As far as I'm aware, the closest other International Cafés are all around 4 miles away.

The Co-mission lot run three in Balham, Wimbledon, and Mayfair.

International Presbyterian church in Ealing runs one.

If you look at the London postcode map, we're on the border of W6 and SW6. The other cafes are SW12, W13, W1 and SW19.

So we are right in the middle of a gaping hole, right where there is a massive concentration of Language schools. As far as we are aware, there are no other ventures in zone 2 in West or South West London. We are hoping that this means we are going to be useful to International Students in the area, without detracting from any of the excellent work that is being done by other churches a few miles away.

For more info about similar ventures around London, the Friends International website has great info here.

Banners on display on the church building

Flyer for the Cafe now published

In order to publicise Cafe Connect we've got Vistaprint to work for us!

We have a stack of postcards that have just arrived.
This is what they look like.

If you'd like some postcards to hand out, let us know in the comments at the bottom of this post.

We also have business cards on order that should be with us soon.

There may be many memorable things that International Students experience during their time in London. Our hope is that when they leave, even more memorable than world heritage sights, strangely dressed soldiers, opulent palaces and red buses will be the friends made and things learned through Cafe Connect.

Cafe Connect Prepares to Launch

We are delighted to announce the upcoming launch of Cafe Connect on April 28th 2011, 8pm

We meet at Twynholm Baptist Church, 324 Lillie Road.

If you are wondering how to get here, I've posted a couple of maps
Local map with local bus numbers
Link to Google Map

It will be a great place for international students to

£ Practice English

£ Make Friends

£ Learn about Christianity

£ Enjoy Games, Coffee and Conversation