About With Friends

Christmas Jumper Day was a hit! Well done to all the members and staff who got involved today, a great team effort 😍

We are hiring! If you would like more information on how to join our team reach out to us today!

The newly designed and made by members AWF Christmas post box is officially open! It's time to get posting your Christmas cards, everyone! 🎄☃️🎁

If you would like to make a donation towards the Annual Santa Ride on December 9th please follow the link below. We can’t wait to find out the grand total raised. Good luck everyone!

Help raise £500 to Annual Santa Ride raising money for Disabled People Weʼre raising money to Annual Santa Ride raising money for Disabled People. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

Our shop is open this Saturday 2nd December 10.30am-4pm. Pop in and grab some last minute gifts while you can!

We are raising money for Save the Children on Thursday 7th December. Members and staff are welcome to support us by wearing their Christmas jumper and donating what they can

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We have some beautiful handmade items available in our Shop 🎄✨️☃️

The About with Friends tree is now up in Cromer Church just in time for the opening of their Christmas tree festival. Thank you to Rob and the Outreach team for decorating it for us this weekend and to all the Workskills members who handmade the decorations 🎄✨️😍

Our members have had a super busy week in the kitchen! ☺️

Nothing better than birthday cake with friends! Happy birthday, Cody! We hope you have a super special day 🥳

Calling all members! If you would like to come along with your family and take part in the Mayor's Civic Service please let us know asap! Thank you 😊

Our handmade Workskills decorations are officially up thanks to Bespoke members Keara, Jake and Annabel who all enjoyed a morning at Felbrigg Hall decorating our charity tree just in time for The Wolves of Wild Wood Hall Christmas event! Smiles all round and a great job done 🎄

Tickets for our member/family Christmas Party are on sale now from our main office reception! We can't wait to see you all there🤩

Our Workskills members have worked so hard creating these beautiful handmade Christmas tree decorations and a fantastic donation box for an upcoming event at Felbrigg Hall. Wonderful work, everyone! 🎄

What a great day fundraising for Children in Need! Thank you to everyone who took part, it was a great team effort.

Well done to Dan and Lisette for their winning Pudsey Posters 🙌

What's the best way to celebrate a birthday....baking cupcakes together of course! Happy birthday, Helen! We enjoyed celebrating with you in Home Skills today 🧁🥳

Keara is enjoying every minute of her pamper session in the Salon this afternoon! ☺️

We enjoyed a visit from our local MP today. Thank you to all the members and staff who made him feel so welcome on his tour. We hope to welcome Duncan back again very soon!

Our Shop is full of beautiful handcrafted items and gift ideas for Christmas! Pop in and see us Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm

Our talented Woodwork team produce a range of custom made items which include bug hotels, bird boxes, hedgehog houses and planters, to name a few!

If you would like to place an order or discuss an upcoming project please contact our Workskills team on 01263 510105 or email your enquiry to [email protected]

Amazing work pictured here from Maggie, Jemima, Bryony, Kieran and Harry who have all worked really hard on these recent projects 👏

These beautiful handmade poppies are now available to purchase in our Shop. All proceeds go to the Royal British Legion

These scones baked in the Café look so delicious! Great work, Stuart and Sam 🙌

Well done to our Halloween Week Winners Katherine, Dan and Charles. A great effort from everyone who decided to take part this year too 👻🎃

Kirk has just finished restoring four tired dining room chairs for a client and the results are simply stunning!

Our Woodwork Team offers upcycling commissions, so if you have a piece of furniture you would like us to bring back to life, then get in touch today.

Amazing work, Kirk 👏

A big thank you to Charlotte and James who have been spending some of their spare time together tending the pots and flowerbeds at North Lodge Park for us. Well done you two, so thoughtful!

We're raising money for BBC Children in Need on Friday 17th November. Members and staff are welcome to support us by wearing something spotty or their PJs and donating £1!

A warm welcome to Lisa who joins our Outreach team this week. Great to have you with us!

Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃👻

Halloween week has been fantastic so far. Apple bobbing is always a big hit! 👻

Look at these super fruit scones made by Tony in the Café. The cheese scones he made sold out before we had a chance to photograph them! Wonderful comments by the customers too. Well done Tony 👏☕️

Halloween week is in full swing! A huge thanks to Louise for her kind donation of 40 pumpkins! The members have had a wonderful week creating and carving! 🎃👏🙌

A big thank you to Ben and Aimee, who joined our recruitment team at a local job fair last week to talk all things About with Friends. They both did brilliantly 👏

These final pumpkins made by the members will be heading to the shop this week! Ideal for those last minute Halloween decorations 🎃

Our Home Skills members completed some travel training today, catching the bus from Cromer to Sheringham.

Keara was very nervous, as she said it was her first time on the bus but she did such a fantastic job. Well done Keara!

We are hiring! If you are looking for an opportunity to join our team part time, then reach out to us today.

George has had a busy week completing his barista training ☕️

Here he is in our Café today, making his first Cappuccino for us! 🙌

Our recruitment team will be at the North Walsham Job Fair tomorrow between 9am and midday. Why not pop in and find out more about joining our fantastic team!

We are delighted to share the outcome of our recent CQC inspection, recognising the amazing work our dedicated staff team provide!

Our Community Café has done it again!

We are proud to boast another 5-bubble review from Tripadvisor! Why not pop in, meet the team and grab some lunch with us this week.