The Chatty Café Scheme encourages venues to designate a ‘Chatter & Natter table’ where customers can sit if they want to chat to other customers.
Volunteers who host a ‘chatter & natter’ table at Union Brew help create a welcoming space where members of the public can get together and chat, should they wish to.
We’re seeking Chatty Table Volunteers to set up and host a Chatter & Natter table:
- Identify or find your nearest venue that agrees to offer a Chatter & Natter table
- Commit to hosting a Chatter & Natter table at the same venue at the same time each week
- Help kick-start conversations, be a friendly face at the table and promote the table within your local community
We’re looking for a passionate, super-organised volunteer to work to support a venue local to them, with implementing a 12-week plan, which provides a step-by-step guide on how to establish a successful and well attended ‘chatter & natter’ table.
Our vision is that ‘chatter & natter’ tables encourage people of all ages to talk to others and not feel so socially isolated; you will be instrumental in helping us achieve this and play a key role in connecting people within your community.
As a venue with Chatty Cafe, Union Brew have a ‘chatter & natter’ table sign and designates a table as a ‘chatter & natter’ table. This table is available to the public for anyone over the age of 18. The venue and volunteer will agree a time and day of the week that the volunteer will host the ‘chatter & natter’ table. The hosted table will run for around one hour. The table volunteer will welcome people to the table.
The volunteer must be comfortable socialising with people and have a keen eye on recognising anyone within the venue that may want to approach the table but need some help sitting with others. A ‘chatter & natter’ table should consist of light-hearted chatting with a positive and happy tone so that communities organically connect, communicate, and want to return each week.