Virtual Chatty Cafes are coming to Dacorum

Dacorum Borough Council is working in partnership with The Chatty Café Scheme to offer Virtual Chatty Cafes for anyone aged over 18 in Dacorum.

The Chatty Café Scheme are ideal for anyone who would like to have a chatter and a natter with others to brighten their day.

The scheme was started to help bring people together and the Dacorum Virtual Chatty Cafes will be run weekly by a member of the Chatty Café Team on Zoom.

The cafes are a relaxed and informal way to chat with and connect with others in the area, which in turn reduces loneliness and supports wellbeing.

A Chatty Café participant, said: “The Chatty Café has helped me feel part of a community, so important when we are being told to stay at home.”

Anyone who would like to join the weekly Chatty Cafes can email Jenny at The Chatty Café Scheme for the Zoom link.

The Chatty Café for all adults (18+) will run each Monday from 1pm till1.30pm, starting next week, February 15.

The Chatty Café for 18-30 year olds will run every Wednesday from 1pm till 1.30pm, starting on February 17.

Email [email protected] for the zoom link, if you haven’t used Zoom before Jenny can arrange a practice with you.

What are Virtual Chatty Cafes?

- Virtual Chatty Cafes are 30 minutes easy chat each week

- See if you feel better after a chat and seeing some new faces

- Hear how others are coping in lockdown in your area.

The Chatty Café Team, said: "Human connection is so important to us as humans, as important as air and water.

"Make yourself a cuppa and come and join us for a 30 minute chat every week. We promise you will feel better after."

The Chatty Café Scheme encourages cafes and other venues such as pubs, libraries and community centres to designate a Chatter and Natter table.

This is where customers can sit if they are happy to talk to other customers. During the pandemic and whilst many venues are closed, it has been offering Chatter and Natter sessions online via Zoom.

For more information about the Chatty Cafes click here.