Helston's Furry Youth Cafe is set to reopen with a big party for all local young people aged 11 to 18.

The café, and its counterpart in Redruth, Hideaway 77, have been closed since the start of the Covid crisis, but both are making a comeback.

From the evening of the party, Friday, October 15th, the Helston cafe's Friday night drop-in sessions will restart, and there will also be a new supper club every Thursday evening. Next year the cafe will be open three evenings a week.

The Helston Youth Café relaunch party will be held at its usual location, above Warrens Bakery in Meneage Street, from 7pm until 9pm, and is free.

There will be games, snacks, hot chocolate 'mountains' and music. It'll be a chance to look around the café, meet new people and enjoy the evening.

Youth Cafes Cornwall CIC, who runs the cafes, said they were 'delighted' to announce the reopenings.

Founding director Charlotte Caldwell said:

"We are very excited to be introducing the weekly supper clubs, which will help young people be inspired about cooking food together, making meals for each other and learning from guest chefs who will visit the supper clubs.

"We will be encouraging young people to learn how to make nutritious meals on a budget, meal planning, making everyday basics into wonderful snacks and also at the end of each programme of sessions we will take the young people out for a meal in a local restaurant.

"We are very grateful to the Tweed Family Charitable Foundation who have funded this aspect of our work."

Youth Cafes Cornwall CIC would also like to thank Helston Town Council and Redruth Town Council for all their ongoing support of the youth cafes and all other supporters and funders who make this possible, including Warrens Bakery for providing the premises.

For more information, visit the Furry Youth Café website or the Hideaway 77 website.

You can also email [email protected] or call 07741 304606.