Hafan Café / Restaurant, Cambria Arts, Tregaron, Cardiganshire
No smoky haze…
….To prevent creative days
With contemporary art, crafts, live music, and fine food all served up in the centre of Tregaron, this is one café that really thrives on creativity– and there was never a suggestion of cigarettes spoiling the special atmosphere. Managed by Cambria Arts, the café was set up to raise funds for the charity ‘Celf Cambria Arts’, with all profits getting ploughed back into various activities.
The art galleries and all the live music gigs that have been held over the past five years have all been smoke free; so when it came to opening the café, it was a simple choice for Cambria Arts Director, Edward Cooke, who’s responsible for the Café: “We never really needed a reason as such to go smoke free; it was just an obvious decision to take for reasons of health, and for the sort of environment we wanted for the centre – essentially for the benefit of customers, staff and performers”. Moreover, given that fine organic and local food is the daily fare, there was all the more reason not let tobacco ruin the experience of visiting the café – or customers’ appetites.
The café has been running since December 2005 and both the staff and customer response to the smoking ban has been positive.. Having created an environment that’s pleasant and appealing to families and individuals alike, the café’s decision to go smoke free has clearly been vindicated.
….To prevent creative days
With contemporary art, crafts, live music, and fine food all served up in the centre of Tregaron, this is one café that really thrives on creativity– and there was never a suggestion of cigarettes spoiling the special atmosphere. Managed by Cambria Arts, the café was set up to raise funds for the charity ‘Celf Cambria Arts’, with all profits getting ploughed back into various activities.
The art galleries and all the live music gigs that have been held over the past five years have all been smoke free; so when it came to opening the café, it was a simple choice for Cambria Arts Director, Edward Cooke, who’s responsible for the Café: “We never really needed a reason as such to go smoke free; it was just an obvious decision to take for reasons of health, and for the sort of environment we wanted for the centre – essentially for the benefit of customers, staff and performers”. Moreover, given that fine organic and local food is the daily fare, there was all the more reason not let tobacco ruin the experience of visiting the café – or customers’ appetites.
The café has been running since December 2005 and both the staff and customer response to the smoking ban has been positive.. Having created an environment that’s pleasant and appealing to families and individuals alike, the café’s decision to go smoke free has clearly been vindicated.
