A calmer mood
Cooking and baking can support stress relief and a calmer state of mind.
A kitchen that adjusts to you.
Cooking and baking together, in a kitchen built so a wheelchair is never the reason someone can’t reach the worktop.
- Height-adjustable table for easy access
- Cooking and baking, all abilities welcome
- Sessions build independence and new skills
Cooking as more than a meal.
Cooking and baking are recognised as a helpful form of stress relief, and our therapy kitchen brings sensory input together with everyday wellbeing — the smell, touch, sight and taste of food, alongside the chance to learn something new.
The kitchen is fully accessible to everyone who attends, with a height-adjustable table so seated and standing members can cook at the same worktop, together.
How it can help
What time in the kitchen can support.
New skills
Following a recipe together can support new skills and everyday independence.
Sensory engagement
The smell, taste and texture of food can support sensory engagement.
A sense of achievement
Finishing a dish can support a sense of accomplishment and self-esteem.
Around the table
The same worktop, whatever your reach.
The height-adjustable table means members aren’t split into “who can reach” and “who can’t” — everyone cooks at the same table, at a height that works for them.
Sessions have followed the seasons too, from festive baking to learning simple everyday dishes, so there’s always a reason to be back in the kitchen.
Visit Inspired
Come and see it for yourself.
Visits are relaxed and unhurried. Bring the questions that matter to you, meet the team and look round the spaces at your own pace.