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Caf茅 Hope Episodes

  1. 18/05/2026

    Caf茅 Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden.

  2. Farming to help flood management

    How one group is using nature to help prevent flooding in the future.

  3. Cleaning with compassion

    How one charity helps transform homes for families living in crisis.

  4. Rhymes for resilience

    How one man helps disadvantaged children build confidence by using rap and poetry.

  5. Reminiscence recordings

    How one charity is helping people record their life stories for loved ones to keep.

  6. A chair for chats

    How one man is trying to reduce loneliness by encouraging strangers to chat at a pub table

  7. Autism considerate communities

    How one student is on a mission to make more safe spaces for people with autism.

  8. A space to just be

    How one man is building a hiking community for LGBTQ+ people and their allies.

  9. Garden therapy

    How a garden project is providing therapy for a GP and her patients.

  10. Community fitness

    How one man has founded an inclusive community of running mates.

  11. Patient friends

    How a charity is helping to keep children company in hospital

  12. Pigeon protection

    How one woman is providing a safe haven for pigeons.

  13. Change Please

    How a social enterprise is using coffee sales as a means of tackling homelessness.

  14. Pet Blood Bank

    How a charity providing blood services for pets is helping to save the lives of dogs.

  15. Cafe Hope's Christmas Dinner

    Swapping our virtual coffee shop for the real Cafe Hope in Glasgow.

  16. Confidence building

    How a social enterprise is teaching building skills to improve wellbeing in the community.

  17. Dementia drop-ins

    How one woman set up a support group for people living with dementia and their carers.

  18. Rides for remembrance

    How a London taxi driver goes the extra mile for veterans.

  19. Carpark concerts

    How one charity is bringing orchestral music into the community in unusual spaces.

  20. Build and bond

    How one man found support and friendship in a community shed workshop.

  21. A refuge for everyone

    How one woman started a group to support refugees and the wider community in Stockton.

  22. Saving lives at stadiums

    How one football fan wants to get defibrillators in each corner of every football stadium

  23. Dedication to donation

    How one woman wants to get more people to give blood after donations helped her husband.

  24. Bringing loved ones home

    How one charity is helping repatriate families' loved ones to Ireland and Northern Ireland

  25. Caring quilts

    How one woman set up a charity that makes quilts for young people leaving care.

  26. Wellbeing in the waves

    How one charity is using surfing to improve children's mental health and wellbeing.

  27. Saving stitches

    How one woman is teaching people to sew to help them repair clothes and save money.

  28. Lost rings and things

    How one man started a free service to find lost jewellery and metallic items.

  29. Choral communities

    How one woman is running community choirs to show people how singing can benefit health.

  30. Hi-vis hose down

    How one man is cleaning up parks in Liverpool in his free time.

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