Woodwork volunteers have successfully created a deck extension for a community café so it can provide meals and cooking skills.

Harwich Cultural and Community Projects (HCCP) – which oversees the Harwich Ukraine Support Project – in April launched a workshop collaboration with the Essex Shed network, a non-profit group which supports ‘sheds’ and other social clubs.

Since meeting twice in April and May, the group of eight people have now completed the extension to the deck.

A Harwich community kitchen, ‘Food for Thought’, will also use the new extension to help mothers and toddlers, children, teenagers and elderly people learn to cook.

Harwich and Manningtree Standard: Community - The HCCP woodwork community groupCommunity - The HCCP woodwork community group (Image: Submitted)

Amy Reynolds, from Food for Thought, said: “It is really great that the first part of the project has already been done with the decking.

“After the paperwork is done, which should be in the next few days, the new space means we can now get more people cooking in the area.”

Harwich and Manningtree Standard: Fundraiser - The car boot and table sale will take place in the HCCP's base in George StreetFundraiser - The car boot and table sale will take place in the HCCP's base in George Street (Image: Submitted)

Amy said the group's work meant the organisation can focus on delivering cooking skills and meals.

The woodwork group will be holding a charity boot and table sale to raise money for Food for Thought on June 8, which will be held every two weeks after that.