17th of September: Language Exchange at Caffe Clifton

One of the things we love about Bristol is that it is home to a range of cultures, nationalities and languages. Here at Caffe Clifton, situated close to the University and several International Language Schools, it is not unusual to hear conversations in several different tongues occurring around our tables. Even our staff can boast multilingual proficiencies, for example our Barista Maria is fluent in Spanish and Dorotea who works close by on the hotel reception desk possesses skills in Mandarin.

To celebrate this diversity we are holding a language exchange on Saturday the 17^th of September.

The dynamic will be friendly and informal; think relaxed conversations over coffee and cake, but in several different languages. All are welcome whether you are multilingual or monosyllabic, it’s a chance to get to know new people, build your confidence in a new language, and of course eat lots of delicious cake!

And if you needany more convincing, check out these fascinating facts about language diversity:

At least 91 different languages are spoken across Bristol*

At least half of the world’s population are bilingual or plurilingual, i.e. they speak two or more languages.**

Bilingualism arguably brings with it many benefits: it makes the learning of additional languages easier, enhances the thinking process and fosters contacts with other people and their cultures.**

The critical threshold for the survival of a language is estimated at 300 000 speakers. This means that about 80% of the European minority languages are endangered.***

A significant chunk of the world’s languages, estimated at 2,200, are found in Asia, while Europe can only boast a mere 260 in comparison.****

The country with the most official languages is Zimbabwe, with a massive 16 different languages being recognised as official!****

Please do get in contact for any more information:

Address: St Paul’s Road, BS8 1LX

E-mail address: caffeclifton@caffeclifton.co.uk

Telephone number: 0117 973 6882

Website: www.caffeclifton.co.uk

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

The Caffe Clifton Team

*http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/changing-culture-bristol-2014/story-23058782-detail/story.html

**http://edl.ecml.at/LanguageFun/LanguageFacts/tabid/1859/Default.aspx

***http://language-diversity.eu/en/knowledge/fakten/

****https://www.welocalize.com/five-facts-on-linguistic-diversity-around-the-world/

Gluten Free Cakes

Hi everyone,


As you may know, we offer a large range of gluten free options.  In this post I am delighted to introduce some of our delicious new cakes for August, which include several gluten free options, all of which are clearly labelled with the ingredients they contain.  We are keen to try and provide cakes for everyone's dietary requirements, so if you are allergic to anything please, just let us know and we will be more than happy to double check any cake for you. 

See below for mouth watering pictures and check on our website for the options available that week.

www.caffeclifton.co.uk 

See you all soon ;)

Clara

Happy New Year!!

Good Morning!

He hope you had a great Christmas and you are ready to start the new year with energy. After our Christmas break we are planning surprises for this new year! Our re branding is coming, we can't wait, our new logo is so cool! But I still need to keep it as a secret!

We are planing more events and also new cakes will be coming as well! I think 2016 will be such and amazing year for us!

For now we got our amazing homemade oat and raisin cookies! Look at that...

 

Sometimes we feel that starting a New Year is a bit hard, you spent much money in Christmas and January becomes a hard month. For that reason we are offering a £3.30 deal which includes any hot drink and a cranberry flapjack or a brownie! Don't miss it out!

And if you want to catch up with some news we've got some magazines for you!

Thank you everyone for this amazing 2015!

See you soon.

Clara. 
Caffe Clifton. 

New ideas for Christmas! DIY

That is one of our origami Christmas trees!

Here you can see our origami tree on the top of our cakes tower!

This Christmas we are crafting at Caffe Clifton! We have our crafting corner where we keep all the materials that you need to make those amazing trees or some Christmas cards that you will see below. We do that every weekend. I personally love DIY stuff, I think it's much nicer to make your own present than to buy the most expensive thing ever, but that's just my opinion. Those trees are made by Sophie, our amazing barista. She is happy to help everyone to make the perfect Christmas tree.

Here you can see some of the Christmas cards that you could be making right now while you are enjoying a great coffee time with your family or friends. The second one is made from recycled paper from magazines and newspapers which make it even more interesting!

Don't miss the chance, we will be crafting until 23rd of December! And then on 24th we will be closed until 30th. Our staff is glad to have a rest with their families and then I am sure they will be more creative than ever!!

We are looking forward to seeing you soon and crafting with you!

Clara.