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Successful Café 16:15 Expands with Community Support and Charity

1/4/2026

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Café 16:15 in Rushden, Northamptonshire, expands after profitability in its first month, while customers praise atmosphere and food.
Stan Robertson, a former rough sleeper, founded Café 16:15.
The cafe is self-funded and volunteer-run.
The cafe has financed two outreach workers, reinvests profits into the charity, and plans to open another cafe in Wellingborough, then a Northampton drop-in center.
The cafe reopens on January 3 after a brief holiday closure.

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Story summary

Café 16:15 in Rushden, Northamptonshire, expands after profitability in its first month, while customers praise atmosphere and food.
Stan Robertson, a former rough sleeper, founded Café 16:15.
The cafe is self-funded and volunteer-run.
The cafe has financed two outreach workers, reinvests profits into the charity, and plans to open another cafe in Wellingborough, then a Northampton drop-in center.
The cafe reopens on January 3 after a brief holiday closure.