A HOSPITAL cafe in Clevedon has been revamped thanks to £70,000 of community support.
The much-loved Little Teapot saw a massive overhaul to upgrade the once dilapidated conservatory at Clevedon Community Hospital.
It has now been rebuilt to host more guests and act as a meeting space for residents.
The new Little Teapot was opened by the deputy lieutenant of Somerset, Julia Elton. She is a descendant of Lord Arthur Hallam Elton who first founded Clevedon Hospital in 1874.
Sirona Care & Health oversaw the work with volunteers from Friends of North Somerset Community Hospital.
The former Little Teapot was an old conservatory donated in the 1980s and converted into a café in 2015. The new café has now had a dramatic improvement, it is more accessible and will showcase work from local artists.
All profits will be used for the hospital.
Around £70,000 helped to fund the new cafe and was donated by local residents through a huge fundraising campaign.
Matt Croughan, minor injury unit manager at North Somerset Community Hospital, said: "Knowing what comfort the previous Little Teapot café brought to people, it was clear when it reached the end of its life that we had to replace it.
"The coming together of many local businesses and individuals was amazing - we are delighted to have it open."
Friends of North Somerset Community Hospital chair, David Fife, said: “The facilities are splendid.
"They will allow us to recruit volunteers who will want to work here, people will be able to sit in comfort and wait for their appointments, and carers will be able to come in here and have a cup of tea.
"We’re just trying to make it as easy as possible for people.
“Any money that we take will become part of the Friends’ funds, and they are entirely for the provision of equipment and support to the hospital.”
Sirona Care & Health is a community interest company that provides adult community healthcare across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The group also runs the hospital.
Julia Elton added she was thrilled to see it open after much hard work.
She said: “I’m thrilled to bits that my great, great grandfather’s legacy is still such a fantastic part of the hospital.
“The new Little Teapot is very much in the community spirit and tradition of my great, great grandfather. This is clearly a success.”
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