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Our home made seasonal menu is vegan, and our suppliers are social enterprises and local whenever possible. Supporting us here helps keep our community projects alive, and we’re the perfect spot to meet, work or simply be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1658351995645-EJQ0NXARBTFRIPJ5P2R7/2f4c6934-e558-41a0-9873-ebfc0fb94e01.JPG Sydenham - Community Hub. We exist to be a safe + welcoming space to connect our local community in Sydenham. Be a part of our diverse events programme, as a guest or even creator. Want to run an event? 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Please - if you can - donate to our Pay it Forward board online. Why not sign up here to donate securely + give a coffee per week? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/987adb16-9f65-447d-9e49-12d6e47c5c1e/hp-foodbank.jpg Home - Food Bank Every Friday morning, our Shoreditch cafe’s doors open at 9am to run a local food bank in partnership with The Felix Project. 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A wonderful plate for you, an essential plateful for many others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/3252a339-4892-465a-906c-0f430a1e1ff3/sos-image-block.png Home - You helped us Save our Seats Thank you to everyone who supported our Save Our Seats campaign, raising money to keep our doors open so that we can continue to support some of Tower Hamlets’ most vulnerable residents. Our Crowdfunder campaign is now ongoing; head there to find out more about how the pandemic affected us and why we could'n’t let it beat us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1645016543127-CJWD0CDDYB9KWVBS63P2/PiFCup.jpg Home - Pay it Forward Our homeless community use our Pay it Forward daily, and it's a lifeline for them: "They are good. They have kept me alive at times." - Pay it Forward customer Bobby Since we reopened after covid, the need for our Pay it Forward board has tripled, when the number of customers visiting our cafe has halved. This is not sustainable. Please consider donating here. Or, set up a recurring £10 a month to gift a hot drink every week: https://thecanvascafe.org/home-closing daily 1.0 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/7b37c4aa-16cf-48b3-96aa-14c1d93eb1d3/Thecanvas-125.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/c6057624-278b-4cbb-98fc-e3d111b89c80/Thecanvas-2.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/268f813a-a20d-459a-8657-da01bd608443/Thecanvas-48.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/5418d90b-8338-4eb6-b408-8252a5e1406e/Thecanvas-123.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1658166974182-25LTO96FEVS5CUP1XP28/Screenshot+2022-07-16+at+20.01.53.png Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1658166971524-NDHU6DJLJXS2AP7E3CHQ/Canvas+1.jpeg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1653651813459-OLQ60SSDNIFXL2LJG4I6/Thecanvas-73.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1653651816409-OYB532XLC4XI5XCLEZ6D/Thecanvas-136.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1653576025516-EUHDV9Y0QH4099D2L8C3/Thecanvas-6.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1653576011620-QOWNO7DT2A77PSHFKNJP/Thecanvas-19.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/1653575880158-A31K0V9UJRKEIF2FPH8B/Thecanvas-95.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/ca464d6e-61eb-4aab-832a-34f3bb01478a/9504.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/6f6bc45f-5e34-49e3-a98b-6783f7252486/Tilly%2BCake.jpg Home (Closing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6040ec0ebfa30c002d10f2f1/04db55e0-05ec-48eb-9704-4b68176098d5/240715_YES-The-Canvas_19.jpg Home (Closing) - It all started with one cafe For eight years, Ruth Rogers ran The Canvas in East London. A place where people came not just for coffee, but to connect, to share, to feel part of something. Over time, it became so much more than a cafe. A small, everyday space that helped tackle loneliness, support people with food, and bring the local community together. When it closed suddenly in 2022, something became very clear. Every neighbourhood needs a Canvas. Introducing the Canvas Network We’re not trying to open more cafés. We want to unlock the potential of the cafés that already exist. Small things. Shared tables. Pay-it-forward boards. Community events. Moments that turn a café into a true neighbourhood hub. Hundreds of mini community centres, right here on our high streets. 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