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Loaf Newsletter 24/05/26 with another Sunday pop up at a local gem and updates from SCD

Hello everyone,

It’s warm! Imagine working in a bakery …

This week we are looking forward to a Loaf pop-up at The Shed in Cotterdige Park on the coming Sunday 31st May!

Wednesday till Saturday we will be again with Anosh at Deadbeat. If you can, please use our online shop for pre-orders to help us getting the baking numbers right! Ta!

May 24, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 16/05/26

Hello everyone,

Thank you for your patience and support in the last months

It’s been a turbulent few months for Loaf, and we wanted to share an update on where things stand at the moment.

As many of you know, we left our previous home in February after giving our six months notice on our lease in preparation for moving into our new space at the Stirchley Co-operative Development - a project we’ve been part of shaping for over a decade alongside local residents and fellow co-ops.

May 16, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 10/05/26 - Update from SCD

Hello everyone,

We have had another brill week alongside Anosh Speciality Coffee at Deadbeat (1473-1475 Pershore Road) and are happy to be able to announce that we will be joining Birmingham Artisan Markets in Bournville on Sunday 17th May from 11-3pm! Please say hi!

Update and call for support and leads for Stirchley Co-operative Development

May 10, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 02/05/26

Hi Friends,

We have had a brilliant first couple of days alongside Anosh Speciality Coffee  at Deadbeat (1473-1475 Pershore Road). If you haven’t popped down yet for a delicious speciality coffee and a cinnamon bun then what are you waiting for?!

Progress at the SCD seems to be going in the right direction and we still have everything crossed that we’re still set for a June opening. You will be the first to know if anything changes! Thanks for the 1328236th time for continuing to support us via our Crowdfunder and visiting us at pop-ups! 🫶 🫶 🫶

Thanks to @zamaniegostudio for these incredible photos from our first day at Deadbeat!!
May 2, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 27/04/26

Hello everyone,

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us at our various pop-ups. We are pleased to announce that our next (and hopefully final) pop up location will be alongide Anosh Speciality Coffee  just across the road from Verbena at 1475 Pershore Road (aka Deadbeat after 5pm!). We will be serving the usual freshly baked sourdough, focaccia, cinnamon and cardamom buns and other goodies.

Lunches are TBC this week just as we suss out what’s doable in this new space.

You can pre-order bread and buns here.

April 27, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 18/04/2026

Hello everyone,

Unfortunately we’ve had even more devestating news in that the completion date for the SCD site has been pushed back until towards the end of May. We’re obviously gutted as this creates even more uncertaintly for us financially as the goal post is moved back yet again.

We are forever indebted to Chloe from Verbena for letting us use her space since the start of March, however she is selling the building and so next week will be the last week we’ll be selling from there. We are now on the hunt for somewhere new to sell out of throughout May, as the agonising wait for a firm completion date continues - any suggestions drop us a message!

April 18, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 13/04/2026 - This week at Verbena and two more markets at the weekend!

Hello everyone,

Thanks to everyone for coming to see us at Verbena and the market in Kings Heath last week! It’s so good to still be able to do what we love doing while waiting for our new space to be (finally) ready.

In the meantime we will be this week again at Verbena Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 12-3 (1474 Pershore Road, Birmingham B30 2NT).

And we are now able to announce that we will join two more Birmingham Artisan Markets this weekend! Hot cross bun time is definitely over, so let’s see what other surprises the bakers will bring along on their way from Reddich.

April 13, 2026
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Viva Brum! Loaf will have a stall at Kings Heath's Artisan Market this Sunday!

Hello everyone,

We are pleased to inform you that we will be joining Birmingham Artisan Market in Kings Heath at York Road this Sunday April 12th from 10-3pm selling white sourdoughs, cardamom buns, cinnamon buns and hot cross buns - so come and say hi then!

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April 10, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 06/04/2026

Hello everyone,

A HUGE thanks to everyone for coming to see us at Verbena the last weeks!

We are now able to confirm that we will be at Verbena the next weeks for most of April on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 12-3 (1474 Pershore Road, Birmingham B30 2NT).

Credits Ellie Smith
April 6, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 29/03/2026

Hello everyone,

A HUGE thanks to everyone for coming to see us at Verbena the last weeks and it was so good to see so many of you at the Stirchley Community Market last Saturday as well!

We are really grateful we could join the market on short notice and can only encourage everyone who is thinking to give them a hand at their next market in June as a volunteer to do so. Here is more information about volunteering at the market.

We are pleased to confirm that we will be back again at Verbena next week on Wednesday, Thursday AND Friday!

March 29, 2026
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Loaf Newsletter 20/03/2026

Hello everyone,

A HUGE thanks to everyone for coming to see us at Verbena this week! We are pleased to confirm that we will be back there next week on Wednesday, Thursday AND Friday!

➡️ Click HERE to pre-order bread and buns or drop in on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 12 and 3pm at Verbena (1474 Pershore Road, Birmingham B30 2NT).

➡️ You can also email info@loaf.coop to pre-order lunch (menu below).

March 20, 2026
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An update from Loaf (plus exciting pop-up news 👀) Friday 13th March 2026

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Hello everyone,

Boy have we missed you all! It’s only been 3 weeks since we closed the doors for the final time at 1421 Pershore Road but it feels like a lifetime!

Our situation is much the same; we’re still waiting on the green light from SCD and a date that we can (finally) move in. This means we are trying to cut our costs as much as possible to ensure that we can survive this period of closure that might go on longer than expected.

March 13, 2026
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Yes, we did mean Wednesday 18th February!!!

Apologies for the error. Hope to see you then for our last day in this building!! Normal opening hours will take place between now and then.

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Opening Hours 2026

Wednesday - Friday: 12pm – 6pm

February 3, 2026
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This Week at Loaf - 3rd February 2026

This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.

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Pre-order your Bread & Pastries

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February 3, 2026
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This Week at Loaf - 28th January 2026

This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.

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Pre-order your Bread & Pastries

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January 28, 2026
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This Week at Loaf - 21st January 2026

This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.

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Pre-order your Bread & Pastries

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January 21, 2026
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This Week at Loaf - 13th January 2026

This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.

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We are Back!

We hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. We have lots of things to look fowrard to this year with our big move to the Stirchley Co-operative Development (updates on that to follow) and your continued support has made it all possible!

January 13, 2026
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This Week at Loaf - 3rd January 2025

This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.

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We are back from Saturday!

Hey there,

January 3, 2026
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This Week at Loaf - 22nd December 2025

This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.

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Two more days to go!

Dear lovely customers,

December 22, 2025
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This Week at Loaf - 15th December 2025

This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.

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Pre-orders for December are Online!

You can now pre-order your bread, mince pies, Volkornbrot, and other goodies up to Christmas Eve.

December 15, 2025
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