This is the weekly bulletin from Loaf in Stirchley, with our specials, lunches and cookery school classes.
🍞 Pre-order your Bread and Pastries 🥐
Pre-order the bread and pastries to ensure you get what you want. Please note there will be no Pain au Chocolat available on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the summer time and you can now pre-order Almond Croissants for Saturdays!
Despite our Pay it Forward scheme being paused for now, you can still give donations to B30 Foodbank through us. We’ll be totting up these monthly and sending them on to B30 Foodbank. Just ask at the till if this is something you would like to do.
Our opening hours are:
Wed-Fri: 12-6
Saturday: 8-1
Visit us at 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL (map)
Sweets This Week
Double Chocolate Cookies (Ve)
Banana & Coconut Oat Slice (Ve)
Cherry, Pistachio & Chocolate Croissant Pudding
Peanut Butter Crispy Squares (Ve)
& more!
Saturday Sourdough Specials
Apple & Cinnamon
Seeded Marmite
No reservations - first-come, first-served.
This Week's Lunches
Wednesday
Tarka Daal with Sourdough (Ve)
Thursday
Focaccia Sandwich: Grilled courgette, heritage tomato, parsley pesto, toasted walnuts + spinach, mozzarella (V)
Friday
Curry: Thai Green Curry (Ve)
Salt Beef with Pickles + Mustard on Challah
Wed - Fri
Sourdough Pizza: Red pepper, black olive, basil, goats cheese, Mozzarella (V)
Wed - Fri
Ham and Cheese Croissant
Rocket Pesto & Cheese Croissant (V)
Wed – Sat:
Sausage Roll
Vegetable Roll (Ve)
Lunches are made fresh weekdays from 12 noon.
Our menu for the week — with ingredients and allergens — is on the website.
Cookery School Classes
More Cookery School Dates Are Live!
Our October and November cookery courses are now open for booking. Lots of you have been asking when the new dates would be released, so here they are – but be quick, as we have a feeling spaces will fill up fast!
See below for newly released courses with Lap, including Sausage & Charcuterie and Seafood! More dates with Haseen to come.
All-Day Classes with Availability:
🌾 Wholegrain Baking with Tom Baker 🌾
Saturday 6th September 2025 9:am - 4pm - last couple of spaces remaining!
As well as all the practical hand-skills needed to handle dough with a higher proportion of wholemeal in, Tom Baker (one of the founders of Loaf) will help you to gain an understanding of the biology of grains (wheat, rye and spelt) and the value of using and eating whole grains in terms of both nutrition, economics and politics.
🍞 Bread: Back to Basics 🍞 - all dates selling fast!
Tuesday 9th September 2025 9:30am - 4pm & Saturday 1st November 2025 9:30am - 4pm
Bread: Back to Basics is a day-long bread experience. In a world where real bread is so hard to come by, this course will equip you to make consistently good, wholesome bread at home. This hands-on course takes bread back to its essential ingredients - flour, water, salt and yeast - and teaches you a great repertoire of beautiful breads based on these basic building blocks.
🥖 Simply Sourdough 🥖 - all dates selling fast!
Saturday 27th September 2025 9:30am–4pm, Saturday 11th October 2025 9:30am – 4pm & Saturday 15th November 2025 9:30am – 4pm
Spend a day learning the art of sourdough where you’ll cover everything from caring for your starter to kneading, shaping, proving, and baking both wheat and rye sourdough loaves. You’ll take home your own dough to bake the next day, plus starters and full recipes to continue baking confidently at home.
🦞 Seafood Masterclass 🦞
Saturday 18th October 2025 10:30am – 4pm - NEW!
A hands-on course with Lap-fai Lee exploring all things seafood. You’ll learn how to prep and cook everything from mackerel, seabass, and lemon sole to squid, prawns, oysters - with both Asian and European techniques.
🐷 Sausage & Charcuterie 🐷
Saturday 25th October 2025 10am – 3:30pm - NEW!
In this course led by Lap-fai Lee, you’ll learn to craft and link fresh sausages like merguez, boudin, Cumberland, and smoked garlic, as well as curing your own guanciale from pig head, pancetta from belly, and dry-cured salami and chorizo. You’ll even take home your cured creations once they’re ready!
🥐 Sweet Breads & Viennoiserie 🥐
Saturday 8th November 2025 9:30am – 4pm - selling fast!
A hands-on course exploring sweet breads and viennoiserie. You’ll learn to laminate dough and bake treats like cinnamon buns, cardamom knots, hot cross buns, croissants, pain au chocolat, danishes, and more.
Evening Classes with Availability:
🔪 Knife Skills & Maintenance 🔪
Tuesday 14th October 2025 6:30–9:30pm - NEW!
Learn how to prep with precision. Lap will guide you through essential knife grips, cutting techniques, sharpening, honing, and care—skills that elevate every kitchen routine.
🍝 Handmade Pasta 🍝 - all dates selling fast!
Wednesday 15th October 2025 6:30-9:30pm, Wednesday 5th November 2025 6:30-9:30pm & Wednesday 26th November 2025 6:30-9:30pm
This course will teach you the skills to make fresh pasta at home, with fillings and sauces to accompany it. We will be showing you both hand rolling and cutting techniques as well as using a pasta machine. Recipes include a making fresh egg pasta to pair with classic sauces. We will make a classic carbonara, puttanesca and tortillini filled with ricotta and spinach.
🥟 Dumplings 🥟
Tuesday 21st October 2025 6:30–9:30pm - NEW!
You’ll learn to make dumpling dough and fillings from scratch, including vegetarian, pork, Sichuan lamb wontons, and crispy fried dim sum-style wontons.
🍜 Ramen 🍜
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 6:30–9:30pm - NEW!
A workshop with Lap-fai Lee that dives deep into the art of broth, noodles, toppings, and seasoning. Expect rich flavours, smart technique, and the know‑how to recreate at home.
🌶️ Thai 🌶️
Wednesday 29th October 2025 6:30–9:30pm - NEW!
Explore Thai cuisine through authentic spice blends, curries and sauces. Hosted by Lap-fai Lee.
Coming Soon:
Baking with Heritage Grains - more dates will be released.
New Jams & Preserves making course - dates to be released soon!
Booking Info:
All equipment, recipes, aprons & refreshments provided.
Please check the individual class restrictions for dietary requirements and allergies, and get in touch with any queries.
Spaces are limited and booked on a first-come, first-served basis upon receipt of payment. We require 100% payment in advance for all of our courses.
What’s On in Stirchley - September
There’s lots happening locally this autumn - from community forums and markets to film nights and orchard care. Here are a few dates for your diary:
Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum Meeting
• Monday 8 September 2025, 19:30
• Stirchley Community Church
Join local residents to discuss neighbourhood news and community priorities.
Orchard Care Workshop – Fruit & Nut Village
• Thursday 11 September 2025, 17:30-19:30
• Sir John’s Orchard, Selly Park
Help care for this edible perennial space with pruning, watering, and general orchard upkeep. Open to all. Access via Third Avenue, Selly Park.
Stirchley Community Market & Heritage Day
• Saturday 20 September 2025, 10:00-15:00
• Stirchley Baths & Stirchley Community Church
Browse stalls, explore local history exhibitions, enjoy second-hand books and light refreshments, join Lego workshops and guided walks, and try Crown Green bowls on the historic green.
Stirchley Open Cinema
• Friday 26 September 2025, 19:00-21:30 - I Saw the TV Glow (15), Stirchley Baths
• Friday 17 October 2025, 19:30–22:30 - OCEAN with David Attenborough (PG), Stirchley Baths
• Wednesday 29 October 2025, 20:00–23:00 - An American Werewolf in London (15), The Stir
Give the Gift of Learning!
If you’re thinking of gifting one class but you are not sure which one would be preferred you could buy a gift voucher instead.
Our vouchers can be purchased in any value you like for redemption against future bookings. Vouchers purchased online will give you a downloadable pdf which can be emailed to the recipient directly, or to you for printing and giving to them by hand. Alternatively you can come to us and buy vouchers in the shop.
Thanks for all your Continued Support
See you soon!
Fliss, Neil, Molly, Zahrah, Mina, Rach, Pete, Andy, Kate, Dorit, Michael, Dave & Lee
Address: 1421 Pershore Road, Stirchley, B30 2JL - map
Website: loaf.coop
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