Lunch club helping Larbert cafe to serve up vital community support

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A new lunch club providing people with a hearty meal is helping a cafe become a key part of the local community.The Point Community Cafe in King Street, Stenhousemuir, is run by KLSB (Keep Larbert & Stenhousemuir Beautiful) and while it isn't open as a traditional cafe, it is becoming very well used.In addition to the busy lunch club, there's also a drop-in cafe on a Thursday morning where people can get a tasty roll and a hot drink while Larbert High School pupils get valuable training as baristas. Read more: Falkirk charity helps people with hoarding disorder take one small step at a time Starting very soon, the cafe will also be used by Citizens Advice Bureau Denny as an outreach venue to offer its much-needed services in the Stenhousemuir area.Other groups that have found a home in the cafe include Forth Valley PaNDAS, a group that offers support for post-natal depression, which meets there once a fortnight.There's also a group of women who have had breast cancer and although they have finished their treatment are still keen to meet up for support.Other groups that might want to use it as a base should get in touch.In just a few weeks since it was announced that the lunch club would open on a Wednesday, every single seat on every table is now occupied and there's a real buzz of chatting and laughter.Those attending are full of praise for what's on offer.Lorna Malloy, who attends with husband Ben, said: "It's absolutely fantastic.

We have met so many nice people and we've been fed really well!"Kim McFarlane agrees, saying: "None of us knew each other until we came here.

My husband can't get out and about because he is disabled, but this way he gets company. It's absolutely brilliant."Carol Goulding admits she has