Lion Salt Works add cakes to the attraction.

The Lion Salt Works in Northwich now offers a range of cakes, sweet treats and savouries baked on site by Vivo Care Choices.

The popular café at the Heritage attraction has been working with Vivo staff and people accessing their services since April using the Lion Salt Works kitchen to bake tasty treats for the café. The project has helped people with learning disabilities and autism gain skills and become more independent.

The additional offer in the cafe is now attracting visitors coming specifically for the cakes.  The menu includes sausage rolls and other savoury pastries, and a range of cakes with gluten-free and dairy-free options. Children enjoy cakes baked specifically with them in mind including ice-cream-cone cakes, brownies and fairy cakes.  As the colder months arrive soup and sandwiches will be added.

Councillor Louise Gittins, Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council said:

“Vivo Care Choices are our in-house care service who also operate the Little Roodee Café in Chester and the café in Ellesmere Port library.  Vivo, supports people with learning disabilities and autism, as well as older people and those with dementia.

“People accessing Vivo Care Choices' services take part in twice-weekly baking sessions and are now producing a wide range of products. This new partnership builds on our commitment to putting communities at the heart of our operations. 

“In addition to the café and popular play area the Salt Works also holds Salt Works Sessions (music sessions, with award-winning artists), Little Lions Go Wild (nature-based creative activity for pre-schoolers), Holiday Activities for Families and Saturday STEM Club.”

The Lion Salt Works Museum in Ollershaw Lane, Northwich is one of the foremost industrial heritage sites in the UK. It is one of the last open-pan, salt-making sites in the World and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It tells the story of salt through fun, interactive displays and has won ten awards since opening in June 2015.

The Lion Salt Works is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10.30am to 5pm (last admission at 4pm).

For further details: 

http://www.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk

Pictured - Vivo Cakes.