Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Ellis visited Langans Tea Rooms, Burton as part of an Engagement Day in East Staffordshire last week.
Langan’s Tea Rooms which was opened in September 2011 work with the BAC O’Connor Centre’s Recovery Community to support recovering drug and alcohol addicts. The Tea Rooms are run as a social enterprise that provides training, education and a safe environment for people in recovery to socialise in.
Vacancies including chefs and waiting on staff have been created for people in the recovery community to gain work experience and develop new skills. All revenue is given to addicts to assist their recovery and all profits help the staff & volunteers gain qualifications and skills within a supportive environment. All staff in the Tea Rooms are graduates of the BAC O’Connor Centre.
Mr Ellis said: “I really enjoyed my visit to Langans Tea Rooms in Burton. I saw the amazing work that is going on and my eyes have been opened further with the additional work that BAC O’Connor Centre do.
“It was great to see the some of the opportunities available to get people from a really bad situation into a better situation which is good for the individual and good for society in general.”
Kendra Gray, Strategic Director for the BAC O’Connor centre said: “It was fantastic to have Matthew Ellis our Police & Crime Commissioner visit our social enterprise Langan’s Tea Rooms. Matthew spent time with individuals who are working there following completion of the BAC O’Connor Centres abstinent based rehabilitation centre for drug and alcohol addiction and are now re-integrating in to society.
“Langan’s Tea Rooms was set up to provide individuals the opportunity to gain education, training and work placements to enable them to become productive members of society and to get paid employment in the community. Langan’s has fantastic support from the community and has become a successful social enterprise providing high quality food, beverages and award winning cakes and we are fortune to have a Police & Crime Commissioner who understands the needs of our community.”
For more information about Langans Tea Rooms or the BAC O ‘Connor Centre ring 01283 537280
