WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY
Our Vision - Supporting individuals, with diverse learning abilities, to achieve their full potential in a unique community setting.
Our Mission - The Lantern Community aims to provide a stable home life, meaningful work and creative activities, friendship and social interaction together with opportunities for personal growth. Providing cultural and spiritual inspiration for adults with diverse learning abilities inspired by Camphill principles. This takes place in a unique community setting, sustained by the mutual support that each individual gives and receives.
Our Values
We believe each individual is unique and special.
Everyone’s contribution is valued. We support well-being, happiness, and self-development for all community members (Companions, Staff, Co-workers, and Volunteers).
• We foster a sense of belonging
The Lantern Community aims to provide community membership through inclusion and a sense of belonging for all.
• We value the importance of encounter and sharing
Where the qualities of openness, respect, trust, and care are nurtured. We act with empathy and show compassion for each other.
• We foster a spiritual environment based on the Anthroposophical values upon which the community was built.
Through a rich creative cultural life, we embrace daily, weekly, and seasonal rhythms by celebrating festivals together.
• We treat everyone with kindness, dignity and understanding.
We embrace Community members with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and needs. We empower the individual and support each other to achieve our full potential.
• We will live and work in an environmentally sustainable way
We encourage healthy living for all Community members and biodiversity in the management of our land and facilities.
• We work in a collaborative manner with local community, families, and other stakeholders.
“Opening Times
PLEASE NOTE : The café and shop will both be closed on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th November due to maintenance work.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Shop & Bakery
Monday - Friday 8.30 am - 4.00 pm
Saturday & Sunday - CLOSED
Café
Monday - 8.30am to 4.00pm
Tuesday - 8.30am to 4.00pm
Wednesday - 8.30am to 1.00pm
Thursday - 8.30am to 4.00pm
Friday - 8.30am to 4.00pm
Saturday - CLOSED
Sunday - CLOSED”