{"id":2186,"date":"2021-12-20T07:27:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T07:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/?p=2186"},"modified":"2021-12-20T07:40:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T07:40:55","slug":"ugly-mug-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2021\/12\/20\/ugly-mug-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UGLY MUG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, our Advent Calendar window opens for UGLY MUG who have just celebrated their first birthday! They are opposite Tresham College on Church Street, and they are eco-friendly. The proprietor, Jonathan Ekins, has created a coffee shop with that has nice surroundings, a pleasant ambiance and is quiet for meeting friends and family, on the way to work, shopping or just because you fancy a great coffee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UGLY MUG is very keen to support community groups. If you are involved in a Wellingborough or district community group, they are pleased to offer use of their Coffee shop for promoting your group, you can have a table or use of their basement function area free of charge! Many local groups already meet the caf\u00e9, including a few from the U3A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_162821-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"954\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2020\/12\/12\/ugly-mug\/20201212_162821\/\" class=\"wp-image-954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_162821-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_162821-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_162821-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_162821-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_162821-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_154153-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"952\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2020\/12\/12\/ugly-mug\/20201212_154153\/\" class=\"wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_154153-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_154153-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_154153-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_154153-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_154153-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_153628-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"950\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2020\/12\/12\/ugly-mug\/20201212_153628\/\" class=\"wp-image-950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_153628-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_153628-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_153628-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_153628-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201212_153628-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UGLY-MUG-outside-s.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2196\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UGLY-MUG-outside-s.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/2021\/12\/20\/ugly-mug-2\/ugly-mug-outside-s\/\" class=\"wp-image-2196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UGLY-MUG-outside-s.jpg 591w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UGLY-MUG-outside-s-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking advantage of this kind offer are our very own <a href=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/litter-picking\/wellie-wombles\/\">Wellie Wombles<\/a>, who will be at UGLY MUG tomorrow with &#8216;Wellie Wombles&#8217; and &#8216;Wellingborough Eco Group&#8217; mugs and more. Why not pop in and see us between 10 and 2, for a coffee and a chat, plus find out about how to join us tidying up our town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wellingborough Eco Group also collects spent coffee grounds from UGLY MUG to use on our <a href=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/community-allotment\/\">Community Allotment<\/a>  to fertilise our plot and to save them going to landfill. Do let them know if you want any.  Here Jonathan tells you all about his coffee house and their eco-credentials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UGLY MUG\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aXeI4uTEWA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing that you experience as you enter UGLY MUG, is the spellbinding smell of coffee, swiftly followed by the feeling that you are in a European caf\u00e9. Even the price board looks continental. Seating is available on three levels and is designed with people from all walks of life in mind, be it work spaces, chill out seating or lunch with your loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They pride themselves that they only serve the finest locally roasted coffee, and that means no instant, no express and no pods. It\u2019s not only coffee that has been sourced from a local supplier, they also have a local baker who bakes all of their bread and cakes. The coffee shop uses reusable plates and mugs, and offers bamboo reusable takeaway cups and recycled packaging too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2188\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/?attachment_id=2188\" class=\"wp-image-2188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-1.jpg 526w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2189\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/?attachment_id=2189\" class=\"wp-image-2189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Cake.jpg 449w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Cake-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Cake-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Coffee.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2191\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Coffee.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/?attachment_id=2191\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Coffee.jpg 526w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Coffee-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk\/eco\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ugly-Mug-Coffee-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They have a wide selection of freshly prepared sandwiches available, including vegan and vegetarian options. Vegan coffee is served too, including a fantastic oat milk latte, soya and almond milks are also available, so whoever you are, they have you covered. Open Monday to Friday: 8:00 &#8211; 5:00, Saturday: 08:00 &#8211; 4:00 and Sunday: 10:00 &#8211; 3:00, they hope to serve you soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, our Advent Calendar window opens for UGLY MUG who have just celebrated their first birthday! They are opposite Tresham College on Church Street, and they are eco-friendly. 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