This month we are taking a Journey into the Outdoors with Macclesfield legend Russ Hope. Russ is the founder of Elov, a e-bike delivery service, and involved with Totally Locally Macclesfield, who's mission is to support local businesses to build a stronger, more connected community. It's hard to walk around the town centre of Macc without a beaming Russ whizzing past on his delivery, and we're chuffed that he's a regular on our monthly Roastery Rambles. He joined us at the Roastery mid-delivery for a chat about all things outdoors. We spoke about how Russ first started Elov, his journey with...

We are thrilled that our third blog in our Journey into the Outdoors series is with Em Pope. Em is a researcher and practitioner guided by her own affinity with nature and inspired by the connections and positive impacts the outdoor experiences create for people, places and nature. She loves slow adventures, with plenty of coffee stops along the way!    Em’s professional life is within a research space, particularly what people’s time outside means to their relationship with themselves and with the places they go. She has a PhD in transformational adventure, and currently works in environmental social science....

David Jackson (Jacko) from Pro Breathwork. Jacko is a Master Oxygen Advantage coach and mentor passionate about making 'breathwork' normal and helping people use their breath as a tool to help them connect to themselves. We spoke with Jacko about all things Kickback Coffee, his relationship with the outdoors, connecting with people through his breathwork practice, and his adventures to come in 2024.   Hey Jacko! Congrats on being the first ever Journey in to the Outdoors interview. Could you tell us a bit about how you’re involved in Kickback Coffee? Well I’ve been lucky enough to know Shawsy (Alex...

We are super excited to launch a brand new blog series: Journey into the Outdoors. This is an opportunity to engage in conversation with a member of our community to share their stories of the outdoors.  We will be discussing a range of topics, including what the outdoors means to our guests, how and where they connect with nature, and any messages they want to share. We hope these conversations help you reflect on how you spend your time outside and give you new ways to explore and experience the outdoors. In this first conversation, we are talking with Lauren about...