
RF WORKS – How does it work?
WORK:
At RF WORKS sites you can gain real experience in a range of supportive settings from retail to catering.
TRAINING:
We provide any training that you need to carry out your work and feel safe and confident in the workplace. For example, this might be a Health and Safety qualification or learning a new task.
St Lawrence Cafe
Our friendly cafe in Suffolk, provides real jobs in a cafe setting, based on an individual’s abilities. Start at a level right for you, build confidence to gain new skills.
THINGS YOU CAN DO:
- Cooking
- Waiting
- Washing up
- Operate the till
- Meet and greet
- Make drinks
- Clearing tables
- Preparing food
- Barista training
- Sandwich round

St Lawrence Cafe, Dial Lane, Ipswich, IP1 1DJ
Tel: 01473 242500
Email: RFWorks@realisefutures.org

Fulfilment
Bury St Edmunds: 01284 749030
Melton: 01394 389599
Ipswich: 01473 242500
Email: RFWorks@realisefutures.org
Fulfilment
We get it packed, wrapped and dispatched – offering people a variety of jobs to suit their abilities, including folding, counting, assembling cartons and labelling , with easy to follow guides.
THINGS YOU CAN DO:
- Packing
- Folding
- Counting
- Assembling cartons
- Labelling
- Teamwork
- Stock-take
- Heat sealing
- Blister packing
- Shrink wrapping
- Hand packing
Eco Furniture
Making plastic fantastic – turning plastic into furniture, from benches to pirate ships. Gain new skills within a team environment, from measuring to cutting and drilling, to creating furniture fit for customer use.
THINGS YOU CAN DO:
- Measure and identify materials
- Cutting and drilling
- Understand manufacturer drawings
- Use hand tools
- Sales
- Customer service
- Administration

Eco Furniture, Ipswich
Tel: 01473 242500
Email: RFWorks@realisefutures.org

Growing Places, Claydon
Tel: 01473 831224
Email: RFWorks@realisefutures.org
Growing Places
Discover the benefits of gardening and working in horticulture. Learn about nature, growing and gain social skills from teamwork. At Growing Places we also offer fresh, seasonal vegetable deliveries through our popular vegetable box delivery scheme.
Things you can do:
- Packing vegetables
- Planting
- Digging
- Weeding
- Packing vegetables
- Serving customers
- Creating hampers
- Go out on delivery
Nowton Park Nursery
Discover the benefits of gardening and working in horticulture. Nowton Park Nursery is situated within a Victorian walled garden in Nowton Park. Here we grow a wide range of plants, including seasonal hanging baskets.
Things you can do:
- Sowing seeds
- Watering
- Digging
- Weeding
- Pruning, clipping
- Planting vegetables
- Harvesting produce

Nowton Park Nursery, Bury St Edmunds
Tel: 0284 749030
Email: RFWorks@realisefutures.org

Poppy’s Pantry, Melton
Tel: 01394 389599
Email: RFWorks@realisefutures.org
Poppy’s Pantry
More than just a shop
Visit our click and collect online shop: www.poppyspantryshop.co.uk
Offering a whole range of work based opportunities in a friendly and supportive retail environment.
THINGS YOU CAN DO:
- Work in the shop
- Cooking
- Packing/labelling
- Prepare snack boxes
- Cleaning
- Delivery
- Re-stock shelves
- Teamwork