New Cafe on Broadgreen Road!





The Front of 'The Breakfast Lounge'

Inside 'The Breakfast Lounge'

 A few months ago I went to 'The Breakfast Lounge', a new cafe which has opened on Broadgreen Road near to Old Swan. I visited the cafe a few days after its opening and at the time it was thriving with schools children, work friends and other local residents. 

Last week I revisited the cafe lounge and it seems to have gone from strength to strength. The beautifully decorated establishment with its four tables seating sixteen people is heaving with people of all ages and backgrounds sitting at tables or ordering food to take out.

The food served is made on sight and also offers freshly ground coffee. It also has an array of deals which can make it cost effective for any customer.

Its is evident that the cafe lounge is the hub of local activity catering for the constant flow of people. These people include parents and children from the three local schools off Broadgreen road, workers and residents from the old peoples home opposite and not to mention people who may be on route to the M62 which begins at the bottom of Broadgreen Road or in the opposite direction to Old Swan shopping district.

The lively cafe has changed the face of Broadgreen Road which since the closure of its local pub and butty bar was quiet and subdued.  I think that this could only be a good thing as it is known that communities can diminish after losing local establishment were residents can meet and socialise. 

Now this is a place where people in the area can go for a ‘cuppa’ or ‘breckie’ without having to go to Old Swan shopping district. Here you will always see a familiar face and have a quick catch up with friends and neighbours.

The owner of the cafe Matty is also a local himself and the owner of the convenience store next door. He now also works full time in the cafe and is always very welcoming. He is well known in the community and a very familiar face as he will often take the time to stop and chat to his customers. Lately he does not have as much time since the arrival of his baby girl three months ago and of course juggling the shop and cafe.

Unfortunate Matty was not available to talk to me (which is understandable) but I did have a good chat with the girls working in the cafe. They are also local residents and are delighted to work in The Urban Lounge. They told me about the locals who use the cafe as a meeting place mid afternoon when the cafe is quiet this includes a mothers anti natal group who get together with their babies once a week.

I spoke to Jackie one of the girls who works in the cafe. She talks about what the Urban Lounge offers to offer.

Nazene Danielle Dance Dynamix Has Much to Celebrate!

Nazene Danielle Dance Dynamix is a dance school and college in Liverpool Old Swan. It was set up by choreographer and dancer Nazene Langfield and last year celebrated its 10^th Anniversary.

I spoke to Nazene about her dance school and the success it has had over the years. She revealed to me that one of the schools lyrical dance acts comprised of two dancers Taylor and Elliot are currently through to the semi finals of Sky1's Got to Dance.

Nazene’s dance school is no stranger to the reality TV dance competition which judges include ‘Pussy Cat Dolls’ Kimberly Wyatt and Dance group ‘Diversity’s’ lead choreographer Ashley Banjo, as  one of the schools acts Dance Dynamix has appeared on the show before.

Dance Dinamix, is a group of 12 dancers including Nazene who have been entered into the television series for the last two years on the run. In the first year they made it to the semi finals and last year they came back even better making it down to the last eight groups to reach the finals. They beat thousands of hopefuls who auditioned but in the end Dance Dynamix were beaten by hip-hop duo Chris & Wes.

Dance Dynamix at 'Got to Dance Studios'

                                              Watch Dance Dynamix in the semi finals of Sky1's 'Got to Dance'

During the run up to the competition the whole of Liverpool got behind the dance troupe. I myself can remember getting caught up in the excitement and watching intently as the group performed on television. To help drum up more support (as if they needed it) they performed in Liverpool City Centre, appeared in the Liverpool Echo Newspaper and gave interviews for BBC Radio Merseyside. Since being involved in the programme the dance school have been inundated with requests to perform. Speaking to Nazene she is very down to earth and despite not winning the competition Nazene is up beat about making it to the finals which were held in London's Olympia venue. She is delighted with the exposure her dance group has received as a result.     

I asked Nazene what the secret of her success was. She told me that as she had been dancing from a very early age it was all she knew. Her pure determination and passion for dance meant that at the age of seventeen, Nazene went from starting her own group with friends and family in her local hall to teaching up to a hundred and fifty students, having three dance studios and a gym. Her dance school offers classes in various styles of dance and for students from the age of two onwards

Students of the dance school and college are trained following the ISTD (The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing) syllabus and are regularly entered for examinations. The ISTD is one of the world’s leading dance examinations boards.

Nazene Danielle Dance Dynamix has many other dance acts which are regularly entered into competitions and events. Just recently one of Nazene’s dance acts performed in a film due to be released next year and another act performed in an advert for Kinect XBOX.

Amongst other events and competitions Nazene is now looking forward to seeing Taylor and Elliot perform in the next series of Got to Dance on Sky1. Their first performance is on the 29^th Jan and Nazene urges the people to tune into the show and vote for the duo.

Here is the full interview I had with Nazene.



If you would like to find out more about Nazene Danielle Dance Dynamix please contact:-

Tel: 0151 259 0807
email: info@nazenedanielle.co.uk