Communities · Nantes · 6 min read
Meet the People Behind a Cercle
What would you like to do?
A composite portrait of how a Thursday supper club works: the facilitator, the regulars, the newcomer and the rota.
The facilitator
Composite portrait: the person who books the room, writes the reminder and makes sure the newcomer sits in the middle, not at the end.
The regulars
Composite portrait: the ones who come every time, carry chairs, and know which neighbour has a second table.
The newcomer
Composite portrait: arrived in September, came once, came back. Now cooks in March.
The rota
A Cercle survives on small jobs shared widely. The platform keeps the rota, the thread and the memories.
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