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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Miranda Bryant

Jam today: how the Soul Shack nurtures the spirit of a community

Kids are taught how to make strawberry jam by Shanelle Webb at The Soul Shack.
There’s no shortage of willing helpers when it comes to learning how to make strawberry jam at the Soul Shack. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

‘Who wants to learn how to make jam?” Shanelle Webb calls out after the children have finished eating tacos. The energetic hula-hooping, Christmas wreath-making, dancing and playing with fidget toys briefly pauses and hands go up to a chorus of “meeee!”

On a table, chopping boards and knives are laid out and a group of children surround the 25-year-old as she demonstrates how to cut strawberries. Next, they heat them on a hob with pomegranate and sugar. Later, they will take some jam home.

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