Do you like making children's birthday cakes? Do you fancy a spot of volunteering?

[afullroux]

I recently started a group called Free Cakes for Kids Sheffield. There are FCFK groups all over the UK and we are one of the newest.

Basically, we (a team of amateur bakers from across the city) make birthday cakes for disadvantaged children in the city.

Children and families are referred to us by foodbanks, homeless charities and young carers projects etc. I just hated the thought of a child missing out on a birthday cake when I knew there would be people in Sheffield who'd find it so rewarding to make one.

There are 28 volunteers so far, a mix of mums who have small children, mums whose children have left home and miss baking cakes and people like me who just like to bake. We're having a meet up on 3 November 2013, so if you'd like to come along please let me know and I'll add the info to the thread.

All the info is on our website: www.freecakesforkidssheffield.com

So lovely local Mumsnetters: (incidentally I hope someone reads this as I know the local boards are a touch sparse), if you like baking and fancy baking one cake or one a month or one a year for a child in Sheffield, please get in touch. I don't mind how many or few you'd like to bake.

Or, if you work with kids and families in Sheffield and think you might know a family we can bake a birthday cake for, please also get in touch through the website.

What a lovely idea. I know a couple of keen bakers so will share your link.

Hi afullroux, lovely to hear from you. I see that you tweeted, sorry that I did not reply sooner, I have had computer problems. What a lovely project, I personally am not great at baking but I have now tweeted back.

Thanks SouthernBird that's great :)

And cheers also for the RT Sheffield mumsnet lady. I'd love to have some Mumsnetters as part of the group.

Hello. I've only just seen this because I never come onto the local board, but I'd love to volunteer - will get in touch via your website!

In case anyone involved is checking back, can u ask a question please?

I am a reasonable baker but my strengths lie in flavour over decoration. I can make fun coloured icing, decorate with sweets etc but I am persistently foiled in my attempts to make cakes on a theme like octonauts/bob the builder/hello kitty type creations.

Are these themed cakes more the kind of thing you are looking for? I'd understand if so and not be offended at all.

I have just linked the sheffield slingers group to this post. I am sure there will be some people who are interested.