A new café that hopes "to bring the community together" is preparing to open near Lowestoft.

Pakefield Pantry is undergoing its finishing touches before it launches in just a few weeks.

The new café is taking up a unit in the NuGlow wellness centre in London Road in Pakefield.

The interior at The Pakefield PantryThe interior at The Pakefield Pantry (Image: The Pakefield Pantry) Owner Craig Weatherington is hoping the café will "bring everyone together and highlight awareness to new foods and diets".

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"The café will have a whole range of gluten-free and vegan alternatives, from cakes, pastries and pies, that stand up in their own right and not just as an alternative," he said.

The cafe will take up a section of the NuGlow Wellness centreThe café will take up a section of the NuGlow Wellness centre (Image: The Pakefield Pantry) The shop will also focus on fresh, local ingredients including coffee from Rumour in Beccles, as well as hopes for fresh bakes from an in-house artisan chef.

The coffee house needs some finishing touches and paperwork to be completed before a soft launch with a limited menu on September 3.

After ironing out any teething issues, Mr Weatherington has a full launch planned for later in the month with an opening from the local vicar.