A popular charity-run cafe that was forced to leave its former home has been saved with a new location confirmed. 

For years, the Olive Tree Café which could be found inside Manor Garden Centre in Cheney Manor Industrial Estate had been providing people with mental health struggles a safe space to work.

But an unexpected burnout of its drains and pumps at the venue forced it to close and later confirmed it would need to find somewhere else to operate. 

A huge fundraising effort was launched to help the establishment do this, with thousands being raised. 

Now, one of the trustees for The Recovery Tree charity which managed the cafe, Kenny Baxter, has confirmed that a new home has been secured.

In a post shared on social media, he said: "I am pleased to share the following update on the The Olive Tree Cafe, Swindon, on behalf of the trustees of the Recovery Tree Charity which runs the Café as well as TWIGS.

Thousands raised for vital Swindon café hoping to find new home

To find the fundraiser, visit zurichfoundation.benevity.org/community/fundraiser/6223.

"Thanks to the incredible generosity of Swindonians, in total so far we’ve raised over £12,000 to help us find and secure our new home! Your support means the world to us and brings us one step closer to continuing our vital work in the community.

"We have explored many options which were suggested to us by the community. We are now excited to announce that we will be setting up in our new location at Toomer's Garden Centre in Lydiard Millicent.

"We expect to open in September. Initially, we will be operating from a trailer, but we hope to establish a more permanent structure as we work with Toomer's over the next few years."

The charity will also be hiring a kitchen space at another location for its users to continue their therapeutic and training offerings, as well as preparing their homemade cakes and sweet treats, which will be for sale at Toomer's and other locations across Swindon. 

Businesses who want to also sell the Olive Tree Cafe cakes are encouraged to get in touch with the Recovery Tree Charity to arrange this. 

Kenny added: "The work doesn’t stop here, to keep ourselves going and get ourselves fully operational – we still need your continued support."