A cookbook featuring 50 recipes from Gloucester Road cafes, restaurants and traders has been compiled by the area’s local Women’s Institute.

The 196-page hardback book features British classics to Indian, Turkish and Swedish cooking, hoping to reflect the diverse Gloucester Road community.

Income from sales of the book will go to domestic abuse charity Survive and to future Gloucester Road WI projects that benefit the local community.

“In the face of the economic crisis and considering the new national WI resolution to protect our high streets, we felt strongly that we should create a book that the whole community can be proud of,” says project leader Katie Skuse.

“Within our WI and luckily, within the group who wanted to get involved from the outset, were a graphic designer, a writer, a chef, a couple of financial geniuses, a couple of project manager/logistics whizzes and a publisher.

“Between us, we have created a fantastic full colour, 196 page, hardback book.”

The Gloucester Road Cookbook is available to buy now for £15 (£10 to WI members) on Gloucester Road shops Pearce’s Hardware, Fig and Grape & Grind.