Aldwinians RUFC · Ladies Player of the Match Sponsor
Fresh-made bakes & sweet treats
Founded by Fern, baking from home since 2012 — now baking from Stamford Street Central. Cakes, brownies, cookies and more, made from scratch and rotated fresh throughout the week.
Ladies Player of the Match, sponsored by The Hidden Kitchen
The Hidden Kitchen is the proud sponsor of the Aldwinians Ladies Player of the Match award, celebrating a standout performance every time our Ladies take to the pitch. A huge thank you to Fern and the team for backing women’s rugby at Aldwinians.
What’s baking
From a hidden kitchen…
The Hidden Kitchen was founded by Fern, who has been baking from home since 2012. What started in the family kitchen as a hobby — treats and desserts for friends and family — soon grew more popular as word spread, until Fern was taking over the family kitchen altogether.
Fern’s dad Paul (aka Paulo) gave up half of his garage to be turned into a baking space, with a wall built down the middle — the kitchen in the back half, hence “hidden.” Fern baked there for years, until it was time to take over the other half of the garage too, in exchange for a shiny new shed for Paulo — and the Kitchen finally had a front door.
As the business kept growing, Fern took the leap in early 2023 and moved to a bigger premises — currently on Stamford Street Central in Ashton-under-Lyne — hoping to keep the same standards of home-baked quality that started it all.
How to get yours
Pre-order online
Order ahead through the website and collect from Stamford Street Central.
Walk in Fridays & Saturdays
Pop in for the freshly baked walk-in selection — no need to order ahead.
Rotating fresh selection
What’s on offer changes regularly — follow Instagram to see what’s baking each week.
Find us
158 Stamford Street Central
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6AB
On-street parking nearby.
Proud sponsor of the Aldwinians RUFC Ladies Player of the Match — see all our sponsors, or find The Hidden Kitchen on our preferred suppliers list for function-room desserts.