What is a Warm Space?
Warm Spaces are places where people can gather for free in a safe, friendly place and maybe enjoy some refreshments and some company. We are working alongside voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to provide Warm Spaces throughout the district. These include libraries, community centres, church halls, sports clubs and other venues that are open to anyone struggling with the rise in the cost of living. Warm Spaces are totally free to use and are open to everyone.
Some venues offer hot drinks, activities and other services such as free wi-fi. Warm Spaces are safe, friendly, neutral places where you can comfortably spend time reading, studying or chatting with others.
Warm Spaces were launched in December 2022 to help people who were struggling with the cost of heating their home through winter. Due to their popularity, some spaces have continued year-round and now they are all back for Winter 2023.
Find your Warm Space
We have created a directory of all the Warm Spaces across the district. You can search the directory to find Warm Spaces near you.
Register your venue as a Warm Space
If you are an organisation offering a Warm Space already, please tell us about your facilities and services so we can add to the directory and let residents know about you. It should only take a few minutes to complete.
Grant funding to provide a Warm Space
Applications for organisations to apply for a grant to set up a Warm Space have now closed. All grants were funded from the DWP Household Support Fund.
