A FULL list of warm spaces in or near Dursley and Wotton has been shared by Stroud District Council.
Warm spaces are places where people can gather for free in a warm, safe, and welcoming place if they are struggling to heat their home.
Each space is independently run by a community organisation.
Some offer hot drinks and other services such as free Wi-Fi, activities and pay-as-you-feel cafe.
Here is the list in full, provided by Stroud District Council.
Arlingham
Arlingham Victory Hall, High Street, Arlingham, GL2 7JN
1st Tuesday each month – 11:00 – 14:00 – Community lunch warm space and good food
Berkeley
Berkeley Community Library, School lane, Berkeley, GL13 9DQ
Mondays only from December 5. Warm space, with games, puzzles and films showing.
Tuesday – 10:00–18:00 – Library open as a warm space
Friday – 10:00–16:00 – Library open as a warm space
Saturday – 10:00–12:00 – Library open as a warm space
Cam
GL11 Community Hub, Fairmead, Cam, GL11 5JS
Weekdays – 10:00-19:00 – Our Café is open as a warm space every day.
Cost of Living Support every Wednesday: a warm space with £1 hot food all day, alongside support services, such as the food bank, debt, benefit or housing advice, employment support, digital access and wellbeing services.
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3C Community Church, Upper Cam, Church Rd, GL11 5PG
Sunday – 13:00-16:00 – Hot drinks & food, WIFI, phone charging, magazines, kids toys, games and activities, baby changing facilities – more support and provision being added soon.
St George’s Church, Cam, GL11 5PQ
Thursday – 10:00-12:00 – Hot drinks, delicious cakes, craft and children’s play area. Charging for phones and baby changing facilities.
From 2023 lunches until 2pm for £1.
Dursley
The Chantry Centre, 34/36 Long Street, Dursley GL11 4EB
Thursday – 10:00-19:00 – Hot drinks, light lunches, soft play, film, magazines, wifi, garden.
Dursley Methodist Church, Castle Street, Dursley, GL11 4BS
Friday – 10.00-16.00 -Hot drinks and cakes all day. Free wifi, charging facilities, magazines, newspapers, activities including monthly film afternoons.
Friday – 12.00-14.00 - Soup and dessert £1
Friday – 14.00 – Take-away filled rolls in the afternoon.
Kingshill House, Kingshill Lane, Dursley, GL11 4BZ
Monday – 10:00-14:00 – Hot Drinks, Toast, Wifi, Magazines, Books, Quiet Room.
Dursley Tabernacle, Parsonage Street, Dursley, GL11 4EA toilet
Wednesday – 10:00-13:00 – Tab Family Café
Wednesday – 13:00-16:00 – Refreshments through the afternoon
Wednesday – 16:00 – Hot food served
Wotton
Wotton Baptist Church, The Rope Walk, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7AA
Monday – 09:00-16:00 – Drinks, breakfast, lunch, newspapers, games/puzzles/craft, TV, work space, wifi/charging, shower, supervised children welcome, baby changing
Tuesday – 09:30-12:00 – Art group
Thursday – 10:00-11:30 – Toddler group
The Keepers Community Hub, Symn Lane, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7BQ
Community freezer, food store and garden.
Weekly activities, group and skills sessions, visiting professionals and signposting
Mon/Tue/Thurs – 9:00-16:00
Wed/Fri – 9:00 – 13:00
Tuesday – 12:30 Lunch
Wednesday – 10:00-12:00 Community Café
Wotton United Church, Bradley Street, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7AR
Wednesday – 12:30-14:30 – A simple lunch (soup, toast, baked potato). Baby-changing, no wifi
Wednesday – 14:30 – Tea/coffee and cake
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