Herefordshire Council launches a directory of warm spaces ready for winter.
Talk Community at Herefordshire Council has launched an online directory of warm spaces ready for the winter.
The warm spaces listed in the directory are open to anyone who may be struggling with the increase in the cost of living and will be completely free of charge to residents looking for somewhere to keep warm and well during the cold weather.
Venues such as Herefordshire’s libraries are already signed up to the warm spaces scheme and offer additional services such as free wifi, computer access and plenty of interesting books to read.
A number of the countywide Talk Community Hubs are also listed in the directory. As well as a warm welcome, people will be able to access up to date health and wellbeing information and details on services and activities within their local community and across the county.
Councilor Ange Tyler, Cabinet Member for the community, said:
“We know that many people are worried about making ends meet this winter due to the rising cost of energy bills and the rapid rise in the cost of living.
“The warm spaces initiative is part of a range of measures being put in place to support residents throughout the winter months. The venues offer a safe environment for people, where they can go to warm up, see a friendly face and access information and support on a wide range of topics from money worries to local activities, if they need it.
“We are also appealing to voluntary, community and social enterprise groups that can offer local people a warm space, to sign up to be listed in the directory on the warm spaces webpage.”
To find out more about warm spaces in Herefordshire, including the venue opening times, visit the Talk Community website: www.talkcommunitydirectory.org/warmspace
Find warm spaces in Herefordshire
Colwall Library
Monday-Closed
Tuesday-Closed
Wednesday – 9.30am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday-Closed
Friday-Closed
Saturday – 9.30am to 12.30pm
Sunday-Closed
Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre
Tuesday – 10am to 4pm
Wednesday – 10am to 4pm
Thursday – 10am to 4pm
Friday – 10am to 4pm
Saturday (second in the month) – 10am to 4pm
Hereford Library
Monday-Closed
Tuesday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Thursday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Friday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Saturday – 9.30am to 1pm
Sunday-Closed
Kington Library
Monday-Closed
Tuesday – 9.30am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Wednesday-Closed
Thursday – 9.30am to 12.30pm
Friday-Closed
Saturday – 9.30am to 1pm
Sunday-Closed
Ledbury Burgage Hall
Saturday – 10am to 4pm
Ledbury LEAF Baptist Church
Thursday – 10am to 5pm (downstairs)
Ledbury Methodist Places of Welcome
Monday – 9am to 4pm
Ledbury Library
Monday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday-Closed
Thursday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Friday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Saturday – 9.30am to 12.30pm
Sunday-Closed
Linenwardine Library
Monday-Closed
Tuesday – 10am to 1.30pm
Wednesday-Closed
Thursday – 1pm to 4.30pm
Friday-Closed
Saturday* – 10am to 12 noon
Sunday-Closed
Leominster Library
Monday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday-Closed
Thursday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Friday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Saturday – 9.30am to 1pm
Sunday-Closed
The Courtyard—Hereford
The Courtyard is open from 10am, Monday – Saturday.
Box Office and The Courtyard Shop are open 10am – 8pm, Monday – Saturday.
In the case of performances that occur on Sundays the venue will be open from 1 hour prior to the start of the first performance of the day.
The Lion Cafe – Kington
Monday – 9.30am to 4.00pm
Tuesday – 9.30am to 4pm
Wednesday-Closed
Thursday – 9.30am to 4.00pm
Friday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Ross-on-Wye Library
Monday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Tuesday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday-Closed
Thursday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Friday – 9.30am to 4.30pm
Saturday – 9.30am to 1pm
Sunday-Closed
Talk Community Hub @ Staunton on Wye Village Hall
First and third Wednesday of the month – 10am to 12.30pm
Warm spaces with a warm welcome
You’ll be guaranteed a friendly, warm welcome into every Warm Space.
Warm spaces are for everyone
No matter why you need it, all warm spaces in Herefordshire are non-judgmental environments where anyone is welcome and will be treated with utmost dignity and respect
Warm spaces are confidential
There will always be a listening ear if want to share the reasons you need a Warm Space, but they won’t tell anyone else unless you give permission or they must do because of their safeguarding policies.
Warm spaces are safe spaces
Every warm space is safe and adheres to its organizational safeguarding policies.