Warm welcoming spaces in your community

A warm welcome near you, community spaces in your local area.

What is a Warm Space?

This information was last updated on 17 October 2024

Places you can go to enjoy a hot drink, sit down and chat with others in a warm, welcoming environment.  

A number of warm spaces have been set up by voluntary organisations, and community groups. This includes, but is not limited to church halls, libraries, community centres and Community Hubs.  

They are free to go to and offer hot drinks, activities and access to computers and WiFi, you will also get to meet others.

Find your nearest Warm Space

Click on the map to see what is available near you, or view our list of all Warm Spaces below:

 

A preview of the warm spaces map. Click here to open the map site
 

What happens at a Warm Space?

Meet some of the friendly faces who you’ll see at our Warm Spaces 

A warm welcome at Blyth Library

A Warm Welcome at the Hub at Cramlington

A warm welcome at Wooler URC Warm Hub

A warm welcome at the Cheviot Centre in Wooler

What is the difference between Warm Spaces and Warm Hubs? 

Community Action Northumberland (CAN) has a long-standing, award-winning 'Warm Hubs' project highlighted as good practice by Ofgem and the Prince's Countryside Fund. 

There are 40 Warm Hubs across Northumberland many of which already have a full programme - learn more about the Warm Hubs project on the Energy Advice Northumberland website

How to become a Warm Space? 

If you are an organisation offering a Warm Space in your community already and you'd like to join the network, please get in touch.  All our partners agree to a warm welcome promise. Please tell us about your facilities and services so we can add you to the directory.  It should only take a few minutes to complete the form.