Lewisham Council has put together an initiative to help families with the price of heating your home and cost of living by having Community groups across the borough coming together to offer spaces where people can pop in free of charge.
All welcomes are currently different, some may be providing hot drinks, others may be providing hot food, others may be providing social activities and additional support.
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Check the Warm Welcomes map here and a complete list of all organisation participating.
www.lewishamlocal.com/lewisham-warm-spaces/
The Warm Welcomes programme was first piloted in Winter 2022/23 and is running again from 1st January 2025 until 31st March 2025. It is funded by Lewisham Council and Public Health and administered by Lewisham Local.
All Lewisham Council’s libraries are open as Warm Welcome spaces.
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​FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL WINTER WELCOMES ACROSS LEWISHAM GO TO www.warmwelcome.uk
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SYDENHAM ARTS
Monday
Weekly Craft Workshop
12.30-3pm
Ignition Brewery
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SYDENHAM LIBRARY
Monday, Tuesday Thursday, Friday 10am–5pm
Saturday 10am–4pm
Wednesday, Sunday closed
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REHOBOTH COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Monday & Thursday 11am – 1pm
Free hot meals
Ray Champion meeting room, Allwood Close, SE26 4JP rehobothcommunityoutreachclub.org
Lewisham Council and their partners in the voluntary and community services are working together to support households as well as signposting people to other services that can help during the cost of living crisis. Please visit the council’s dedicated cost of living webpage for more info.
You can also find support at Citizens Advice Lewisham and Community Connections Lewisham.
If you’re worried about money, advice and support is available if you’re struggling to make ends meet. Find local support here.
