Newly Opened: Sustain – Food for the Planet
New grants have been launched today by Sustain as part of the Food for the Planet project. Sustain is offering grants of up to £5,000. The grants are open to any local food partnership, local authority, or community group based in the UK.

The grants aim to support communities to campaign and advocate to make food in their area better for people and the planet. Applicants are encouraged to propose their own ideas for great local action, but should focus on areas that have a big impact locally, for example:
• Improving your council’s score in the Every Mouthful Counts report and/or developing a food strategy
• Supporting groups and communities that are marginalised to campaign for food climate justice and tackling racial injustice in the food system
• Encouraging climate-friendly food in public institutions and council settings
• Supporting sustainable farming systems through planning policy
• Tackling unfair and unhelpful pricing and advertising of the most climate-damaging foods
Grants to help communities tackle food and the climate and nature emergency. Click here for more details: https://www.sustainweb.org/news/dec22-climate-nature-local-grants/

Deadline: 5pm 10th February 2023

Newly Opened: OPCC Community Fund

The Community Fund (previously known as the Police Property Act Fund) supports voluntary and community groups that help to prevent crime and keep communities safe. The total amount available is £100,000.
Money for the scheme, which is jointly managed by the PCC and the Chief Constable, is created from the proceeds from the sale of items seized from criminals that cannot be returned to their rightful owners.
The Fund is open for applications twice a year for projects that help to achieve the objectives of the PCC’s Police and Criminal Justice Plan.
This Fund is an opportunity for Community and Voluntary Groups to get involved and assist both the PCC and Thames Valley Police in tackling and reducing crime.

Organisations from across the Thames Valley can apply for grants for projects that support one or more of the PCC’s ‘Police and Criminal Justice Plan’ priorities:
• Strong Local Policing (preventing crime & protecting communities)
• Fighting Serious Organised Crime (protecting vulnerable people)
• Fighting Fraud & Cybercrime (fighting modern crimes)
• Improving the Criminal Justice System (reducing re-offending)
• Tackling illegal encampments (reducing the impact of encampments)
Community Fund please click here.

Deadline: Applications close on Monday 6 February at 4pm. Successful applicants will be invited to attend a presentation event, hosted by the Police & Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable, on Thursday 30 March in Reading.

Berkshire Community Foundation – Vital for Berkshire

We invite applications from charities, community groups and projects that support vital needs in Berkshire, such as (but not limited to): physical and mental health, supporting young and vulnerable people or groups, combating isolation, tackling poverty and disadvantage, offering equal opportunities for all, and more. Applications are also invited to enable groups to fund their essential resources in order to secure services for their beneficiaries in the current cost of living crisis.

Grants up to a maximum of £5,000 will be considered, subject to funding availability. If you have not been funded by BCF before, we strongly suggest that you also submit a Letter of Recommendation that validates your work or performance. This could be from an organisation you have worked closely with, e.g. your local Centre for Voluntary Services, your Local Authority, a beneficiary of your service or a fellow charity.

Vital for Berkshire Fund click here

Deadline: 16th February 2023

Berkshire Community Foundation – Tackling Poverty in Wokingham
Grants of up to £10,000 will be available. The fund is designed to support voluntary, community groups and charities in breaking the cycle of poverty amongst individuals and families in Wokingham Borough. The work might include:
• Supporting access to education and training
• Supporting access to employment
• Supporting money managing and debt advice
• Supporting mental health and well-being
• Supporting access to food and other provisions
To apply for support, you must:
• Be a community group or charity working in Wokingham Borough
• Clearly demonstrate that your project will make a measurable difference to individuals and families living in poverty in the area
Tackling poverty in Wokingham click here.

Deadline: 16th February 2023

Tesco Community Grant

Apply for a grant – Tesco Community Grants

Who is eligible to apply?

Grants will be awarded to voluntary or community organisations (including registered charities/companies), schools, health bodies (e.g. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), NHS Hospital Trust, Foundation Trust), Parish/Town Councils, local authorities and social housing providers.

This list is not exhaustive and there will be many other types of organisations that will be funded.

Applications are not eligible from:

• Individuals
• Community Interest Companies with shares (CIC’s)
• Community Interest Companies with guarantee that are less than two years old
• Profit-making organisations

What types of projects will Tesco Community Grants fund?

Applications are open to all local good causes, but we are currently prioritising helping projects that support food security, children and young people and local store nominated good causes.

This is not an exhaustive list and other project ideas also welcomed.

Examples include:

• Breakfast clubs
• Holiday clubs
• Food banks
• Meals on Wheels
• Equipment or non-statutory services for nurseries or schools e.g. forest schools, library books
• Equipment for Brownie, Guide or Scout Groups e.g. camping equipment, badges
• Play areas
• Counselling and support services for young people
• Services or equipment to support children and young people’s health
• Equipment/kit for youth sports teams

Grant funding available to support smart meter projects in 2023

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 10 February 2023

The 2023 Smart Energy GB in Communities programme is now live, with grant funding and support being targeted to organisations reaching people in fuel poverty; people lacking basic digital skills; or carers.

• Grants of up to £25,000 are available for organisations that can deliver support to people in fuel poverty
• Grants of up to £15,000 are available for organisations that can deliver support to people lacking basic digital skills
• Grants of up to £10,000 are available for organisations supporting carers.

The funding aims to ensure people in the three target groups understand how a smart meter could benefit them and increase the likelihood that they will seek and accept or recommend a smart meter installation.

Smart meters are especially beneficial for vulnerable households, as they remove estimated billing and the need for manual meter readings and also enable pre-pay customers to top up their meters from home. We really need organisations like yours to help us to ensure people in vulnerable circumstances have the opportunity to engage, understand and benefit from the smart meter rollout.

We are looking for applicants that have a trusted voice in their community. As this year’s target groups are significant in size (NEA estimates 6.7 million UK households are in fuel poverty; 11 million are defined as lacking basic digital skills; and around 1 in 4 people are carers), we are seeking projects that can engage these groups at scale through a combination of direct and indirect activities.

Housing associations, local authorities, registered charities and non-registered community groups in England, Wales and Scotland are eligible to apply. Applications are also welcome from former applicants, both successful and unsuccessful.

Full details on the application process are included in the Guidance Document on the NEA website. Please read this before completing an online application form and Project Plan. If you have any queries contact NEA.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon, Friday 10 February 2023.
NEA aim to appoint successful projects in late March, with delivery running until 6 December 2023.

For more information and to apply, visit the NEA website.

Grassroots Movements Fund
Applications close Sunday 19th February.
Joseph Rowntree are excited to be open for applications in our first ever funding round aimed at grassroots groups. We need to put more power into the hands of those working
to address inequality and injustice, and create new systems that put equity, justice and peace first. The Grassroots Movements Fund has around £1 million which we are aiming to
redistribute over two funding rounds in 2023. The fund will make grants of between £10k and £70k to every successful application. Grants can cover up to a two-year period. Learn more.

Gillian Stevenson Charitable Trust
Applications close on Saturday 28th February.
We are a family CIO with a mission to help charitable organisations in the UK carry on doing what they do best. Our focus is on supporting charities that work with children, young people and families who are living in difficult circumstances or from disadvantaged backgrounds. The trustees meet quarterly to consider applications. The grants we make are usually between £100 and £5,000. More info.

The Alpkit Foundation
Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Alpkit only exists because of our wild places and the people that make them. Alpkit Foundation is our payback, our social dividend to protect the places we love for everyone to enjoy. We make small awards to people, groups and schools that work to remove the barriers in getting outdoors and experience wild places. We support grassroots direct action projects that tackle issues such as diversity and inclusion in the outdoors, participation, education, conservation and protection of our natural environment and health and well-being. Our trustees meet every 2 months to consider applications. There’s no limit to the number of times you can receive an award.
If possible, please apply at least 3 months before the start of a project so that the trustees have time to consider. Learn more.

Co-op Carbon Innovation Fund
Grants are available to organisations across the UK for initiatives which will help to reduce the UK’s reliance on soy-based animal and fish feed and synthetic fertilisers.
Application deadline: 28 February 2023 For more information click here

Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
Grants are available for the development of group music making in the UK, especially involving young people, with composing central to the project.
Application deadline: 30 September 2023 For more information click here

John Sykes Foundation – Cost of Living Crisis Fund
Grants are available to local not-for-profit groups in reading for projects which support vulnerable residents who may be struggling with the cost-of-living crisis in Reading. For further information click here: https://www.johnsykesfoundation.org/cost-of-living-crisis-fund.php#apply-to-covid-19-relief-fund
Application deadline : N/A

Warm Spaces Match-Funding
Applications close on Tues 28th February. Co-op and Crowdfunder have teamed up to help community organisations navigate the cost of living crisis to provide vital services this winter. Are you welcoming people into a warm space in your community, or wanting to extend existing activities or services to support more people? Eligible community
groups could get up to £5,000 to continue or extend vital services. More details here.

Grants For Good
Applications close on Weds 15th March. Making a positive difference to communities, people and the environment, Grants for Good is the Matthew Good Foundation’s first fund
that invites local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises that have an average annual income of less than £50,000 to apply for funding. Every three months, they will share
£10,000 between 5 shortlisted projects that have a positive impact on communities, people or the environment. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £3,500, second place £2,500, third place £2,000 and fourth and fifth place will both receive £1,000. Further info here.

Thanks to Berkshire’s brilliant CVS organisations for the information contained in this article; Wokingham & Bracknell InVOLve, West Berkshire Volunteer Centre, Slough CVS & Reading Voluntary Action.

Location : Mobile/home working with travel (majority within Berkshire and wider Thames & Chilterns patch; occasionally to London and other areas in the South East)

Hours : 37 hours per week, Full time, Permanent

Interview Date: Week Commencing 6th February
Community Fund is looking for a new Funding Officer to cover Berkshire (the team is based remotely across the Thames Valley & Chilterns which covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire and Berkshire). The role will join a passionate, vibrant and friendly team and be part of ensuring our funding supports a wide variety of communities and places locally.

As part of our funding team you will assess applications for funding and manage grants from our Reaching Communities and Partnerships programme. You will use your local knowledge and experience, and the experience of our grant holders and local stakeholders, to ensure we are making the best decisions on the grants we make. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

Essential criteria:
We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.
You will have:
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence to operate in a wide range of environments
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at several different levels with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
• Confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate
• Values-driven and passionate about the Fund’s purpose.

If you would like to have a discussion ahead of applying, please do email Alice Ridgway at Alice.ridgway@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Click here for more details: https://jobs.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/vacancies/32/funding-officer.html?mc_cid=869bc755fc&mc_eid=5be18c6dbb

Village Halls Week 2023 will celebrate the many ways these volunteer-run rural community buildings support local residents, groups and businesses, particularly during difficult times.

As the country endures a cost-of-living crisis, rural communities have come to rely on the humble village hall as a place to keep warm, access basic services and socialise without the expense of travelling elsewhere.

Halls across the country will be taking part in the national campaign week, showcasing what they are doing for their community, and the opportunities they provide to people locally that would not otherwise exist.

Activities beginning Monday 23 January will include open days at local halls and an engaging social media campaign that will include touching stories from users of community buildings.

Research conducted by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), who organise the annual campaign, found that in 60% of countryside areas, community buildings are the only place for local people to socialise.

Aside from hosting a wide range of social and recreational activities for residents, they can also host vital services such as post offices, doctors’ surgeries and convenience shops, whilst supporting an estimated 50,000 people whose livelihoods depend on use of these buildings.

Tim Parry, CEO of Connecting Communities in Berkshire (CCB) said, “Village Halls Week is in its sixth year of existence, and we thoroughly support it as an important week in the diary to shout about all the fantastic venues that village halls provide their local communities. Village Halls are not simply places for social and physical activities, often they are the lifeblood of local communities and a real lifeline for people of all ages, offering essential services and at times emergency facilities. As such they’re a critical part of the national infrastructure.”

CCB provides support and advice to village halls across Berkshire, including advice on legislation, risk assessments, health & safety, licensing, energy efficiency, insurance and much more!

On Wednesday 25^th January to celebrate Village Halls Week local charity Connecting Communities in Berkshire (CCB) is running a useful webinar on Fundraising for Village Halls & Community Buildings – this will include information on the new Platinum Jubilee Village Halls fund, managed by ACRE. Anyone interested in attending should click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/392286217637

Village Halls Week takes place from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 January 2023.

Background

The Berkshire Digital Infrastructure Group (DIG), comprising all six Berkshire local authorities, are working with market providers and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Barrier Busting Task Force to minimise barriers to Digital Infrastructure investments, reducing rollout costs and delays and leading to further investment into the county.

Last year, DiG ran their first Digital Survey, which was designed to help them identify where there may be gaps in the digital infrastructure by asking how residents and businesses across Berkshire access and use the internet.

The responses from the survey are being used to inform our Digital Strategy, and you can view the analysis of the results online.

Improving access to broadband, public access WiFi and mobile services is a key element of the Berkshire DIG work, and they are working with mobile operators and platform providers to provide better access in all Berkshire regions.

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Why we want your views

As more and more services move online we need to understand why some residents aren’t accessing them this way, whether that’s because it’s a struggle to afford internet access, data or a device, such as a laptop or phone, they aren’t confident or they don’t feel safe online.

We also want to understand what people can do online, whether that’s ordering food and gifts, online learning and job searching, or contacting friends and family or a healthcare professional.

Sharing your views and experiences with us, or helping someone who may not usually go online to do so, will help us understand where and how we need to focus resources to improve services and provide solutions.

We’d also like to know if your habits have changed since the pandemic e.g. has the amount of time you spend on the internet or streaming TV shows increased, or you have become more confident using online services such as banking or booking travel or holidays?

What people can, and can’t, do online is important to us and we want to hear about it.

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How to take part

If you’d like to share your experiences with them, please complete online theirr survey, which should only take about 5-10 minutes.

Complete our survey

You can download a version of the survey for someone who doesn’t go online here [394KB] .

Please send the completed survey to Berkshire DIG Digital Inclusion Survey, Ground Floor (ICT Area), Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5LD.

Alternatively, call 01635 503894 to request a paper copy.

The closing date is midnight on Sunday, 19 February 2023

For any queries about the survey, please email ContactUS@BerkshireDIG.Org.UK

We are thrilled to see that new Warm Spaces are popping up across the county this winter (2022-23). We know that what is on offer can very much depend on which of Berkshire’s six Unitary Authorities you reside in. We pulled together what is currently out there so you can check out your local warm space depending on where in the county you find yourself.

What is a Warm Space?

Warm Spaces are places where people can gather for free in a warm, safe, welcoming place and maybe enjoy a hot drink and some company.

Reading Borough

Reading Museum
Reading Museum, in Reading Town Hall, is free to visit and currently has an abstract art exhibition alongside the regular displays in the other galleries.
Open 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 5pm on Saturday.

Libraries
There are seven libraries throughout Reading, open for free book lending with no late fees, free computers, free wifi, and free study spaces – as well as free rhymetimes for preschool children.

Central, Southcote and Tilehurst all have free on-site tablet lending.

Your free library card allows access to thousands of free ebooks, eaudio and emagazines. We have purchased a range of physical and e-titles to help with cost of living issues.

East Reading
LifeSpring Church, Café 12, Tuesday to Friday 10am to 2pm, Thursday lunch for the over 60’s. The Pavilion, 143-145 Oxford Road Reading RG1 7UY

Family Warm Hub, Monday to Friday 3.15pm-6pm, term time only. A light meal will be provided. Families need to register in advance.

Tel: 0118 983 9080

For more information contact warmhub@lifespringchurch.org.uk

Greyfriars Church Monday 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday 9am-4pm and Sundays 9am-12pm and 5:30pm-8:30pm.

They also have various events running throughout the week.

Friar Street, Reading RG1 1EH
Tel: 0118 951 6700

Wycliffe Baptist Church Community Cafe Tuesday 9:30am to 3pm and Wednesday 4:30pm to 9pm. Warm and welcoming space. Normally £1.50 for a drink but have a pay-it-forward system for those that can’t afford it.

233 Kings Road, Reading RG1 4LS
Tel: 0118 929 9911

Weller Centre Monday to Friday 9:30am to 12pm. Use Wi-Fi, catch up on the news, make new friends and maybe grab a hot drink starting at 20p (pay if you can).

110 Amersham Road, Reading, Reading, RG4 5NA
Tel: 0118 947 5828

West Reading
Norcot Mission Church, Oasis Cafe, Fridays 10:00am to 3pm, Warm and friendly with light refreshments. Brockley Close, RG30 4YP
Email: info@norcot.org

Salvation Army, Tuesday 10:00 to 13:30, Coffee morning/lunch club. Wednesday 1:30pm to 3pm, Cameo/chatter craft.

522 Oxford Road, RG30 1EG
Tel: 0118 957 5394

St Catherine’s Church, Tuesday get together 10am to 12pm, coffee and chat, free, all welcome.

St Catherine of Siena Church, Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, RG31 5LN
Tel: 0118 942 7786

St George’s & St Mary Magdalen’s
St George’s Tilehurst, St George’s Road, Reading RG30 2RG, Fridays from 12pm to 4pm.
St Mary Magdalen’s Tilehurst, Kentwood Hill, Reading RG31 6DR, Wednesdays from 10.30 to 11.30am.
Tel: 07753 411989

St Matthew’s Church, 12:30pm to 3:00pm Fridays. Soup and bread in a warm space.

205 Southcote Lane, Southcote, RG30 3AX
Tel: 0118 954 7964

St Michael’s Church, The Morlais Room, from 12pm to 5pm Thursdays. Soup and bread, hot drinks and biscuits will be available, there will also be board games to play for anyone who fancies a bit of fun. No charge, but donations appreciated. All welcome.

New Lane Hill, Tilehurst, RG30 4JX
Tel: 0118 942 7331

All Nations Christian Centre, Warm Welcome, Tuesdays 10:30am to 3pm. A warm welcome space that is free, welcoming, and safe for our local community.

1 Berkeley Ave Reading RG1 6JE
Tel: 0118 950 5661

Whitley CDA – Wednesdays 12pm to 2:30pm. Winter Warming Wednesday
Over 50s (open to all), unlimited tea and coffee £1, free soup, board games and chat.

Whitley Community Café 252 Northumberland Avenue, Reading RG2 7QA
Tel: 0118 374 0052

West Berkshire

Take a look at this article from the Penny Post which lists all known warm spaces in West Berkshire at the time of publication: https://pennypost.org.uk/2022/11/local-warm-spaces-for-winter-2022-21/

St George’s Welcome Café –
Monday, Wednesday from 8.45am – 12noon

St George’s Church has opened a Welcome Café, Welcome Cafe is a warm hub where everyone is welcome to drop by for fresh coffee or tea and biscuits, a chat, or to use the WiFi. Everything is complimentary.

The café is initially running on Monday and Wednesday mornings, from 8.45am – 12noon and from 3rd Feb will be also open on Fridays, same time and is meeting in the church building, on the hall side. All are assured of a warm welcome.

Burghfield Warm Spaces

Wokingham Borough

Earley and Lower Earley

Monday – Salvation Army, Chalfont Close (RG6 5UG), 10am to 12 noon – tea, coffee, biscuits, games and chats
Monday – St Nicholas Church, Sutcliffe Avenue (RG6 7JN), 2.15pm to 3.30pm
Tuesday – St Nicholas Church, Sutcliffe Avenue (RG6 7JN), 10am to 12 noon
Tuesday – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close (RG6 5HZ), 1pm to 4pm and 4pm to 6pm
Wednesday – Lower Earley Baptist Church, Maiden Place (RG6 3HE), 11.30am to 1.30pm – hot drinks, chance to chat, games and more
Wednesday – Brookside over 60s club, Brookside Close (RG6 7HG), 2pm to 4pm
Thursday – Salvation Army, Chalfont Close (RG6 5UG), 10am to noon
Thursday – St Nicholas Church, Sutcliffe Avenue (RG6 7JN), 2pm to 4pm
Thursday – Trinity Refresh Café, Chalfont Close (RG6 5HZ), 2pm to 4pm – wellbeing café
Thursday – Brookside Youth, Brookside Close (RG6 7HG), 7pm to 9pm
Friday – St Nicholas Wellbeing Café (RG6 7JN), 10am to 12 noon – wellbeing café
Friday – Brookside Church, Brookside Close (RG6 7HG), 3.30pm to 6pm
Saturdays – Trinity Church, Chalfont Close (RG6 5HZ), 10am to 12 noon (second and fourth Saturdays of the month only)

Shinfield
All weekdays – School Green Centre Warm Hub, Shinfield School Green Centre (RG2 9EH), 10am to 4pm – TV, games and free hot drinks
Fridays – St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Lane (RG2 9BY), 12 noon to 4pm – free soup and a roll

Spencers Wood
Wednesday – St Michael’s Café at St Michael and All Angels Church, Basingstoke Road (RG7 1AP), 10am to 2pm – free soup and bread roll (other options on offer with fee)

Twyford
Tuesday – Twyford and District Youth and Community Centre, Loddon Hall Road (RG10 9JA), 12noon to 2pm – free hot drinks and free soup and roll, as well as the opportunity to join in with some games (from 13 December to 28 March)

Wokingham
Monday, Wednesday and Friday – Wokingham Salvation Army, Sturges Road (RG40 2HD), 10am to 1.30pm – free food and drinks, internet access, charging points, a shower room and a warm place to be
Monday – Café Mosaic at Wokingham Methodist Church, Rose Street (RG40 1XS), 10.30am to 1.30pm – hot drinks, soup, biscuits and charging points available (until 27 February)
Tuesday – The Cornerstone at All Saints Church, Norreys Avenue (RG40 1UE), 3.30pm to 5pm – for families after school drop in (term time only)
Wednesday – Kings Church, Station Road (RG40 2AD), 11am to 3pm, – The Well on Wednesday – hot soup meal and place to be
Thursday – Wokingham Baptist Church, Milton Road (RG40 1DE), 4.30pm to 7.30pm – hot meal, activities for children, homework, teas and coffees (excluding 29 December)
Friday – St Paul’s Parish Room, Reading Road (RG41 1EH), 2pm to 4pm – hot drinks, games and cake

Leisure centres
Our leisure centres are open to the public as places to go to be warm this winter.

Loddon Valley Leisure Centre café, Earley (RG6 4GD) – open Monday to Friday, 7am to 3.30pm
Bulmershe Leisure Centre café, Woodley (RG5 3EU) – open Monday to Friday, 10am to 11am
St Crispin’s Leisure Centre function room, Wokingham (RG40 1SR) – open 10am to 2pm on Monday, Tuesday and Friday, open 6.30pm to 10pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Libraries
All our libraries are places you can go to stay warm during their current opening hours. You can visit one near you now:

Arborfield Library
Finchampstead Library
Lower Earley Library
Spencers Wood Library
Twyford Library
Wargrave Library
Winnersh Library
Wokingham Library
Woodley Library

Bracknell Forest Winter Hubs:

For an up-to-date list of Bracknell Forest Winter Hubs please click here: https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/cost-living-support/community-winter-hubs

Slough Borough

Slough: The list of current Warm Spaces, operating now or soon to be, is below.

• Slough Baptist Church, Windsor Road: Mondays 3-5pm starting on 9 January and Wednesdays 11am-2pm starting on 4 January
• Slough Community Support Café, St John’s Church, Stoke Poges Lane, Tuesdays 5-9pm
• Slough Community Support Café, St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Merton Road, Thursdays 3.30-8pm
• Cippenham Carers Group, Cippenham Baptist Church, Elmshott Lane, Third Wednesday of the month from 1-3pm
• Ujala Foundation, Manor Park Pavillion, Villiers Road, Tuesdays 10am-2pm and Thursdays 12noon-2pm.
• Home Slough is offering a warm space during their WOW Slough winter programme. All events will be held at The Curve. For dates and times visit HOME Slough – Creative arts in your community
• The Salvation Army Slough, Stoke Road. Offering a warm space and refreshments at a coffee morning on Wednesday mornings 10am – 12noon. Offering a warm space, refreshments, food, clothing and showers at their drop-in on Friday mornings 10am-12noon.

Royal Borough: Safe, warm spaces map
Over the winter, a number of community organisations are opening up warm, safe spaces and running coffee mornings and other activities for residents.
Click link to find out where these are: https://rbwmtogether.rbwm.gov.uk/warm-safe-spaces-map