Welcoming Spaces are now open in your community to help with the cost-of-living crisis

David Gronback
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Monday, October 17, 2022
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Local News
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A Welcoming Space is a place where people can meet up, socialise, and access support, relating to the cost-of-living crisis.

Services available at each Welcoming Space will vary but may include:

A place to stay warm
community activities such as community meals, film nights and homework clubs
access to computers, free Wi-Fi and charging points
Access to support about money, welfare, and mental wellbeing

A network of Welcoming Spaces run by various organisations across Bristol is running over the autumn and winter 2022 to 2023.

Below are just some of the Welcoming Spaces currently operating at the launch in October 2022. For up-to-date details of all spaces across the whole of Bristol including opening hours please refer to the Bristol City Council website. Cost of living support (bristol.gov.uk)

Easton and Lawrence Hill

Name	Address	Opening times	Services
Kensington Baptist Church	Stapleton Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0NX	Saturday 12 to 2pm	Wi-Fi hot drinks food bank food club charging points
Bannerman Road Children's Centre	All Hallows Road, Bristol, BS5 0HR	Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm	access to mental health wellbeing support advice support
Eastside Community Trust	Easton Community Centre, Kilburn Street, Bristol, BS5 6AW	Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm	Wi-Fi hot drinks community activities food bank food club charging points
Wellspring Settlement Centre	Barton Hill Settlement, 41 - 43 Ducie Road, Bristol, BS5 0AX	Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5pm Welcome Café: Tuesday and Thursday 11am to 2pm	Wi-Fi hot drinks signposting community activities food bank food club access to advice support

Bedminster & Southville

Name	Address	Opening times	Services
BS3 Community Development	The Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Southville, BS3 1QG	Monday to Thursday, 8am to 8pm Friday, 8am to 6pm	computers hot drinks outreach activity access to mental health wellbeing support signposting community activities digital services, food bank food club access to advice support
Name	Address	Opening times	Services
Bedminster Children's Centre	South Street, Bristol, BS3 3AU	Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm	access to mental health wellbeing support food bank food club access to advice support

Ashley

Name	Address	Service
St Paul's Nursery School and Children's Centre	Little Bishop Street, Bristol, BS2 9JF	access to mental health wellbeing support food bank, food club access to advice support