Warm Hubs
Providing spaces for out community
The current energy and cost of living crisis has hit many people hard over the last year. With people struggling to afford heating bills, we wanted to do our bit to help the people in our communities.
Working alongside Clarion Housing, in December 2022 we launched "Warm and Welcome Spaces".
Hosted at XX of our centres around the country, the scheme provided stigma-free safe areas for people to get what they needed. That could be somewhere to have a shower, enjoy a warm meal, socialise over board games or badminton, or simply come into a warm environment.
The take-up from local residents cemented the need for such a scheme with a large number of individuals visit our 'Warm Hubs' for support. Our Wisewood site in Sheffield, was particularly relied upon during a powercut that affected the Hillsborough area over the winter, with an increased number of visitors to the site at that time.
Ensuring our centres are the heart of the communities we operate within is a huge priority for Places Leisure and as an organisation continue to monitor the need for these spaces and the requirements of those who live within the community.
