Practical help in your community
Food banks
Food banks are available if you need some emergency help accessing food. Visit The Trussell Trust website to find your local food bank.
As well as foodbanks, there are now over 300 community fridges open where you can eat, connect, learn new skills and reduce food waste. At community fridges, local people can share food, including surplus from supermarkets, local food businesses, producers, households and gardens. Check out the Community Fridges map to find your nearest one.
There are also free apps where you can find food packages from local shops and cafes at reduced prices. Search for Olio and Too Good To Go in your app store.
Warm spaces
As the cost of living continues to rise, you may be looking for a warm space to work, spend time in or share with others over the winter months.
We're opening up our schemes to provide warm spaces to spend time with others over the next few months. Find a list of when these spaces are available here.
|
Scheme |
Name |
postcode |
opening hours |
facilities |
|
Ada |
St Paul's Church, Marylebone |
NW1 6NJ |
First Monday of the month 10-12pm |
Coffee Morning, free wifi, |
|
Ada |
Kilburn Salvation Army Church |
NW6 5QW |
Wednesdays: 13:30-18:30pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Ada |
Kilburn Library |
NW6 6NN |
Weekdays: 10:30-18:00 Weekends: 12-18:00 |
Free Wifi, Computer Access |
|
Blackham |
Wimbledon Library |
SW19 7NB |
Weekdays:9:30-19:00 Saturdays: 9:30-17:00 |
Free Wifi, Computer Access |
|
Blackham |
Everyday Wimbledon |
SW19 8LR |
Wednesdays 10-12pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Blackham |
Polka Theatre |
SW19 1SB |
Tuesday - Sunday: 9:00-17:00 |
Free Wifi |
|
Chesterton Court |
Gurnell Grove Community Trust |
W13 0Ae |
Thursdays: 15:00-16:30 |
Refreshments available, English Conversation Classes (1-3pm) |
|
The Chesnuts |
South Harrow Methodist Church |
HA2 8QU |
Mondays 18:00-22:00, Wednesdays: 10:00-14:00 |
|
|
Cleve Road |
Kilburn Salvation Army Church |
NW6 5QW |
Wednesdays: 13:30-18:30pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Cleve Road |
Kilburn Library |
NW6 6NN |
Weekdays: 10:30-18:00 Weekends: 12-18:00 |
Free Wifi, Computer Access |
|
Cleve Road |
Hampstead Parish Church |
NW3 6UU |
Weekdays: 9:30-16:00, Sundays: 8:00-18:00 |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Colville Court |
Teddington Community Cafe |
TW11 8PS |
Mondays 13:30-16:30 |
Refreshments available |
|
Colville Court |
Teddington Baptist Church |
TW11 8PF |
Wednesdays: 9:00-12:30pm |
|
|
Colville Court |
Teddington Library |
TW11 8NY |
Weekdays: 9:30-19:00pm Sundays: 13:00-17:00 |
Free Wifi, Computer Access |
|
Edna |
St Paul's Church, Marylebone |
NW1 6NJ |
First Monday of the month 10-12pm |
Coffee Morning, free wifi, |
|
Edna |
Old Diorama Arts Centre |
NW1 3FE |
Weedays: 9:00-22:00 Weekends: 10:00-18:00pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Erica |
Wimbledon Library |
SW19 7NB |
Weekdays:9:30-19:00 Saturdays: 9:30-17:00 |
Free Wifi, Computer Access |
|
Erica |
The Lantern Methodist Church |
Sw20 8RA |
Tues, Wed,Fri: 12:00-16:00 |
Free Wifi, refreshments available, TV |
|
Erica |
Everyday Wimbledon |
SW19 8LR |
Wednesdays 10-12pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Erica |
Raynes Park Library |
SW20 8BA |
Monday - Friday: 8:00-19:00pm Saturdays: 8:00-17:00pm |
|
|
Moray |
Hampton Wick Library |
KT1 4At |
Wednesday & Friday: 10:00-18:00, Saturdays: 9:30-16:00pm |
|
|
Oldfield |
Old Diorama Arts Centre |
NW1 3FE |
Weedays: 9:00-22:00 Weekends: 10:00-18:00pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Oldfield |
St Paul's Church, Marylebone |
NW1 6NJ |
First Monday of the month 10-12pm |
Coffee Morning, free wifi, |
|
Philip House |
Kilburn Salvation Army Church |
NW6 5QW |
Wednesdays: 13:30-18:30pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Philip House |
Kilburn Library |
NW6 6NN |
Weekdays: 10:30-18:00 Weekends: 12-18:00 |
Free Wifi, Computer Access |
|
Philip House |
St John's Church Kensal Green |
W10 4AA |
Tuesdays: 10:30-12:00pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Rackstraw |
Hampstead Parish Church |
NW3 6UU |
Weekdays: 9:30-16:00, Sundays: 8:00-18:00 |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Rackstraw |
St Paul's Church, Marylebone |
NW1 6NJ |
First Monday of the month 10-12pm |
Coffee Morning, free wifi, |
|
Rackstraw |
Kilburn Salvation Army Church |
NW6 5QW |
Wednesdays: 13:30-18:30pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Vivian |
Kilburn Salvation Army Church |
NW6 5QW |
Wednesdays: 13:30-18:30pm |
Free Wifi, refreshments available |
|
Vivian |
Kilburn Library |
NW6 6NN |
Weekdays: 10:30-18:00 Weekends: 12-18:00 |
Free Wifi, Computer Access |
|
Vivian |
St Paul's Church, Marylebone |
NW1 6NJ |
First Monday of the month 10-12pm |
Coffee Morning, free wifi, |
|
Alexandra Place |
Woodley Library |
RG5 4JA |
All Week: 9:00-17:00 |
Free Wifi |
|
Alexandra Place |
Brookside Church |
RG6 7HG |
Wednesdays: 14:00-16:00 Fridays: 15:30-18:00 |
Free Wifi, refreshments available, TV |
This Warm Spaces map is also designed to show anyone in need of warmth to a warm space to share with others throughout the country.
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