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 availble, 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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