Warm Spaces are relaxed places where anyone is welcome, they are inclusive and accessible for anyone and provide a local neighbourhood space to spend the day.

They are friendly spaces that offer a little some extra for people to enjoy during the day, this could be a space that offers arts and crafts, board games, toddler zones or place spaces, knitting and crochet, computers, wifi access and snacks and refreshments.

It’s a space where visitors can come and go as they please with no need to pre-book and free access.

List of Warm Spaces with their facilities

Community Resources for Change

Address: Castle Point 163 Bennett's Castle Lane Dagenham RM8 3YJ

Phone: 020 8227 1927

Accessibility: Wheelchair Access, Baby Changing Facilities, Toddler/Children's Space, Parking, Accessible Toilet

What’s on offer?

Monday 

10am – 12pm Knit and Natter, a friend space to knit, chat and make friends. Winter warmer lunch provided, soup and toasted sandwiches.

Tuesday 

10am – 11.30am Wellbeing Café

12.30 – 2.30pm Men’s Group

1.15 – 2.15pm Chair Exercise Moving to the beat, strengthening, cardiovascular, great to improve your flexibility. Gentle seated exercise

2.30pm – 4pm Winter warmer lunch, soup and sandwich. Drop in for a cuppa, make new friends and visit our pop up clothes swap.

Wednesday

9.30 – 11.30 Creative English – Come and learn practical English and make friends

10 – 11.30 Craft Group – come along and try some easy crafts

1.pm - 2.30pm Community Café. Quizzes and nostalgic memories group.

Thursday 

9 – 12.00 Andrew’s Corner – Refreshments available, and pop-up clothes swap

10 – 11.30 Tots and Tinies, Parent and Toddler Group

12 – 1 Taste and See – Healthy meal demonstration and tasting

Winter Warmer free lunch

1 – 3pm Quiet craft

Community Resources Warm Space Schedule 2024 (PDF, 1.03MB)

 

Barking Muslim Association

Type of Space: Mosque

Address: 2 Victoria Road

Phone: 0208 478 8526

Email: info@barkingmosque.org.uk

Website: https://www.barkingmosque.org.uk

Languages Spoken: English, Urdu, Pathan, Bengali, Patwari

Accessibility Wheelchair Access, Accessible Toilet, Free Wifi and Computer Access, Parking - first come first serve basis

What’s on offer?

Monday 

2pm – 5pm Board Games and Refreshments

Tuesday 

10am – 12pm Colouring and Drawing Therapy with Refreshments

Wednesday 

12pm – 2pm Knitting and Sewing for Women with refreshments

Thursday 

12.30pm – 2pm Support group for all, a safe warm environment with refreshments

Friday 

2pm – 5pm Elderly Support – Counselling and Conversation in a safe space with refreshments

Saturday 

11pm – 3pm Tea and Biscuits with companionship and practical help

2pm – 3pm Sensory Hive Room for families and SEN Children

3pm – 7pm Tea and Biscuits with companionship and practical support. One Saturday a month so please contact for more information

Sunday 1pm – 3pm Free fresh cooked vegetarian meals in a warm restaurant.

AL Madina Warm Space Schedule 2024 (PDF, 264KB)

 

Kingsley Hall

Address: Kingsley Hall, Parsloes Avenue, RM9 5NB

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Access, Accessible Toilet, Baby Changing Facilities, Toddler/Children's Space, Free Wifi and Computer Access

Schedule and Opening Hours

Monday to Fridays 9am -3pm

What’s on offer?

Monday

11am Arts and Crafts

Tuesday 

1pm Community singalong 

Wednesday 

10am Wellbeing session

12pm Fabric lab – sewing and knitting for all levels of experience

Thursday

10am Our House – games, talking therapies and designing activities

7pm Evening games and community film night

 

Barking Churches Unite (The Source)

Address: 37a Vicarage Field Shopping Centre, Barking. IG11 8DH

Phone: 02085942404

Email: thesourcebarking@gmail.com

Website: www.barkingchurchesunite.org

Languages Spoken: English

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Access, Free Wifi and Computer Access, Accessible Toilet, Baby Changing Facilities, Parking

What’s on offer?

Open between Monday – Thursday 10am – 3pm

Monday 

10 – 11am Practice English

11 – 2pm Tea, Talk and Textiles

2pm – 3pm  Practice English

Tuesday

11 – 12 Chair Zumba

12.20 – 2.30 Board Games

Wednesday 

10 – 2pm Open House

12.30 – 2.30 Book Club (last Wednesday of the month)

Thursday 

11 – 2pm Tea, Talk & Textiles

The Source Warm Space Schedule 2024 (PDF, 889KB)