Winter Welcome Spaces/Warm Spaces

Fun First 

Fun First sessions provide warm spaces for under 5’s and their carers.
Mondays: Helensburgh Library 0-5 yrs 10am and Rosneath St Modan’s Church Hall 9:45am
Tuesdays: Cardross Library 0-5yrs 1:30pm and 10am outdoor sessions in Hermitage Park (bookable on Ticket source).
Wednesdays: Gibson Hall Garelochhead 10:00 am 0-5 yrs.
Thursdays: Fitness and Fun Victoria Halls 10am 18months-5 yrs.
Fridays: Helensburgh Community Hub 9:45am 0-5 yrs.

Wednesday mornings fortnightly: Fun First Friends at Drumfork Community Centre (held in the family room). Children can play in the soft play area, tea and coffee for adults. Plenty of time to chat and listen to local speakers from organisations/ support groups. Open to new families to Helensburgh, expectant parents, grandparents and so on.  

Children to be accompanied by an adult, parents, carers, grandparents, child minders all welcome.

Live Argyll Helensburgh Library

59 West King Street, Helensburgh G84 8EB

Conversation Café – Every Thursday 10.15 – 11.15

Soup and bread will be served and tea/coffee will be available

For more information call Christine on 07849 180129

Garelochhead Senior Citizens Club

Gibson Hall, Main Road, Garelochhead G84 0AT

Refreshments, raffle, chat, and various speakers.

Following Thursdays:

October 17                        2-4pm

November 7 & 21            2-4pm

January 16                         2-4pm

February 6 & 20                 2-4pm

March 6 & 20                    2-4pm

Membership £8 per annum. Call Evelyn: 07851 199 926 for information.

Cardross Library

Main Road, Cardross G82 5PX

Expect a friendly welcome and warm space. There is free Wi-Fi access and People’s Network computers available for use. Study tables are also available. Join in the jigsaw swap or pull up a chair at the activity table. Activities and games are suitable for ages 0-100+.

Tuesdays 1.30 – 7pm

Thursdays 10.30 – 4.30pm

Please note that library opening times are subject to change at short notice – please contact us for more information. Tel: 01436 658767.

Drumfork Community Centre

Churchill Square, Helensburgh

Open Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the community room from 6pm – 9pm

Open to the whole community. No expectations through attendance.  

Helensburgh Baptist Church 

7 East King Street, Helensburgh

Open for soup, sandwiches, tea/coffee and cakes from 1pm to 3.30pm every Friday from start of November to end of February.

Closed on Friday 27th December and Friday 3rd January for the holidays.

Open to all in the community, accompanied children welcome.

3 Villages Community Hall 

Shore Road, Arrochar

The Open Doors group offer a warm welcome on Mondays between 10am – 12.30pm.

Warm welcome, cup of tea, conversation, with speakers and activities.

Arrochar Parish Church

11 Kirkfield Place,
Arrochar G83 7AE

Wednesdays 1 – 2.30pm

The Craft and Chat Group continues to run every Wednesday afternoon from 1pm until 2.30pm.  It runs all year round, with the exception of the first two weeks in January when they generally take a break.  However, if there is a need to keep the Church open for these two Wednesday’s, it could be arranged.

Blairmore Village Hall 

Blairmore, Dunoon PA23 8TL

From 11.00 on a Thursday.

Blairmore Village Hall hosts a weekly “Drop in” on a Thursday morning. Called the Shore Hub, it is a warm and welcoming space for folk to go in for as long as they wish to. There is no charge, and if demand were sufficient, they could extend it to include a soup-and-sandwich lunch.

Live Argyll 

Live Argyll have launched their ‘Winter at the liveArgyll Libraries’ initiative, inviting people to use their libraries as warm spaces, and providing games, puzzles and as well as the use of library resources.

You can find all information about this initiative here including opening times for the libraries taking part: Winter at the library – Live Argyll

Port Gala Team

The Anchor Tavern, 33 Marine Road, Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute

Wednesdays 3.30pm-5.30pm

Everyone, including children are welcome!
The soup is free but please give a donation if you can afford it so they can continue to help each other.
You don’t need any particular reason to go other than fancying some food, some company and a bit of warmth.

An Cridhe Community Centre 

Isle of Coll

An Cridhe Community Centre have a warm space open from 9am to 9pm each day. 

There is tea and coffee and free internet available.

Crossroads North Argyll

2 Gibraltar Street, Oban, PA34 4AY

Wednesdays from 11am – 1pm

Crossroads North Argyll will be providing a warm space for unpaid carers on Wednesdays from 11am – 1pm. They will be providing hot drinks, biscuits and a blether with other unpaid carers in a warm space.

New Hope

2 Soroba Road, Oban, PA34 4HU

Monday – Friday 11am – 5pm

Monday – 2pm-3.30pm Fellowship Café
Tuesday – 2pm-3.30pm Craft cafe
Tuesday – 5pm Evening Meal
Wednesday – 2pm-3.30pm Stork Café
Thursday – 10am-3pm Moving On at Green Shoots
Thursday – 11am- 12pm Recovery Café
Thursday – 2pm-4pm Wellbeing Café
Friday – 12pm-3.30pm Music Group
Friday – 14.30pm Quiz
Friday – 5pm Evening Meal

Atlantis Leisure

Dalriach Road, Oban, Argyll, PA34 5JE

The building is warm, there is plenty of space and everyone is very welcome.  a programme of different events, activities and drop-in sessions throughout the winter. These will change each month with announcements made on the website page and via flyers that you can pick up in the Centre.

Available for the duration of the project, they have made a custom Winter Warmer free membership. Just ask at Reception about the Winter Warmer membership and their team will tell you more.

Soroba Community Centre

Soroba Lane,Oban,PA34 4HX

Warm Wednesdays 3.30-5pm

Pop in for a warm welcome and a hot cuppa, everyone is welcome.

MacTaggart Leisure Centre

School Street, Bowmore
Islay, PA43 7JS

Daily from 10am -6pm

The warm space is available anytime the centre is open from 10am – 6pm. They run lots of groups throughout the day including a lunch club for over 50’s on a Thursday between 12.30 and 2pm. 
For morew information on the groups please call the centre on 01496 810767 or email Martyn Chandler [email protected]​.

Citizens Advice Bureau – Lochgilphead

18 Argyll Street, Lochgilphead, PA31 8NE

The CAB in Lochgilphead can offer a warm space and small meeting rooms to local organisations this winter. 
Phone: 01546 605550
Email: [email protected]
Or pop into the office for more information

South Kintyre Development Trust

SKDT Hall, Kirk Street, Campbeltown

Mondays and Fridays 11-3pm. 
​Free warm space facility with hot drinks and snacks. 

Mactaggart Youth and Community Outreach Services

30 Mansefield Place, Port Ellen, United Kingdom

The Warm Hub is available Tuesday’s from 12pm-2pm.

Join the ladies of St John’s Church catering team for soup, cake and a tea or coffee.

Donations welcomed but no necessary.

Loch Gair Association

Lochgair,Lochgilphead,PA31 8SD

 Every Thursday from 3 PM to 4:30 PM. 

Join at the Lochgair Hall, where the Lochgair Association is excited to provide a welcoming space for everyone to gather, chat, and unwind over a hot cup of tea, coffee, and a biscuit in their newly renovated hall.
Explore the library and borrow books at the fantastic price of 50p. Additionally, try your hand at a jigsaw puzzle or other engaging games available.
This space is yours, and they’d love your input for more activities during the warm gatherings.