Warm Spaces
Here are the warm spaces located in each of the 4 wards in Argyll and Bute. Click the buttons below to go directly to the ward you require.
If you have a warm space that you’d like to change or add to this list, please contact Lauren Martin.
Helensburgh and Lomond
Fun First
Fun First sessions provide warm spaces for under 5’s and their carers.
Monday : Helensburgh Library 0-5 yrs 10:00 am Rosneath St Modan’s Church Hall 9:45am
Tuesday : Rhu Community Corner House 0-5 yrs 1 pm and Cardross Library 0-5yrs 1:30pm
Wednesday: Gibson Hall Garelochead 10:00 am 0-5 yrs
Thursday: Fitness and Fun Victoria Halls 18months-5 yrs
Friday: Helensburgh Community Hub 9:45am
Children to be accompanied by an adult, parents, carers, grandparents, child minders all welcome.
Grey Matters Active Ageing
61 West Princes Street,Helensburgh, G84 8BN
Grey Matters Active Ageing are keeping the older community in Helensburgh and Lomond warm this winter.
They have two ‘Hot Spot’ coffee mornings a week (Tuesday and Friday at 10.30) offering warm drinks and even warmer company.
They also have 10 other interest groups to tap into during the week and are adding to them all the time including more evening and weekend activities too.
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
Helensburgh Community Hub
116 East Princes Street, Helensburgh
The Book Nook is open:
Mondays 2-6pm
Tuesday 10am -2pm
Wednesday 10am – 4pm
Thursday 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month it is on from 11-2pm
Open to the whole community. No expectations through attendance
Cove Burgh Hall
Shore Road, Cove, G84 0LY
The community library in Cove Burgh Hall is open as a warm space on:
Monday 2-5pm
Tuesday 10-4pm
Friday 10-1pm
Saturday 10-1pm
Open to the whole community. No expectations through attendance.
The Bridge at Helensburgh Parish Church
Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh
Tuesday and Thursday 10-11.30am
Open to the whole community. No expectations through attendance
The Village Hub
Cardross Church Halls, Station Road, Cardross G82 5NL
Monday and Wednesday 10am-2pm
The Village Hub is a community run café to provide a meeting place on a Monday and Wednesday morning from 10am to 2pm open to the whole community. They provide home baking and beverages in the morning and at lunchtime home-made soup and sandwiches.
Rhu & Shandon Parish Church
Gareloch Road, Rhu, Helensburgh
Knit and natter is on Tuesdays at 2-4pm.
There is no requirement to knit!
Drumfork Community Centre
Churchill Square, Helensburgh
Open Tuesday and Wednesday in the community room from 6pm-9pm
Open to the whole community. No expectations through attendance
Bethesda Centre
28 Colquhoun Street (on the corner of West King Street)
Weekly on Tuesdays: 10.00am – 2.00pm
Free Tea, coffee, hot chocolate & biscuits
Soup & bread will be served from 12.00 noon – 1.30pm
A warm welcoming space that you can use to read, chat, think, or work. Toddlers’ toys available. Free Wi-Fi on request.
Helensburgh Baptist Church
7 East King Street, Helensburgh
The church has soup and cake available on a Friday from 1pm – 4.30pm.
Open to the whole community. No expectations through attendance
Centre 81
Garelochhead
Community Cafe open on Thursdays from 11am – 1pm. Lunch and company with optional activities too.
3 Villages Community Hall
Arrochar
Monday and Fridays 10.30-2.30pm
Warm Space with tea and coffee, soup and sandwich lunch
Home Start Lomond
Located above the MOD Police station in Churchill Square
Monday to Friday, with someone available in the office from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The Family Hub. While the activities vary, offering morning and afternoon events, they always welcome anyone seeking a chat or a friendly cuppa!
Cowal and Bute
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.
Dunoon Foodbank
High Kirk Hall, Dunoon
Multiple days and times
Monday 1-4 with craft club
Tuesday 1-4 pool table, games, refreshments
Thursday 3-6 with supper club 4-5.30
Friday 9.30-12 with breakfast 10-11.30
Open to all the family Open to all the family
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
Bute Resilience Team
Bank of Ideas, Rothesay
Family fund days Wednesday 4-7pm and Sunday 1-3pm.
Everyone is welcome
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.
HELP (Argyll and Bute) Limited
17 – 21 John Street
Dunoon, PA23 8BN
Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm, as a warm space for 16- to 25-year-olds.
Lunch will be served at 1.00pm on Mon, Wed and Thursday.
Tea, Coffee and Hot Chocolate will be available daily, and an activity programme will run, including Arts and crafts, pottery, sewing, cooking, and Movie afternoons. There is a computer and free internet access, and a pool table.
Oban, Lorn and the Isles
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.
Books, Broth, Blether
Campbell Memorial Hall, Benderloch, PA37 1QP
Thursdays 12-2.30pm
Organised by St Modan’s Church in collaboration with Bookends Benderloch. The hall is just behind the church and all are welcome.
They provide a Soup and Bread lunch, tea and coffee, an opportunity to chat and to take away books to read. This is a Free Event.
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.
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
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
We Are With You
Muir Street, Boswell House, 14 Argyll Square, Oban, PA34 4BD
Tuesdays 12-2
Pop in for a breakfast roll and a chat!
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.
Mid Argyll & Kintyre
Furnace Village Hall
Furnace
There will be a ‘Heat and Greet’ session in Furnace Village Hall every Wednesday 10am and 4pm. Hot drinks, soup and a chance to socialise for all age groups
Inveraray Community Council
The George Hotel, Inveraray
Free warm space for all. 12-2pm.
Please message the Inveraray Community Council on facebook to advise of attendance.
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].
MS Centre Mid-Argyll
Campbell Street PA31 8JU Lochgilphead
Every Monday 12pm to 2pm.
They will provide a warm friendly welcome, a cup of soup, hot drinks and other refreshments, free Wifi and charging points.
There will be no charge to anyone who uses the Warm Space.
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
Inveraray Hub
27a Front St, Inveraray
We are offering out the Inveraray Hub to all local charities, groups and organisations to use this winter. For whatever reason you need a space, we can offer a warm environment with free use of the coffee machine and tea!
Contact: [email protected]
South Kintyre Development Trust
SKDT Hall, Kirk Street, Campbeltown
Mondays and Fridays 11-3pm.
Free warm space facility with hot drinks and snacks.
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
Mactaggart Youth and Community Outreach Services
The cyber building, Port Ellen, Islay
The Warm Hub is available Tuesday’s from 12pm-3pm.
Mid Argyll Community Hospital
Lochgilphead
PA31 8JZ
Mid Argyll Hospital are offering a warm space in the Physiotherapy gym on a Tuesday afternoon from 1.30-4pm, all welcome.
Craignish Village Hall
Ardfern PA31 8QN
Free warm space for all.
Mondays 10am-6pm and Tuesdays 7-10pm.
Kintyre Community Centre
Stewart Road, Campbeltown, PA28 6AT
A conversation cafe that runs on every Tuesday from 11am – 2pm. Free lunch is provided.
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.