As the temperature drops across the city warm spaces have opened up to support residents during the winter months.

The spaces aim to provide people with somewhere to keep warm, access information or even just spend time with others.

Last month Lancashire County Council set up a warm space grant scheme to support local organisations and groups within the voluntary, community, and faith sectors to create and improve warm spaces.

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We have compiled a list of places in Preston and surrounding areas operating as a warm space.

If we have missed any, you can email us via contactus@blogpreston.co.uk and we’ll add it to the list.

Preston:

• Central Methodist Church, Lune Street
• Lancashire Community Finance, Fleet Street
• Lancashire Women, Church Street
• Mill Bank Wellbeing Centre, Edmund Street
• St George the Martyr Church, George’s Road
• The Kingdom Life International Church, North Road
• Let’s Grow Preston, Grange Park
• Preston Ribbleton Library 
• Fulwood Garstang Road Library 
• St Martin’s Chapel and Parish Hall, Broadway 
• Preston Community Hub, Samuel Street 
• Blue Flamingo Community Hub, Egerton Road
• St Bernard’s Larches and Savick Community Hub
• Ingol Library 
• Savick Branch Library 

South Ribble:

• St Aidan’s Community Hub, Station Road, Bamber Bridge 
• St Saviour’s Church, Church Road, Bamber Bridge 
• Longton Library 
• Bamber Bridge Library 
• Lostock Hall Library 

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