Warm spaces grants
Voluntary, community and charity organisations in Derbyshire can apply for a grant to set up warm spaces this winter.
We have launched a warm spaces fund to support organisations to provide a warm refuge for residents and their families struggling to heat their homes.
Organisations can apply for up to £1,000 towards the cost of opening up community venues or to extend their opening hours during the colder months.
The amount of grant funding awarded will be determined following both assessment of eligibility criteria and consideration of the amount of hours that the warm space will be open, as well as the number of potential beneficiaries.
If you would like to apply for a warm spaces grant please email grants@derbyshire.gov.uk for an application form.
Applications will be accepted up to the 1 March 2023, or until the funding allocated to the programme has been fully spent (whichever is sooner).
To qualify for a grant, organisations must pledge to offer a heated space during the winter months, provide seating, offer refreshments such as a warm drink and a biscuit and be free of charge.
If you're an organisation or charity that is running a warm spaces venue, please let us know and we'll add your details to the list, email: grants@derbyshire.gov.uk
People visiting warm spaces will be offered information to help them with cost of living support, as well as advice on looking after their mental health and wellbeing. You can also sign up to our cost of living emails to get the latest support, advice and information.
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Our warm spaces venues
All of our libraries across the county offer warm and welcoming spaces for everyone and you don't need to be a library member to visit.
Two of our public buildings have been opened up as warm spaces:
Derbyshire Record Office
New Street
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3FE
Open Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am to 5pm.
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery
Terrace Road
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6DA
Opening times:
- Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm - last admission 4pm
- Sunday (Easter to end of September) from midday to 4pm - last admission 3.30pm
- bank holidays from midday to 4pm - last admission 3.30pm
Amber Valley
Warm spaces we fund:
- All Saints Ripley Parish Church, Church Street, Ripley, DE5 3DA
refreshments, games, TV, wifi
open Friday from 10am to 4pm
- Belper Meadows Community Sports Club
table tennis and games
open Friday from 11.30am to 2.30pm
- OSCARI, Church of Christ, College Street, Riddings, DE55 4EZ
refreshments, clothes rails free of charge, craft, Citizens Advice, wifi and computers
open from 10am to 2pm on Monday and Tuesday
- Ripley Town Council, 6 Grosvenor Road, Ripley, DE5 3JF
wifi, TV, music, games, hot lunch, refreshments, volunteer staffed
open Wednesday from 10am to 4pm
- Salcare Ltd, 59 Ray Street, Heanor DE75 7GF
refreshments, warm meals, wifi, TV, games
open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 2.30pm
- Somercotes Parish Council, Somercotes Parish Council, Village Hall, Nottingham Road, Somercotes
refreshments, books, games and toys
open Friday from 10am to 4pm
- Spectrum the Hub CIC, former Heanor Methodist Church, Market Street, Heanor, DE75 7NR
power sockets, wifi, refreshments, books, DVDs, games
open Tuesday and Friday from 10am to 2pm
- The Salvation Army, 25 Heath Road, Ripley DE5 3EN
refreshments, soup, games, signposting
open on the last Friday of every month from 10am to 2pm
- Unite Community - Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales Branch, Number 28, Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ
refreshments, wifi, games, signposting
open Monday from 10am to 4pm
Other warm spaces:
- Christ The King Church Parish Hall, 104 Nottingham Road, Alfreton
free tea, coffee, and lunch, disabled access, baby changing facility, board games
open Tuesday from 9am to 4pm
- Loscoe Baptist Church, High Street, Loscoe, DE75 7LB
- Nether Heage Community and Neighbourhood Watch
- The Junction 28 Church, The Common, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3HA
open Thursday from 1pm to 3pm
- Warm Wednesdays, Greenwich Community Sports Hub, Nottingham Road, Ripley, DE5 3AY
free hot lunch, drinks, activities, wifi, disabled access, baby changing facilities
open Wednesday from 10am to 4pm
Bolsover
Warm spaces we fund:
- Ault Hucknall Parish Community Association, Doe Lea Centre, Mansfield Road, Doe Lea, S44 5PD
games, TV, radio, newspapers, refreshments, sessions on budgeting benefits, access to computers and mini library
open Monday to Thursday from 9am to 7pm, and Friday from 11am to 2pm
- Building Lives Around Shirebrook Town CIC, The Hole in the Wall, Carter Lane, Shirebrook, NG20 8PE
refreshments, signposting services
open Monday from 10am to 2pm
- Glapwell Centre Guardians, Glapwell Community Centre, The Green, Glapwell, S44 5LW
refreshments, board games, chair-based exercises, blankets, hot water bottles
open Monday from 9am to 3pm
- Elmton with Creswell Parish Council, Creswell Events Centre, Elmton Road, Creswell, S80 4BH
refreshments
open Wednesday from 9am to midday
- Hillstown Village Hall, 12 Nesbit Street, Hillstown, S44 6LW
refreshments, wifi, newspapers, magazines and games provided
open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am to 4pm, and Tuesday and Friday afternoons
Other warm spaces:
- Clowne Community Centre, Recreation Close, Clowne S43 4PL
open Wednesday from 9am to midday and Sunday 5pm to 8pm
- Clowne Methodist Church, North Road, Clowne, S43 4PF
open from 9.30am to 1pm on Monday and 10am to 1pm on Saturday
- Salvation Army Hall, Church Street, 5a Ringer Lane, Clowne S43 4JS
open Tuesday and Friday from 9am to 2.30pm
- St John the Baptist Church, Church Lane, Clowne S43 4AZ
open Thursday from 10am to 1pm
Chesterfield
Warm spaces we fund:
- Brimington Parish Council, Brimington Community Centre, Heywood Street, Brimington, S43 1DB
refreshments and wifi
open Thursday from 2pm to 6.30pm
- Chesterfield FC Community Trust, The Hub, East Stand, Technique Stadium, Sheffield Road, S41 8NZ
games, books, TV, refreshments, hot food, blankets, wifi
open Monday to Friday from 5pm to 7.30pm
- Central Methodist Church, Saltergate, Chesterfield, S40 1UH
refreshments and games
open Friday from 1pm to 4pm
- Derby Road Methodist Church, 22 Jawbones Hill
open Friday from 1pm to 4pm
- Gussies Community Kitchen Café and Pantry, St Augustine's Church, 220 Derby Road, S40 2EP
refreshments, games, advice agencies, reading
open Wednesday from 9.30am to 4pm
- Holy Trinity and Christ Church PCC, Newbold Road, S41 8RU
refreshments and food
open Tuesday from 9am to midday
- Loundsley Green Methodist Church, 40 Pennine Way, Loundsley Green, S40 4NF
refreshments, arts and craft activities, games, children's area
open Wednesday from 10am to 12.30pm
- Loundsley Green Community Trust, Loundsley Green Community Centre, Cuttholme Road, S40 QQU
games, volunteer lead, wifi, refreshments, free soup
open Tuesday from 10am to 1pm
- Newbold Parish Church, St John's PCC, St John's Road, Newbold, S41 8PE
refreshments, games, reading, music
open Monday from midday to 3.30pm
- Storrs Road Methodist Church, Upper Moor Street, Brampton
refreshments, games, children's areas, book exchange
open Tuesday (except first Tuesday of each month) from 9am to 11am
- Walton Winter Warmer, Walton Evangelical Church, Moorland View Road, Walton
refreshments, soup
open Wednesday from midday to 2pm
Other warm spaces:
- Chesterfield Baptist Church, Cross Street
open Wednesday from 10am to 1.30pm, once a month on Saturday from 9.30am to 11am, and the first Sunday of the month from 6pm to 7.30pm
- Hasland @ the Club, The Hasland Community Club, Hampton Street, Hasland
open Monday from 9.30 to midday, open Wednesday from 12.30pm to 3.30pm and the first Friday of the month from 10am to midday
- Hasland Club, Hampton Street, Hasland
open Tuesday and Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm
- Hollingwood Community Room, Laburnum Street, Hollingwood
open Monday from 11am to 3pm
- Holme Hall Unite Community Club, 41 Mercaston Close, Holme Hall
open Tuesday and Friday from 12.30pm to 5pm
- Inkersall Methodist Church, Summerskill Green, Inkersall
open Tuesday from 9am to 1pm
- Monkey Park Community Club, 128a Chester Street, Brampton
open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10am to 4pm
- St Columbus Church, Inkersall Green Road, Inkersall, Staveley, S43 3SE
open Wednesday from 10am to 2pm
- St Michael's and All Angels Church, Church Street
open Monday from 9am to 11am and from midday to 2pm for the food bank, open Tuesday 10am to midday and 2pm to 4pm, open Thursday from 9.30am and open Saturday 10am to midday
- Sorbo Lounge, 1 Market Place, Chesterfield, S40 1TW
open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 11pm
- The DVA Hub @ Low Pavement, 61-63 Low Pavement
open Monday to Thursday 11am to 3pm
- The Hop Flower, Beeley Close, Inkersall S43 3EB
open Monday to Friday from 4pm to late, and Saturday and Sunday from midday to late
- Umbrellas Cosy Hub, Burns Close
open Monday and Tuesday from 10am to 3pm, Thursday from 10am to 2.30pm and Friday from 12.45pm to 3pm
Derbyshire Dales
Warm spaces we fund:
- Ashbourne Sport and Community Partnership, Ashbourne Pavilion, Cockayne Avenue, Ashbourne, DE6 1EJ
wifi, refreshments, parent and toddler session from 9am to 10.30am, staff available, information
open Friday from 9am to 3pm
- Ashbourne Methodist Church, Church Street, Ashbourne, DE6 1AE
refreshments, music, books, magazines, games, crafts
open Tuesday from midday to 4pm
- Bradwell Parish Council and St Barnabas Church, 14 Main Road, Bradwell, S33 9JG
refreshments and games
open Tuesday from midday to 3pm, and Thursday and Friday from 10.30am to 1pm
- Burton Institute Management, West Bank, Winster, DE4 2DQ
refreshments, piano, wifi
open Wednesday from 10am to 1pm
- Crich Glebe Field Centre, Glebe Field Close, Crich, Matlock, DE4 5EU
refreshments, books,games,taster sessions around health and wellbeing and exercise
- Christ Church Hulland Ward, in partnership with AGE UK, 7 Sundial Close, Brailsford, DE6 3DP
refreshments, games, wifi, work space available
open Friday from 2pm to 6pm
- Derbyshire Carers Association, Matlock Meadows Coffee Shop, Snitterton Road, Matlock, DE4 2JG
wifi, talks, activities, refreshments, fitness sessions
open Friday from 11am to 2pm
- Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance, Ashbourne Elim Church, Waterside Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1DG
free meal, refreshments, chidren's area
open Monday from 4pm to 7pm and Wednesday from 10am to 1pm
- Freedom Leisure, Arc Leisure Matlock, Bakewell Road, Matlock, DE4 3AZ
refreshments, table tennis and social games
open Tuesday from 2pm to 5pm
- St Giles Church, The Barn, 116, Church Street, Matlock, DE4 3BZ
refreshments and magazines
open Thursday from 11am to 3pm
- St John's Church, 13 Buxton Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1EX
refreshments, free soup and roll, volunteers, information, sing-a-long session, wifi, chair based activities
open Thursday from 10am to 2pm
Other warm spaces:
- A Warm Place, Methodist Church, Bakewell
open Thursday from 1.30pm to 4.30pm
- open Monday to Thursday, 9.30 to 4.30pm
- Glenorchy Centre, Wirksworth
open Monday from 7pm to 9pm
- Feather Star, Wirksworth
open Monday from 9.30am to 3.30pm
- Heritage centre, Wirksworth
open Wednesday from 10am to 4pm
- Hurst Farm Community Hub, Matlock
open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 2pm
- River Network Charity
- United Reform Church, Wirksworth
open Friday from 9.30am to 11am
- Waltham House, Wirksworth
open Monday from 11am to midday
- Warm Wednesday, The Whitworth, Darley Dale
open Wednesday from 9.30am to 4.30pm
See the full details, including open times, of warm spaces in Derbyshire Dales.
Erewash
Warm spaces we fund:
- Hope Long Eaton, 6 Buckingham Road, Sandiacre, NG10 5PP
refreshments, computer use, wifi, games, newspapers, Citizens Advice, volunteer led
open Monday from 9am to 11am
- Ilkeston Methodist Church, Wilmot Street, Ilkeston DE7 8DB
refreshments, reading, games, craft, signposting, music
open Friday from 10am to 2pm
- Kirk Hallam Community Hall Association, Kenilworth Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4EX
colouring, games, crochet, wifi, refreshments
open Monday from 9am to 4pm
- Our Lady and St Thomas of Hereford, 31 The Crescent, Stanley Common, Ilkeston, DE7 6GL
refreshments and hot food
open Wednesday from midday to 2pm
Other warm spaces:
- All Saints Church, Ockbrook
refreshments available
open Wednesday from 10am to 2pm
- Ashbrook Community Centre, Borrowash
open on Monday from 10.30am to 1pm
- Christ Church, Cotmanhay and Shipley
- Christ Church Methodist Church, Derby Road, Long Eaton
soup and hot drinks
open from 11am to 2pm
- Co-op Funeral Care, Victoria Avenue, Borrowash
refreshments available
open Tuesday from 9.30am to 11.30am
- Elephant Rooms, Draycott
hot drinks and cake available
open Tuesday from 10am to 2pm
- Ilkeston Community Hospital, Ilkeston, DE7 8LN
open 8am until 4.30pm, 7 days per week
- Infusion Coffee Shop, Derby Road, Long Eaton
free hot drinks
open Tuesday from 1.30pm to 3pm
- Kings Road Area Neighbourhood Watch
- Petersham Hall, Grasmere Road, Long Eaton
hot breakfast and chat
open Monday from 9.30am to 11.30am
- St John's Church Canal Street, Long Eaton
refreshments, hot lunch at midday and wellbeing activities from 1pm to 3pm
open Wednesday from 11am
- St Mary's Church, Wilsthorpe Road, Sawley
hot drinks, toast and soup
open Friday from 10.30am to 2pm
- Trinity Methodist Church, Cross Street, Long Eaton
hot drinks and midday for a hot meal
open Thursday from 10.30am
High Peak
Warm spaces we fund:
- Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council, Town Council, 51 Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith, SK23 0HP
refreshments
open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.30am to 3pm
- Chapel Good Neighbour, 31 Beresford Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith, SK23 0NY
arts and crafts, board games, books, refreshments, access to a computer, knitting
open Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from midday to 3pm
- Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside Parish Council, Chinley and Buxworth Community Centre, 21 Lower Lane, Chinley, SK23 6BE
refreshments, books, games, wifi
open Monday from 9.30am to 12.30pm
- Elim Christian Centre Glossop, 49 High Street East, Glossop, SK13 8PN
refreshments and games
open Tuesday from 10.30am to 5.30pm
- Friends of Victoria Hall, Flat 3 The Coppice, Manor Park Road, Glossop, SK13 7GD
newspapers, magazines, refreshments, bingo, games, invited guests, for example social prescribing and Citizens Advice
open 14 and 28 February 2023 and 14 and 28 March 2023 from 1pm to 3pm
- Hadfield Methodist Church, 99 Station Road, Hadfield, Glossop SK13 1AR
refreshments, games, wifi, books, signposting, crafts
open Monday from midday to 3pm, Thursday from 10.15am to 3pm and Friday from 10am to 11.30am
- Low Leighton Methodist Community Church, High Hill Road, New Mills, SK22 4HG
refreshments, newspapers, board games, television screen
open Tuesday from 11am to 2pm
- The Zinc Project, Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton, SK17 6LJ
refreshments, books, games, walking groups and English lessons
open Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm and Tuesday from 10am to 7pm
Other warm spaces:
- Brick Corner Cage, 2 South Avenue, Buxton
- Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust
- Central Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Glossop
- Chapel-en-le-Frith Town Hall, High Peak, SK23 0HP
open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9.30am to 3pm
- Glossop Labour Club, 22 Henry Street, Glossop
- Grapevine Wellbeing Centre, 11-13 Eagle Parade, Buxton
- Footsteps, 14 Market Street, Whaley Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church, Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church, Dinting Vale, Glossop, SK13 6NX
open every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm once a month for soup service and scones of praise, and every Friday during term time for secondary pupils to enjoy hot chocolate and toast
- New Mills and District Volunteer Centre, 33-35 Union Road, New Mills
- Miller's Refillers, 34 Market Street, New Mills
- New Mills Leisure Centre, Hyde Bank Road, New Mills
- Providence URC, Mellor Road, New Mills
- Revive Church, High Street, New Mills
- Rock Mill Centre, Rock Mill Lane, New Mills
- St Luke's Church, 9 Fauvel Road, Glossop
- The Bureau, 22 Henry Street, Glossop
- The Source Café, 7 Terrace Road, Buxton
- Vigour and Virtue, 68 Gardens, Buxton
- Whitfield Parish, The Vineyard, 18-20 Charlestown Road, Whitfield, Glossop
See full details, including opening times, of warm spaces in High Peak.
North East Derbyshire
Warm spaces we fund:
- Holy Cross Church Morton, Rectory Room, Church Lane, Morton, Alfreton, DE55 6GU
refreshments, games, reading, signposting
open Thursday from 10am to midday
- Killamarsh Methodist Church, 185 Sheffield Road, Killamarsh, S21 1DY
refreshments and hot food
open Thursday from 8.30am to midday, Friday from 9am to midday, Sunday from 9.30am to 11.30am
- Killamarsh Town Team, 55 Rotherham Road, Killamarsh, S21 2DR
refreshments, hot and cold free food, computers to use, wifi
open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 9am to midday
- Life Dronfield (in conjunction with Church of the Holy Spirit), 2 Stonelow Road, Dronfield S18 2EP
refreshments, soup, games, kids toys
open Tuesday from 10am to 2pm
- Morton Village Hall Community Hub, 2B Stretton Road, Morton
refreshments, information, newspaper and magazines
open Monday from 8.30am to 1.30pm
- St Barnabas Centre Association, Pilsley Road, Danesmoor, Clay Cross, S45 6BU
refreshments, games, power sockets, wifi, videos
open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.15am to 3.15pm
Other warm spaces:
- Britannia Inn, Ward Street, Tupton, S42 6XP
open daily from midday to 4.30pm
- Clay Cross Hospital, S45 9NZ
open 7 days per week from 8am to 4.30pm
- Old Tupton Methodist Church, Nethermoor Road, S42 6EN
open Wednesday, 10.30am to 1pm
- The Edge Centre, Queen Victoria Road, New Tupton, S42 6BL
open Friday from 10am to midday
- Tupton Community Hub, Nethermoor Road, S42 6EN
open Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to midday
South Derbyshire
Warm spaces we fund:
- Circularity.org, Circularity HUB, 1 Hartshorne Road, Woodville, Swadlincote, DE11 7JB
library service, refreshments, games, films, wifi, music
open Monday from 2pm to 7pm, Friday from 2pm to 7pm, Saturday from 10am to 1pm
- Findern Village Hall, Castle Hill, Findern, DE65 6AL
refreshments, signposting, games, exercise
open Tuesday from midday to 3pm
- P3 - People Potential Possibilities - Swadlincote, 12 Hill Street, Swadlincote, DE11 8HL
wifi, refreshments, free food, free 'warm packs' for attendees
open Tuesday from 10am to 1pm
- Rosliston Parish Council, 58A Main Street, Rosliston, Swadlincote, DE12 8JW
tea and coffee, accessible toilet
open Wednesday from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
- St Helen's Church, Church Hill, Etwall, DE65 6LW
refreshments, games, children's area with toys
open Wednesday from 1pm to 4pm
- The Salvation Army Swadlincote, 181 Wilmot Road, Swadlincote, DE11 9FB
refreshments, newspapers, games
open Monday from 1pm to 5pm
Other warm spaces:
- Hilton Village Hall
- Rosliston Warm Hub, The Bulls Head, 19 Burton Road, Rosliston, DE12 8JU, tel: 01283 362780
warm space and hot drink
open Wednesday from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
- Warm Lounge, Emmanuel Church Hall, Swadlincote DE11 8LF
open Monday to Friday from 11am to 3pm