West Northamptonshire Council has issued an appeal after nearly 100 community groups in the area offered heated rooms and a warm welcome as part of a similar initiative last year.Most offered refreshments and hot drinks and some laid on activities.
A network of more than 2,300 warm spaces sprang up last year across England as people struggled with increasing energy bills and some resorted to turning their central heating off during the day. WNC invited voluntary groups to come forward and 96 organisations signed up, including cafés, libraries, village halls and churches.A warm space was set up at Northampton Hope Centre in 2022criticised the initiative generallyMatt Golby, WNC's cabinet member for adult social care and public health, encouraged community and voluntary groups to sign up, adding: "We have had a great response so far with 40 organisations registered to date.