As bills soar and temperatures drop, warm spaces across Neath Port Talbot will offer the community a welcoming space to stay warm and keep safe. Services available in some hubs include Wi-Fi access, toilet facilities, activities and refreshments.
Here are some of the public spaces and buildings in Neath Port Talbot which people can use to keep warm this winter:
Baglan Library, Laurel Avenue, Baglan, Port Talbot, SA12 8PA
Bethel Community Church, Sandfields Road, Aberavon
Bulldogs Gym, Fenbrook Close, Aberavon, Port Talbot, SA12 7PA
Elim Pentecostal Church, 43 Briton Ferry Road, Neath, Neath, SA11 1AR
Canolfan Maerdy Community Resource Centre, New Road, Gwaun Cae Gurwen, Ammanford, SA18 1UP
Croeserw Community Centre, Bryn Siriol, Croeserw, Cymmer, Port Talbot, SA13 3PL
Cwmavon Library, Depot Road, Cwmavon, Port Talbot, SA12 9DF
Dove Workshop, Banwen, Neath, SA10 9LW
Drop in, Pop in, Cimla Scout Hall, 168 Cimla Crescent, Cimla, Neath, SA11 3PF
Ebenezer English Baptist Chapel, Herbert Road, Neath, Neath, SA11 2DN
Enfys, 4 Queen Street Back Road, Neath, Neath, SA11 1EE
Gilgal Apostolic Church, Cymmer
Glynneath Library, Park Avenue, Glynneath, Neath, SA11 5DW
Gwaun Cae Gurwen Community Managed Library, New Road Community Centre, New Road, Gwaun Cae Gurwen, Ammanford, SA18 1UN
Gwyn Hall, 8 Orchard Street, Neath, Neath, SA11 1DU
Hwb y Gors, Cwmgors Old School, Heol Y Gors, Cwmgors, Ammanford, SA18 1RF
Melin Community Trust, 80 Briton Ferry Road, Neath, Neath, SA11 1AP
Noddfa Community Centre, Noddfa Community Centre, Dunraven Street, Glyncorrwg, Port Talbot, SA13 3AD
You can find all the warm spaces in Neath Port Talbot using the new Warm Space directory.
Councillor Simon Knoyle, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Social Justice, said: “We know that the cost of heating a home is a huge concern for many people. We don’t want anyone to be struggling in the cold so we are encouraging people to come and use one of the Warm Spaces offered by the council or one of the community groups we are lucky to have throughout the county borough.
“I would also urge any local organisations who are already offering this type of service to their community to register as a Warm Spaces on our directory so that people who may not already know about the support can find them.”
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