Warm spaces

Warm Spaces scheme for people living in Torbay

A Warm Spaces scheme has been launched with sites across Torbay to help local people to have a place to keep warm during the winter months. This scheme runs from 8 December 2025 to 31 March 2026.

Funded by the awards of grants to community partners, warm spaces are free to use and will provide hot drinks for visitors. They may also provide food or activities, too, and may be able to signpost people to other support if they need it.

The Warm Spaces Charter outlines what visitors can expect.

The charter promises:

• Visitors will be welcome, warm and all will be treated equally - Warm Spaces will offer you a place to feel warm and welcomed, regardless of the reason for your visit. Everyone is welcome and treated equally, with dignity and respect, by staff and volunteers.
• Warm Spaces are safe places – venues will have safeguarding policies and follow hygiene rules - You should feel safe in a Warm Space. Venues will have safeguarding processes and policies in place for your protection, and they will follow them. If they are serving food and drinks, they will follow Food Hygiene rules as well.
• It doesn’t matter why you visit a Warm Space – you won’t be judged - You won’t be asked why you need a Warm Space. Whatever the reason for your visit, you will be treated equally and never judged.
• We won’t tell anyone you visited a Warm Space - If you want to share the reasons for your visit, that’s ok. Someone will listen, but they won’t tell anyone else without your permission, unless they must because of their safeguarding policy.