Warm Spaces in WD

With temperatures barely creeping above zero over the next couple of days and nights we thought it would be a good time to reshare our list of Warm Spaces and community Emergency Food Aid support in West Dunbartonshire.

Warm Spaces in WD

• Kilbowie St Andrews Parish Church - Warm space open every Wednesday from 10am - 2pm. Free food/hot drinks are available.
• Community Cafe, Salvation Army, Sylvania Way South - Wed & Thurs 11am - 1.30pm. Donation only.
• Cosy Afternoons – Centre 81, Whitecrook Clydebank – Fridays 12 – 3pm – free homemade soup, tea/coffee, Wifi, magazines & company
• Dalmuir Barclay Church – Indoor Bowls on Mon 11am - 2pm; Drop-in Tots - Teens on Weds 10am - 12noon; Cafe & Community Pantry and Craft Group Thursdays 6.30pm - 8pm & Drop-in café & Community Pantry on Fridays 11am - 2pm
• Improving Lives Hub - 9am - 5pm Mon to Thurs and 9am - 3pm on Friday.  Men’s Group every Thursday and Sunday 9.30am - 2pm. Warm space offering free tea, biscuits plus advisors available.
• Food for Thought Community Soup & Sandwich - in St Augustine’s Church Hall, Wednesdays 11.30am - 2pm.
• Ben View Warm & Toasty Breakfast Club - Tues & Thurs 9.15am - 11am, Ben View Resource Centre, Dumbarton
• Soup Club - St Augustine’s Church Hall - Fridays 11.30am - 2pm & St Patrick's Church Hall, lunches every Mon 11am - 2pm
• Phoenix Centre Community Cafe, Castlehill, Dumbarton - Tues, Weds & Thurs 12 - 1.30pm;  breakfast Wed 8am - 10.30am - now donation-based
• Soup Spot - Lennox Evangelical Church 12 - 1.30pm every Tuesday
• Tullochan Community Social Hub - Thursdays 10am - 12noon Board games, TV and Wifi, free soup, tea, coffee and snacks. Open to everyone. 9am - 11am Poplar Road, Dumbarton.

Emergency Food Aid in WD

• West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare - delivers direct to the home the following day, Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm 01389 764135 and Freephone 0800 345 7050
• Food for Thought – open Mon – Fri 10am – 4pm Unit 14A Artizan Shopping Centre, G82 1LL, 01389 743908
• Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels (OKFP) – Food Pantry open Mon - Fri 12 – 2pm Station Road Industrial Estate, Old Kilpatrick; 07916 310806
• Faifley Foodshare – Tues 10am – 11am
• Dalmuir Barclay Church Café & Food Pantry – Thurs 6.30pm – 8pm & Fri 11am – 2pm

• Tontine Food Pantry Renton Trinity Church Hall* - Thurs 11am - 2pm tea/coffee, food pantry, wifi & chat. *Temporary location

Yours for Free in WD

• The Recycle Room - 137 Onslow Rd, Clydebank G81 2PW - recycles unwanted clothes, toys, household items
• Isaro Community Initiative - Centre 81, 2/16 Braes Avenue, G81 1DP - energy-saving information & advice, recycle & reuse workshops
• Help 4 the Homeless Shop - Fleming Avenue, Clydebank - FREE shop recycling pre-loved clothes, shoes and household items. Open Mondays 9am - 2.30pm, Wednesday & Saturday 10.30am - 5pm
• School Uniform & Baby Banks - Food for Thought & West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare provide a range of pre-loved school and baby clothes and equipment