Community groups and local facilities offering warm spaces and free or low-cost activities.
Warm Spaces
BBWCVS - Warm space with additional support for asylum seekers and refugees, supported fortnightly by British Red Cross.
Wednesdays: Happy Hub, Unit 11, Eastgate Shopping Centre, SS14 1AE - 10am to 2pm.
Human Kind - Weekly community sessions offering warm and friendly welcome to all members of the community for group activities, quizzes, games and arts and crafts. No pressure to join in.
Wednesdays: Reading Rooms, 73 High Street, Billericay, CM12 9AS - 10am to 12pm.
Craig Tyler Trust - Different themed sessions, focusing on supporting individuals with their mental health and open to anyone to pop in for a cuppa and chat.
Saturdays: The Place, Northlands Pavement, Pitsea, SS13 3DU - 12pm to 3pm.
St John's Church - Everyone is welcome to enjoy free homemade soup and rolls, refreshments and other warm snacks at this Parish Community Warm Hub.
Saturdays (from 10 December): St John's Church, Forest Glade, Langdon Hills, SS16 6RX - 12pm to 4pm (including Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve)
Activities
Motivated Minds (opens new window) - Happy Hub Communi-Tea Cafe and lounge offers a safe place to enjoy refreshments with the opportunity to connect with the community.
Trust Links (opens new window) - Greening Basildon & Growing together projects provide therapeutic gardening and other activities offering valuable mental health and wellbeing support to adults
Home Instead (opens new window) - Activity sessions for people living with dementia and those who care for them. A welcoming social gathering with tailored activities.
Basildon Library, The Basildon centre, St Martins Square, Basildon, SS14 1EE. Last Thursday of every month between 11am and 12pm.