Axminster & Kilmington Free Warm Spaces has been set up in response to the current cost of living crisis, offering at least one free open space each day of the week.

The open spaces promise to be warm, welcoming and offer free refreshments, allowing local residents somewhere to go if they are feeling the pinch with the rising cost of heating, food and other bills.

The warm spaces opened this week and will remain open throughout winter until the end of February. 

The current timetable of warm spaces for November is as follows: 

Mondays

Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, from 9am to 12noon

All ages welcome, free tea, coffee, toast and wifi, and Community Fridge drop-in

No Toy Left Behind at Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, from 1pm to 4pm

Families with children only, free tea, coffee, biscuits and wifi

Tuesdays 

Axminster Library, South Street, from 10am to 1pm 

All ages welcome, free wifi

Nourish at Axminster Guildhall, 10am to 1pm (except November 15)

Free tea, coffee, toast and wifi

Axminster Library, South Street, 10am to 6pm

All ages welcome, free wifi

The Beacon, Kilmington, from 10am to 2pm

Post Office services, coffee morning, soup lunch and free wifi

(November 1 - Mess Sparklers for families with children only, November 15 - Community Lunch from 12.30pm)

Wednesdays

Axminster Community Cafe, Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, 9am to 11.30am (November 2 and 16 only)

Free tea, coffee, toast and wifi

No Toy Left Behind at Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, from 1pm to 4pm

Families with children only, free tea, coffee, biscuits and wifi

Thursdays

Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, 9am to 12noon

All ages welcome, free tea, coffee, toast and wifi, and Axminster Job Club

No Toy Left Behind at Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, from 1pm to 4pm

Families with children only, free tea, coffee, biscuits and wifi

Axminster Library, South Street, 10am to 5pm

All ages welcome, free wifi

The Beacon, Kilmington, 3.30pm to 9pm

After school sessions, jacket potatoes, tea, coffee and free wifi

Fridays

Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, 9am to 11am

Baby Cafe & Little Pips join session for families with children only, free tea, coffee, toast, fruit snack and wifi

No Toy Left Behind at Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, from 1pm to 4pm

Families with children only, free tea, coffee, biscuits and wifi

Saturdays

No Toy Left Behind at Pippins Community Centre, Lyme Road, from 1pm to 4pm

Families with children only, free tea, coffee, biscuits and wifi

Axminster Library, South Street, 10am to 1pm

All ages welcome, free wifi

Sundays

Millwey Community Centre, Millwey Avenue, 10am to 1pm

Free tea, coffee, wifi and activities