Over the winter months, Welcome Spaces provide a warm, safe place where people can gather for free and enjoy a hot drink and some company.
Find a Welcome Space
Find your nearest Welcome SpaceWelcome Spaces are also available at the following sites:
Libraries and community hubs
- Ardsley and Tingley library
- Armley hub
- Beeston hub
- Bramley hub
- Burmantofts hub
- City Library
- City centre hub
- Compton Centre hub
- Dewsbury Road hub
- Farsley hub
- Garforth hub
- Hawksworth hub
- Headingley hub
- Holt Park hub
- Hunslet hub
- Moor Allerton hub
- Morley hub
- Otley hub
- Reginald Centre hub
- Rothwell hub
- St George's hub
- Seacroft hub
VCSE Welcome Spaces - coming soon!
Many Welcome Spaces are run by local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in the city. Further details of these schemes will be available from mid-November.
Welcome Space charter
The Leeds Welcome Space scheme aims to ensure places that are safe, warm and welcoming are available free of charge, for people and communities in Leeds.
Keeping people safe is the most important part of the Welcome Space offer. We expect that every organisation will have the following key things in place before they open their doors:
- a warm, welcome, and safe space
- an up-to-date safeguarding policy
- public liability insurance
- an up-to-date risk assessment
- staff and volunteers with basic knowledge of local signposting
Become a volunteer
If you would like to volunteer, get in touch with your local Welcome Space. Contact details can be found on the Leeds Directory.
You can also register to become a volunteer with Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL). Search for volunteer opportunities on the Doing Good Leeds website or email volunteering@val.org.uk.
If you require further support or information about Welcome Spaces in Leeds, email welcome.spaces@leeds.gov.uk.
