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