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[SueEllen]

Warm spaces

https://news.sky.com/story/inside-br...homes-12708373

Inside Britain's 'warm spaces' - where people go when they can't afford to heat their homes Greenside Cricket Club is one of 65 venues across the borough of Gateshead that have signed up to be "warm spaces" for people - similar schemes have been set up all over the UK sometimes with different names but all doing the same sort of thing.


"It's Victorian isn't it?" asks Hannay Reay as she contemplates just what they are doing.

She's sprucing up the players' lounge her son uses in the summer as a player at their local cricket club so it can be used as a "warm space" this winter - offering locals somewhere to go if they can't afford to heat their homes.

"It's just a huge thing," Hannah tells Sky News.

"Not even just people on Universal Credit who are going to struggle - it is universal, everybody's going to struggle. It's just hideous really."

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I can't find any near Weybridge, Virginia Water or Windsor?

[Paddy]

Warm spaces

https://news.sky.com/story/inside-br...homes-12708373

Inside Britain's 'warm spaces' - where people go when they can't afford to heat their homes Greenside Cricket Club is one of 65 venues across the borough of Gateshead that have signed up to be "warm spaces" for people - similar schemes have been set up all over the UK sometimes with different names but all doing the same sort of thing.


"It's Victorian isn't it?" asks Hannay Reay as she contemplates just what they are doing.

She's sprucing up the players' lounge her son uses in the summer as a player at their local cricket club so it can be used as a "warm space" this winter - offering locals somewhere to go if they can't afford to heat their homes.

"It's just a huge thing," Hannah tells Sky News.

"Not even just people on Universal Credit who are going to struggle - it is universal, everybody's going to struggle. It's just hideous really."

They should work to keep warm, bring back the workhouses

[SueEllen]

They should work to keep warm, bring back the workhouses

You can't call them work houses - you need to rename them.

[vetran]

I can't find any near Weybridge, Virginia Water or Windsor?

For a small fee those with Rotary club or Masons can pop round my Gaff.

[vetran]

You can't call them work houses - you need to rename them.

if they were good enough for the Victorians
Love JRM.

[Whorty]

Surely certain members of the public can just continue to go to 'spoonies like they always do? Nothing changes.

It's the oldies I feel sorry for ... but then maybe they'll realise that the Tories are not on their side and vote differently next time. Maybe

[vetran]

Surely certain members of the public can just continue to go to 'spoonies like they always do? Nothing changes.

It's the oldies I feel sorry for ... but then maybe they'll realise that the Tories are not on their side and vote differently next time. Maybe

Spoonies is shutting 42 pubs, plenty of older folks went there and drank the cheap coffee (£1 with free refills) as there are no other suitable cheap spaces. It seems your prejudices are colliding.

Last time I went there for breakfast (which is cheap & fairly good) there were a few Warty lookalikes starting the day with a pint of Stella though.

By the way, this is not me obsessed with you as your delusion tells you, its me taking the piss out of you, luckily there is a whole ocean to take..

[DoctorStrangelove]

They should work to keep warm, bring back the workhouses

Is there no oakum to pick?

And if not why not?

[Paddy]

You can't call them work houses - you need to rename them.

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