This winter, at least one venue per day (except Thursdays) has been opening its doors to welcome people.

Deal Warm Welcome has greeted hundreds of guests since its launch in November. Across seven venues in the town, warmth, welcome, food and friendship have been shared with local people as the winter weather began to turn.  

Mondays: Deal Salvation Army, West Street, 12pm – 5pm and St Richard's Church, Mill Hill, 12pm to 5pm (their last Deal Warm Welcome is Monday 3 April) and then Golf Road Community Centre, 3pm to 6pm 

Tuesdays: at Trinity Church, Union Road, 12.30pm to 4pm and then Golf Road Community Centre, 3pm to 6pm (last Deal Warm Welcome for both will be on Tuesday 4 April)

Wednesdays: St Andrew's Church, (at the hall to the right of the church), West Street from 9am to 11am (last Deal Warm Welcome on Wednesday 5 April) and then St George’s Church, High Street, 12.30pm to 4.30pm who will carry on offering a place of welcome each Wednesday afternoon

Fridays: Deal Salvation Army, West Street, 12pm – 5pm (last Deal Warm Welcome on Friday 7 April)

Alternate Saturdays: Talk it Out Friendship Group, Deal Ability Centre, 43 Victoria Road, 12pm – 2pm (11 & 25 March - 8 April & 22 April) they will continue to offer a place of welcome on alternate Saturdays.

 

Social prescribing works in two key ways:

• It aims to support patients access a broad range of services that positively affects health and wellbeing, prevents illness and enables patients to better manage existing conditions.

• It enables patients to play an active role focusing on the wider social aspects that affect their own health and wellbeing and support them to stay healthy both physically and mentally. Learn more by clicking here: www.dealandsandwichpcn.co.uk

 

Do you have a venue and team who could offer a Deal Warm Welcome? Or are you offering local support this winter? If so, please do get in touch by email at nadine.miller@deal.gov.uk ot call 07388 059833