Deal Warm Welcome

Deal Warm Welcome returns this winter from Monday 3 November 2025.

Our Warm Welcomes offer warmth, refreshment and friendship during the winter months, providing a bite to eat, cup of something warm and a chance to chat and share. There is no charge and everybody is welcome.

Venues

Mondays

9am to 1pm

St Richard’s Church

Mill Hill, CT14 9JU

stleonardsoffice@btinternet.com

(01304 369919)

Tuesdays

12.30pm to 3pm

Trinity Church *

Union Road, CT14 6EA,

trinitychurchdeal@gmail.com

(01304 372002)

*Trinity begins on Tuesday 2 December

2pm to 4pm

Deal Pantry

Deal Welfare Club, Cowdray Square, CT14 9EU

contact@dealpantry.org.uk

07510 407605

Wednesdays

9am to 11am

St Andrew’s Church

West Street, CT14 6DY

www.dealstandrews.co.uk

01304 381131

10am to 12pm

Deal Pantry, Deal Welfare Club, Cowdray Square, CT14 9EU

contact@dealpantry.org.uk

07510 407605

12pm to 2pm

St George’s Church, High Street CT14 6BA

01304 368355

Posters

You can download and share a copy of the Deal Warm Welcome poster by clicking here. Additional information is available below in Ukrainian and Arabic and you can download a poster in Ukrainian by clicking here and in Arabic by clicking here.

Day-to-day support

Deal Area Foodbank

www.dealarea.foodbank.org.uk

info@dealarea.foodbank.org.uk

01304 728428

United Families UK

unitedfamiliesuk.org.uk

01304 799997

info@unitedfamiliesuk.org.uk

Home-Start

committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child aged 5 and under

01304 242314

Deal GP Social Prescribers

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

Age UK in Deal

Age UK

At the Deal Centre in Park Street the Age UK team are running a Warm Space on Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm from October to March.

Free hot drinks are available on Mondays and a 2-course meal for £3 is available each Friday.

01304 372608

There is also cost of living support for those aged 55+ in Deal, providing help with cost of food, fuel, white goods and other essential items. (Deal food bank are supporting under 55s). The scheme is running across the district, more info here or email Mark at mark.blamey@ageukskc.org.uk

Cost of Living Community Impact Fund

In line with the Dover District Council's cost-of-living plan, the Community Impact Fund is a grant scheme that will support residents through the cost-of-living. Applicants must demonstrate the impact projects will have on bridging the cost-of-living gap, for the benefit of Dover district residents. Applicants can apply for £100 - £5000.

Cost of living support

Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living. This includes income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.

Please visit the www.gov.uk/cost-of-living website to learn more.