The Meeting Place

The Meeting Place is open from 10am until 2pm every Wednesday and Thursday throughout the year. It’s somewhere to receive a warm welcome, to chat over tea or coffee and a biscuit and enjoy lunch – for free!

The Meeting Place opened in May 2021 as lockdown lifted with the intention of helping reduce social isolation and loneliness. That purpose is as relevant now and we’re still helping new people every week. 

The Meeting Place is supported and recognised as a Warm Space/Hub by The Warm Welcome Campaign, Chorley Council, Lancashire County Council and Places of Welcome.

On Wednesdays we host Talkin’ Tables, an initiative from Friends for you. A table leader hosts and each week over 20 people come together to chat. 

On Thursdays Art & Joy is an informal art group, open to anyone and everyone. Everyone can be arty. They really can. Gemma who leads the group can help you find a way of being creative that feels comfortable for you – be it colouring, watercolours, clay, sketching… We provide the materials and the refreshments.

We have a Peer Support available to work with resettlers (refugees and asylum seekers) currently living in Chorley, supporting them to adjust to life in the UK and access relevant services.

We have a free book exchange table, literature from other services, occasionally we have food or other items to give away for free and we are able to signpost to other relevant services.