As the weather gets colder, and as we get older, it is very important to keep warm and well. To help in these times of economic hardship and rising prices there are several warm places in Rye where you will feel welcome and meet other people:
Tilling Green Community Centre, Mason Road, TN31 7BE
This will be open from Monday to Thursday each week, 9:30am until 12:30pm. This is a free and supportive space that is available during the winter months. The specific room will vary but will be signposted at the rear door of the building each day.
Rye Baptist Church, Cinque Ports Street, TN31 7AN
The lower hall is open on Mondays between 10am and 2pm from November 28 until December 19, then Monday, January 9 until March 27. You will find refreshments and a warm welcome: free tea, coffee and soup will be available. You can charge your phone or laptop and there are games and puzzles to do as well.
St Mary’s Centre, Lion Street, TN31 7LB
The centre which is located a stone’s throw from the church will be open on Tuesday December 6, 13 and 20. And from Tuesday, January 3 until March 28, 2023. Tea, coffee and hot chocolate will be provided and warm welcome. Phones and tablets can be charged.
The Hub on Rye Hill, Kiln Drive, TN31 7SQ
Will be open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm until Thursday 22 December. The doors will reopen at 9:30am on Tuesday, January 3 until Friday, March 31 2023. You will receive a warm friendly welcome with free hot refreshments and a biscuit or two. There is plenty of space with free WiFi and plenty of charging points for your phones and laptops.
The Queens Head, 19 Landgate, TN31 7LH
Thursday and Friday: 12pm – 3pm – free tea and coffee for Warm Rye guests; free WiFi. Special offer hot meal for £5. TV area and books to read or swap.
Rye Sports Centre, The Grove, Rye TN31 7ND
Saturday and Sunday: 8am – 1pm, free tea and coffee for Warm Rye guests.
There is also a lot we can do to help keep ourselves well in winter
- Keep moving
- Eat well
- Get your winter vaccinations – even if you’re fighting fit
- Keep as warm as you can
To keep warm wear another jumper, or a scarf around your neck which helps to keep the warmth in. Turn off radiators in rooms you don’t use. Close curtains at dusk to keep the heat in.
Have you ever tried flannel sheets?
They never feel cold when you get into bed, and they retain your body heat all night long.
Try hard not to sit still too long
If you don’t feel too energetic, try a few one-minute chores throughout the day. It gets you moving, and your home will look better.
Leave the oven open after baking
Every time you use your oven during the colder months, leave it open after you’ve finished baking. This will allow the hot air to escape and add heat to the room.
For more information: https://ryetowncouncil.gov.uk/warm-rye/
Image Credits: Kt bruce , Rye Baptist Church .
Rye, along with the surrounding towns and villages, has an extensive network of warm and welcoming places called pubs, including the excellent Queens Head mentioned in the article.
Who finances the Pubs’ costs; heating, etc? If someone can’t afford to heat their own homes then they are unlikely to be able to find the cost of a pint. There is surely a limit to the amount of free hospitality that commercial premises can offer?
What about people who can’t afford to buy drinks? Presumably if they had the spare they could turn the heating at home on
Might be work registering these on the national websites? e.g. https://www.warmwelcome.uk/#find-a-space and https://warmspaces.org/#map
What a great pity the Rye library has just announced it will be completely shut from 30 December to 30 January. A place for the vulnerable, young and old, and those needing company (and books) perhaps in the winter months, or escaping cold homes. Well done ESCC. Our local representatives sometimes just don’t seem to have their finger on the pulse.
May be Peter the work at the Library was already contracted many months ago…even before the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis and price rises beyond most people’s imagination.
But at least there are many places around Rye and the villages..
At least they will be open again in February which is usually a very cold month.
Though I went on Tuesday 6th at 1pm into St Marys Centre..and I was the only person who had been that day..
Hopefully more people will go if they would like a warm place to go and socialise..what a contrast from when we had to isolate when Covid was at its height.
Life is never dull..