Seasonal support

Find below what seasonal help we offer, plus money-saving advice and tips.

Community welcome spaces

We support a network of community welcome spaces. These are often located in a community centre, village hall or your local library.

They offer a friendly welcome and are free to use. Some serve hot drinks and host activities. Find your nearest community welcome space.

Low cost activities for autumn

Try some of these simple and low cost ways to have fun with your family this autumn.

Have a pumpkin carving competition

Challenge your family to come up with the scariest, funniest or most creative design.

Make a bird feeder

Don’t throw away the seeds when you are carving pumpkins. Wash and dry them first, then smear peanut butter onto a large pinecone and press the seeds into the gaps. Tie some string around the top and hang it somewhere you can watch the birds visiting.

Play autumn colour bingo

Make a simple bingo card with autumn colours such as red, orange, yellow, brown and green, then head out for a walk and see how many you can spot.

Organise a movie night

Make the most of a chilly or rainy evening with a family film night. Make some homemade popcorn and get cosy. You could even make your own cinema tickets.

Get creative with conkers

Next time you are out for an autumn walk, collect some fallen conkers. Once you are home, paint them as pumpkins, ghosts, animals or funny characters. You can use your finished creations as decorations or leave them for others to find.

Bake spooky biscuits

Bake a simple batch of biscuits, then decorate them with icing to create ghosts, pumpkins, spiders and monsters.

Visit your local library

Our libraries are welcoming spaces and a great place to spend a chilly autumn afternoon. There are also lots of free activities for children during term time and the school holidays.