Community Lounges are part of a community-led support programme that help residents at social groups.
A community lounge provides a place for you to gain local advice and support available to you and your family, including:
- Budgeting skills
- Employment and training
- Volunteering
- Community activities
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Fuel poverty
- Housing
- Benefit support
- Finding transport
- Carer support
- Independent living
There are community lounges all over the city:
| Community Lounge | Day | Time | Lead |
| The Hub @ ST6, Fegg Heyes | Tuesday | 10.00am – 12.00pm | Locality Connector Steph Lancaster 07771 338820 |
| Baddeley Green WMC, Baddeley Green | Monday | 9.30am – 11.30am | Locality Connector Karen Fantauzzo 07557 849562 |
| Tommy Cheadle’s, Port Vale Football Club ‘Golden Valiants’ |
Thursday | 10.00am – 12.00pm |
Locality Connector |
| Tommy Cheadle’s, Port Vale Football Club ‘Community Cupboard’ |
Friday | 10.00am – 12.00pm | Locality Connector Steph Lancaster 07771 338820 |
| Middleport Matters, Middleport ‘Tea, Talk & Toast’ |
Friday | 10.00am – 12.00pm | Vicki Gwynne Middleport Matters 07923 221308 |
| St Johns Community Church, Abbey Hulton ‘Connect Café’ |
Wednesday | 9.00am – 10.30am | Locality Connector Rob Littler 07557 849573 |
| The Bethel Church, Longton | Wednesday | 10.00am – 12.00pm | Locality Connector Julie Wood 07557 849538 |
| St Albans Centre, Blurton | Thursday | 2.30pm – 4.30pm | Locality Connector Sara Picking 07881 332764 |
| Affordable Foods, Blurton | Friday | 10.00am – 1.00pm | Locality Connector Rob Littler 07557 849573 |
| Berryhill Village, Berryhill (Residents only) |
Wednesday | 10.00am – 12.00pm | Locality Connector Sara Picking 07881 332764 |
| Happy, Healthy Lives, RVS | Last Wednesday of the month |
11.30am – 12.30pm | Locality Connector Rob Littler 07557 849573 |
| Maple West Extra Care, Chell | Wednesday | 10.00am – 12.00pm | Locality Connector Karen Fantauzzo 07557 849562 |
| Community Pantry, YMCA, Hanley | Thursday | 09.30am – 12.30pm | Locality Connector Rob Littler 07557 849573 |
You can find out more about Community Lounges by watching the video 'The Power of a Team' created by our NHS partners. It features the the fabulous team behind the Community Lounge at Port Vale Foundation. Watch the video by clicking the link below: