Full list: More than 30 warm banks now open in Oldham

From Failsworth to Greenfield, Fitton Hill to Royton, much of the borough is within short distance of a warm bank.

ALSO READ: Oldham Council criticised for closing ‘warm banks’ on Sundays.

The list has grown from 12 in early October to 33 as of the end of November.

However, it appears that still none are open on Sundays.

What is a warm bank?

As part of the warm banks offer, free hot drinks and a snack are available, and all regular library activities continue to take place.

The warm bank area in Oldham Library, located near the library entrance, consisted of tables, five chairs and free tea and coffee when we visited.

Leaflets with advice on support for those in need were also on display.

The council says it is working with partner organisations to offer additional advice, support and guidance to residents.

Full list, map, and opening times of Oldham warm banks

A full list and map of the currently-announced warm banks, according to Oldham Council.

Alt Community Centre

50-54 Cherry Avenue, Alt, OL8 2HS

• Monday, 1pm – 3pm
• Tuesday, 9am – 2pm
• Thursday, 9am – 2pm

Apfel Lane Community Centre

77 Apfel Lane, Chadderton. OL9 9TA

• Tuesday, 10.30am – 2pm
• Friday, 10.30am – 3pm

Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre

Burnley Street, Chadderton, OL9 0JW

• Monday to Thursday 9am – 8pm
• Friday and Saturday 9am – 5pm

Crompton Library

Farrow Street East, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8QY

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 7pm
• Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Delph Library

Millgate, Delph, Oldham, Lancashire OL3 5JG

• Tuesday to Thursday, 2 – 5pm
• Friday and Saturday, 10am – 1pm

Dovetales Christian Centre

5-7 Beal Lane, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8UY

• Wednesday and Thursday, 10.30am – 12.30pm

Failsworth Library

Oldham Road, Failsworth, M35 0FJ (in the Town Hall building)

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 7pm
• Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Fitton Hill Library

Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Fircroft Road, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2QD

• Tuesday, 2 – 5pm
• Wednesday and Thursday, 2 – 7pm
• Friday and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Glodwick Cricket Club

Warren Lane, Alexandra, Oldham, OL8 2JE

• Tuesday, 12noon – 4.30pm

Greenacres Community Centre

Galland Street, Greenacres, OL4 3EU

• Tuesday and Thursday, 9.30am – 12.30pm
• Wednesday, 9.30am – 4pm

Greenfield Library

Chew Vale, Greenfield OL3 7EQ

• Tuesday, 2 – 5pm
• Wednesday and Thursday, 2 – 7pm
• Friday and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Holy Trinity Church

46 Godson St, Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 2DB

• Wednesday, 12pm – 5pm

Honeywell

Hadfield St, Medlock Vale, Oldham, OL8 3BP

• Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm

Lees Library Community Hub

Thomas Street, Lees, OL4 5DA.

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 7pm
• Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Lees Park Eco Hub

26 Kingsley Drive, Lees, OL4 3JW

• Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm
• Thursday, 12noon – 2pm and 3pm – 4.30pm
• Friday, 12noon – 2pm 

Limehurst Library

St. Chads Centre, Lime Green Parade, Limehurst, OL8 3HH

• Tuesday, 2 – 5pm
• Wednesday and Thursday, 2 – 7pm
• Friday and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Nelson Way Community Centre

26 Nelson Way, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8NL

• Monday to Wednesday 10am – 4pm
• Thursday, 10am – 3pm
• Friday, 10am – 2pm

Neon Community Centre

Holt Street, Greenacres, OL4 2DQ

• Monday to Tuesday, 9.30am – 4pm
• Thursday, 9.30am – 4pm
• Friday, 10am – 12noon

Northmoor Library

Chadderton Way, Oldham, OL9 6DH

• Tuesday, 2 – 5pm
• Wednesday and Thursday, 2 – 7pm
• Friday and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

OL1 Barker St Community Centre

Barker St, St Marys, Higginshaw, Oldham, OL1 2AD

• Saturday, 12noon – 2pm

Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre

Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 8pm. Express library remains open until 9.30pm with limited service.
• Friday and Saturday, 9am – 5pm

Free tea and coffee is on offer at many warm banks (Image: Jack Fifield, Newsquest)

Over 60's Centre

298a Broadway, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9QU

• Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am – 12noon, 1pm – 3.30pm

Ridgefield St Community Centre

Ridgefield St, Failsworth, Oldham, M35 0LQ

• Monday, 10am – 3pm
• Tuesday, 9am – 1pm
• Thursday, 10am – 2pm
• Friday, 10am – 3pm

Royton Library @ Trinity Church

Radcliffe St, Royton, OL2 5QR

• Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 5pm 

Salvation Army

Farrow St E, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8QY

• Wednesday and Thursday 10:30am – 12.30pm

Sholver and Moorside Community Centre

Sholver Lane, Moorside, OL1 4NT

• Monday to Wednesday 9.30am – 12noon 
• Thursday, 9.30am – 1.30pm

South Chadderton Methodist Church

Thompson Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL98LX

• Wednesday 11am – 4pm School term time only

St Barnabas Church 

Arundel St, Clarksfield, OL4 1NL

• Monday 10am – 12noon and 3 – 5pm
• Friday 3 – 5pm

St James Thornham

38 Thornham Lane, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6UW

• Tuesday and Thursday 1 – 5pm

St Marys Church

Rushcroft Road, Shaw and Crompton, Oldham, OL2 7PP

• Monday 1 – 5pm

The Crossley Centre

Denton Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9GA

• Every Wednesday 2 – 5pm

The Primrose Centre

9 Magnolia Gardens, Werneth, Oldham, OL8 1HX

• Tuesdays 3 – 9pm

Uppermill Civic Hall

Lee St, Uppermill OL3 6AE

Friday 9am – 12.30pm 

Uppermill Library

St. Chad's, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AP

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 7pm
• Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project

14 Tamworth Street, Werneth, Oldham, OL9 7QU

• Monday and Friday 9.30am – 3pm

 

Alt Community Centre

50-54 Cherry Avenue, Alt, OL8 2HS

• Monday, 1pm – 3pm
• Tuesday, 9am – 2pm
• Thursday, 9am – 2pm

Apfel Lane Community Centre

77 Apfel Lane, Chadderton. OL9 9TA

• Tuesday, 10.30am – 2pm
• Friday, 10.30am – 3pm

Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre

Burnley Street, Chadderton, OL9 0JW

• Monday to Thursday 9am – 8pm
• Friday and Saturday 9am – 5pm

Crompton Library

Farrow Street East, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8QY

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 7pm
• Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Delph Library

Millgate, Delph, Oldham, Lancashire OL3 5JG

• Tuesday to Thursday, 2 – 5pm
• Friday and Saturday, 10am – 1pm

Dovetales Christian Centre

5-7 Beal Lane, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8UY

• Wednesday and Thursday, 10.30am – 12.30pm

Failsworth Library

Oldham Road, Failsworth, M35 0FJ (in the Town Hall building)

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 7pm
• Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Fitton Hill Library

Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Fircroft Road, Fitton Hill, Oldham, OL8 2QD

• Tuesday, 2 – 5pm
• Wednesday and Thursday, 2 – 7pm
• Friday and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Glodwick Cricket Club

Warren Lane, Alexandra, Oldham, OL8 2JE

• Tuesday, 12noon – 4.30pm

Greenacres Community Centre

Galland Street, Greenacres, OL4 3EU

• Tuesday and Thursday, 9.30am – 12.30pm
• Wednesday, 9.30am – 4pm

Greenfield Library

Chew Vale, Greenfield OL3 7EQ

• Tuesday, 2 – 5pm
• Wednesday and Thursday, 2 – 7pm
• Friday and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Holy Trinity Church

46 Godson St, Coldhurst, Oldham, OL1 2DB

• Wednesday, 12pm – 5pm

Honeywell

Hadfield St, Medlock Vale, Oldham, OL8 3BP

• Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm

Lees Library Community Hub

Thomas Street, Lees, OL4 5DA.

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 7pm
• Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Lees Park Eco Hub

26 Kingsley Drive, Lees, OL4 3JW

• Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm
• Thursday, 12noon – 2pm and 3pm – 4.30pm
• Friday, 12noon – 2pm 

Limehurst Library

St. Chads Centre, Lime Green Parade, Limehurst, OL8 3HH

• Tuesday, 2 – 5pm
• Wednesday and Thursday, 2 – 7pm
• Friday and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Nelson Way Community Centre

26 Nelson Way, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 8NL

• Monday to Wednesday 10am – 4pm
• Thursday, 10am – 3pm
• Friday, 10am – 2pm

Neon Community Centre

Holt Street, Greenacres, OL4 2DQ

• Monday to Tuesday, 9.30am – 4pm
• Thursday, 9.30am – 4pm
• Friday, 10am – 12noon

Northmoor Library

Chadderton Way, Oldham, OL9 6DH

• Tuesday, 2 – 5pm
• Wednesday and Thursday, 2 – 7pm
• Friday and Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

OL1 Barker St Community Centre

Barker St, St Marys, Higginshaw, Oldham, OL1 2AD

• Saturday, 12noon – 2pm

Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre

Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 8pm. Express library remains open until 9.30pm with limited service.
• Friday and Saturday, 9am – 5pm

Over 60's Centre

298a Broadway, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9QU

• Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am – 12noon, 1pm – 3.30pm

Ridgefield St Community Centre

Ridgefield St, Failsworth, Oldham, M35 0LQ

• Monday, 10am – 3pm
• Tuesday, 9am – 1pm
• Thursday, 10am – 2pm
• Friday, 10am – 3pm

Royton Library @ Trinity Church

Radcliffe St, Royton, OL2 5QR

• Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 5pm 

Salvation Army

Farrow St E, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8QY

• Wednesday and Thursday 10:30am – 12.30pm

Sholver and Moorside Community Centre

Sholver Lane, Moorside, OL1 4NT

• Monday to Wednesday 9.30am – 12noon 
• Thursday, 9.30am – 1.30pm

South Chadderton Methodist Church

Thompson Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL98LX

• Wednesday 11am – 4pm School term time only

St Barnabas Church 

Arundel St, Clarksfield, OL4 1NL

• Monday 10am – 12noon and 3 – 5pm
• Friday 3 – 5pm

St James Thornham

38 Thornham Lane, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6UW

• Tuesday and Thursday 1 – 5pm

St Marys Church

Rushcroft Road, Shaw and Crompton, Oldham, OL2 7PP

• Monday 1 – 5pm

The Crossley Centre

Denton Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9GA

• Every Wednesday 2 – 5pm

The Primrose Centre

9 Magnolia Gardens, Werneth, Oldham, OL8 1HX

• Tuesdays 3 – 9pm

Uppermill Civic Hall

Lee St, Uppermill OL3 6AE

Friday 9am – 12.30pm 

Uppermill Library

St. Chad's, High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6AP

• Monday to Thursday, 9am – 7pm
• Friday, 9am – 5pm
• Saturday, 9.30am – 1pm

Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project

14 Tamworth Street, Werneth, Oldham, OL9 7QU

• Monday and Friday 9.30am – 3pm