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title: "'I came here and I felt such a welcome'"
date: 2025-10-17T00:00:00+01:00
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# 'I came here and I felt such a welcome'

We asked Pauline why she started attending a Place of Welcome.

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- News
- 17 Oct 2025
 
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Places of Welcome are weekly drop-in spaces where everyone is free to connect and contribute, and usually involve a hot drink and a piece of cake. There are more than 900 venues across England and Wales in CUF’s Places of Welcome network.