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title: "'They greet each other like friends'"
date: 2025-10-17T09:53:00+01:00
author: Jose Santos
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# 'They greet each other like friends'

We asked Denise why she started running a Place of Welcome.

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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.