Cathedral provides support for those struggling to keep warm this winter

Wells Cathedral, a heritage landmark in Somerset famed for its Early English Gothic architecture, has reopened its ‘Warm Rail’ – providing free donated winter coats and warm clothing, scarves, hats and shoes – to all who need them, for the third year running.

The Cathedral’s café is also open during the week, offering free tea and coffee and a ‘Warm Space’ for people who cannot afford to heat their homes over the winter.

Alexia James, Commercial Operations Director for the Cathedral, said there was a constant throughput of clothes and coats through the ‘Warm Rail’ scheme.

“We wanted to do something to help people with the soaring cost of living and with their heating bills. The Warm Rail is popular and well supported. We hope this, and the ‘Warm Space’ provided by the café, will help to ease the pressure, if only by a small amount, on people’s finances.”