YOU know the feeling - the ahhhh when you enter a warm space from the cold, wintry winds.

Better still when there is a smiling face to welcome you.

We can attest to the benefits of warming, welcoming winter spaces first hand having been rescued from the cold this week.

Our normal base at the JLB Hub at Helensburgh Library was without heat. And after a few hours, even typing up your Advertiser news isn't enough to keep fingers warm.

Thankfully, on Monday afternoons, Helensburgh Community Hub is open as a designated welcoming space. (And their boiler has been recently fixed so it is genuinely warm now.)

This is no small gesture - it is gratefully received. My first Hogmanay in Scotland was still in the era of places without central heating. The shower was either scalding hot or ice cold. I slept under a few layers, with my winter coat on.

I'm Canadian. I've been in -45C. But cold indoors is debilitating. Your body tenses up - literally freezes up as you retract. Adding layers can only get you so far sometimes.

For those struggling to pay for heating while the fat cats in charge dine large, there are spaces for you.

For those feeling lonely in the short days of winter in need of a friendly face and community, there are spaces for you.

At the recent Helensburgh and Lomond Community Planning Group, the word of the day was "resiliency".

In the face of a climate crisis, worsening weather, perpetual austerity, all communities need to consider resilience - the ability to recover quickly from adversity.

And when the boiler is out, you need to recover, trust us. Look to community to help.

For a full list of all the welcoming spaces this winter, read our coverage this month.