Downham Market library is a lifeline for older and vulnerable people needing somewhere warm to pass time without spending money
Every weekday Andrew Murkin comes to Downham Market library for books, wifi and – most importantly – warmth.
Murkin, who is 63 and receives disability benefits, lives in a bungalow in the Norfolk town and as his energy bills rose this winter he decided to heat only one room for two hours a day.
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