Third spaces are defined in the piece:
Sociologist Ray Oldenburg coined a term for this these public and commercial gathering spaces — “third places,” locations that are not the home (known as the first place) or work (second place). Research shows access to these places enhances one’s quality of life and strengthens ties to the community. Stripped of the environment for spontaneous socializing, many people also felt the loss of the location-based relationships they breed; over a longer term, the extended absence of third places could have a ripple effect on where and how we gather post-pandemic.What are the third places you have missed the most? Coffee shop? Gym? Bar? Restaurant? Library? Pub?
These everyday places have been out of reach for months, but in a few weeks we will have access to them again...
Image: Alan Parkinson, shared under CC license, Rose and Crown, Snettisham, Norfolk - a regular haunt in the past when I lived in the village.
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