Looking to volunteer?
Become a befriender and help us combat loneliness & social isolation experienced by older neighbours.
Here you can apply and find out more about volunteering
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If you spend a lot of time on your own but would like more company, our friendly, DBS-checked befrienders would love to visit and spend an hour a week having a natter & a cuppa. Or why not join the fun at one of our Social Clubs?
£5
Will provide Tea, Coffee and Refreshments for a Social Club.
£20
Recruits a new befriender to be paired with an isolated older neighbour.
£50
£50 will pay for a trip for an older neighbour to a museum or a nature reserve.
£100
£100 will help maintain a 1:1 friendship for 6 months.
Let's end loneliness together,
Your help is greatly appreciated
Any donation we receive can make such a difference
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