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We are delighted to announce that b:friend has been shortlisted for a grant by LNER’s Customer and Community Investment Fund. […]

Do you know anyone who would make a great befriender? Send them our way and receive your b:friend tote bag!

“This friendship lightened up my life. It opened up a whole new world of possibilities.”  1st-7th November is Befriending Week, […]

b:organised with our 2025 charity wall calendar! Featuring photos of our older neighbours and volunteers as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, the […]

Are you looking for a volunteer role where you can use your skills to build a community, be creative, and […]

We are delighted to welcome to the team our new Befriending Coordinator, Jess Hollins. Jess recently started at b:friend and […]

We are delighted to welcome to the team our new Befriending Coordinator, Rachael Beavon-Baldwin. Rachael joined b:friend in August to […]

Loneliness report from The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) shows that nearly six in 10 adults in Britain feel lonely […]

“It helps me as much as it helps him.” Read Trevor & John’s befriending story

We are thrilled to announce that Dyce Energy has chosen b:friend as their charity of the year. The Rotherham-based energy […]

Last year, we asked our befrienders to complete a Volunteer Experience Survey to gain insights into how we can continue […]

24th – 30th April is Global Intergenerational Week, an annual campaign that encourages everyone to embrace intergenerational practices and highlights […]

We are delighted to announce that b:friend won Intelligent Pensions’ recent charity poll. Thank you to all of our supporters, […]

“She is like a breath of fresh air.”

We are thrilled to welcome to b:friend our new Derbyshire Befriending Coordinator, Rachael Mullen.

This year, b:friend hosted a special Christmas Party for the older community at Parklands Sports & Social Club in Doncaster. […]

Give the Gift of Friendship to an Older Neighbour this Christmas No one should have to spend Christmas alone. 🌟Celebrate […]

Try Daffy’s Casserole Lamb Chops Recipe from older neighbour Eileen from our cookbook, b:tasty – Recipes and stories from the […]

Are you looking for the perfect Christmas present? Look no further! We are very excited to launch our charity’s very […]

We are very excited to announce that on 28 November 2023, we are releasing our charity’s very first cookbook: b:tasty […]

https://youtu.be/Xww_nmYC9_4 Learn about the special story behind older neighbour Jean’s Lemon Curd recipe from b:friend’s cookbook, b:tasty – recipes and […]

https://youtu.be/lLSZOP3k4CQ Try older neighbour Lloyd’s Salt Fish & Ackee from b:friend’s cookbook, b:tasty – recipes and stories from the b:friend […]

Laura Coucom recently joined b:friend as the charity’s new Befriending Coordinator. The team celebrated her first day with a b:friend […]

Sol and James Cowie recently completed the mighty ‘Saint Tropez or Bust’ Banger Rally Challenge across Europe to raise money […]

Doncaster-based construction company, Strata, raised £145,000 for b:friend as their charity of the year.  Strata organised a series of events […]