On 18 December 2024, b:friend hosted older neighbours from across 14 of our Social Clubs from South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire […]

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 […]

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 […]