7th November 2025
As Befriending Week 2025 comes to a close, Helen MacIntyre, Research & Development Manager at Neighbourly Lab, highlights some ways in which befrienders and others working to address loneliness need... Read more
7th November 2025
Listen The Befriending Scheme provides friendship and learning opportunities for vulnerable people over 16 years old across Suffolk, including those with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and other isolated groups.... Read more
6th November 2025
Ar gyfer yr Wythnos Cyfeillio, mae'r Gweithiwr Datblygu Cyfeillio (Cymru), Matt Youde yn myfyrio ar 6 mis o adeiladu partneriaethau â chymunedau ffydd i hyrwyddo cyfeillio. For Befriending Week, Befriending... Read more
6th November 2025
Listen Vintage Vibes is an award-winning charity tackling isolation and loneliness in Edinburgh. They create long-lasting one-to-one friendships offering support, companionship and the opportunity for over-60s experiencing loneliness to be... Read more
6th November 2025
To celebrate Befriending Week, Grainne McCloskey from Eden Project Communities shares stories of connection from The Big Lunch, the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours and communities. I work with Eden... Read more
6th November 2025
In this podcast, Sandra chats to Caroline Hanks, Befriending Coordinator at London Irish Centre, which has served the Irish community in London since it was first established in 1955. In... Read more
5th November 2025
Listen ALONE’s Support & Befriending service supports older people in Ireland to find companionship, solve their everyday problems, and attend local events and activities through social prescribing.  ALONE is also... Read more
5th November 2025
Jump to English Cymraeg Wrth inni nodi Wythnos Cyfeillio 2025, hoffwn ddiolch o galon i Befriending Networks, y sefydliadau sy'n aelodau ledled Cymru, a'r mwy na 1,000 o wirfoddolwyr ymroddedig... Read more
4th November 2025
Our Learning and Development Manager, Victoria, introduces our new e-learning module for volunteer befrienders, launching for Befriending Week 2025. At Befriending Networks, our mission is to support befriending organisations and... Read more
4th November 2025
Listen Bramber Bakehouse is an award-winning charity based in Sussex. They support women who have experienced gender-based violence, abuse, exploitation or displacement, to gain the confidence, knowledge and skills they... Read more
3rd November 2025
To mark our Befriending Week 2025 theme of Collaboration and Partnerships, our CEO Susan shares how organisations across the world are working together for greater social connection. Our reach at... Read more
3rd November 2025
Listen Sightline offers a confidential, secure and free telephone befriending service for people who are blind or partially sighted. Their befriending service pairs trained volunteers, most of whom have sight... Read more
2nd November 2025
Rainbow Communities supports and empowers vulnerable members of the LGBT+ community. In this blog, they explore the power of connection and how collaboration and partnership helps them reach new people,... Read more
2nd November 2025
Listen Bright Futures UK supports young people aged 5-24 who suffer from a mental health condition or physical illness. They offer a range of tailored programmes, including 1:1 tutoring to... Read more
1st November 2025
In this podcast, Victoria chats to Rachel Nixseaman, director and co-founder of Deciding Matters, a participatory democracy organisation based in Scotland which supports governments, communities and people to rethink power.... Read more
1st November 2025
Listen Together Co Befriending provides supportive and reliable friendships to individuals experiencing loneliness and social isolation in Brighton and Hove. They are a Quality in Befriending Award holder, the UK’s... Read more
1st November 2025
Befriending Week 2025 is here! From 1 - 7 November, communities across the UK and beyond will be gathering in person and online to celebrate befriending and raise awareness about... Read more
21st October 2025
This summer, we checked in with our members in our annual membership survey. In this blog, our CEO Susan Hunter shares Part 1 of the survey findings, our 2025 Sector... Read more
16th October 2025
Our Learning and Development Manager, Victoria, shares some of her favourite Befriending Week memories and the exciting things we've got lined up for this year's campaign. Our team is buzzing... Read more
1st October 2025
We're delighted to announce that West Norfolk Befriending have been reaccredited with their Quality in Befriending Award! West Norfolk Befriending is a registered charity that provides befriending services for isolated... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved