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Be a volunteer befriender!

Overview

Do you have an hour a week to visit an isolated or lonely Older Neighbour? If so please get in touch!

b:friend pairs volunteer befrienders with isolated older people who may benefit from meeting a new person, making a friend and having a natter over a cup of tea for an hour a week. All we ask of volunteers is company - we dont ask you to run errands or do odd jobs, all we ask is for company. If you are a good listener, have an interest in people and have a spare hour each week, please head to our website www.letsbfriend.org.uk and find out more.

Times and availability

Age Range: Volunteers must be 18+

Contact

The place a volunteer will befriend is in the older person's home, so areas differ. Properties are risk assessed to ensure they are safe, clean and hazard free.

Rayella Broomhead
Programme Manager

Last updated: 30 March 2026