Loneliness Awareness Week Activities

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Southmead moments of connection

Southmead Hospital, Donal Early Way, Bristol BS10 5NB Southmead Hospital, Donal Early Way, United Kingdom

Drop into the Macmillan Wellbeing Centre and add your own moment of connection speech bubble to our connection wall.... helping us all to recognise how those small moments can make us feel happier and more connected with others.... having a few minutes chat with a friend / neighbour / person at the bus stop or […]

Free

Barbican Library – Book display

Barbican Library Level 2 Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, United Kingdom

It's #LonelinessAwarenessWeek so we've created a display of fiction and non-fiction around the themes of loneliness, solitude and alienation.

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Cullybackey

Maine Riverside Walk Dreen Road Cullybackey, Ballymena, United Kingdom

“We are realising more and more that connection matters. ‘Chatty Benches’ are a great way to break down that social barrier as they encourage us all to say hello and have a chat.” Chatty Benches are designed to help tackle loneliness and support positive mental health within the community, according to Mid and East Antrim […]

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Whitehead Railway Garden

Whitehead Railway Museum Garden Castleview Rd - Whitehead, Carrickfergus, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Portglenone Marina

Portglenone Marina Bannview Terrace Portglenone, Ballymena, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network.

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Ballykeel Community Garden

Ballykeel Community Centre 20A Crebilly Road, Ballymena, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network.

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Larne promenade/Larne Community Fridge

Larne Community Fridge Tower Road, Larne, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Glenvale

Glenvale Glarryford, Ballymena, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Ahoghill Park

Ahoghill Park 80 Cullybackey Link Rd - Ahoghill, Ballymena, United Kingdom

We are realising more and more that connection matters. ‘Chatty Benches’ are a great way to break down that social barrier as they encourage us all to say hello and have a chat.” Chatty Benches are designed to help tackle loneliness and support positive mental health within the community, according to Mid and East Antrim […]

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Sentry Hill Park

Sentry Hill Park Sentry Hill, Ballymena, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Harryville Motte

Harryville Motte Moat Road, Ballykeel, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Ballykeel Memorial Garden

Ballykelly Memorial Garden 26 Main Street, Ballykelly, United Kingdom

We are realising more and more that connection matters. ‘Chatty Benches’ are a great way to break down that social barrier as they encourage us all to say hello and have a chat.” Chatty Benches are designed to help tackle loneliness and support positive mental health within the community, according to Mid and East Antrim […]

Free

AEL Lunchbox Cafe – half price tea and coffee

AEL Lunchbox cafe 32 - 34 Pound St, Larne, United Kingdom

AEL Lunch Box Café is also getting involved in Loneliness Awareness Week by offering half price tea and coffee throughout the week - come and have a drink and a chat!

OOt Launch Party

Deloitte 8 Adelaide Street W, Toronto, Canada

You go to work, school or events, but you feel like you’re in a room full of strangers. You don’t know how to start conversations, and you end up feeling lonely and left out. OOt changes all that by making it easy for you to see who’s at the event, connect with them instantly, and […]

Free

Newsletter article

Southern Brooks Community Partnership Coniston Community Centre, Patchway, Bristol, United Kingdom

We will include a short piece in our newsletter, which highlights LAW and the importance of moments of connection. We send out various newsletters targeted at the voluntary sector in South Gloucestershire and the priority neighbourhoods of Yate, Kingswood and Patchway.

The Business Growth Network

The Business Growth Network Somerset House, Temple Street, Birmingham

The Business Growth Network is the UK’s fastest growing hybrid network, offering both in-person and online networking events. We empower businesses, business owners and professionals to network, connect and grow. We are proud to say that the Marmalade Trust will be our charity partner for the year and for Loneliness Awareness Week any professionals or […]

Girls on Side – Everton in the Community

The People's Place - Everton in the Community 46A Spellow Lane, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Launched in 2014 in partnership with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, ‘Girls on Side’ is a women’s only mental wellbeing programme that delivers inclusive activities in a safe and welcoming environment for like-minded women to learn new skills, make new friends and become more physically active. The programme is currently supported by property-company Bruntwood. The […]

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland

Sunnylands Community Garden Sunnylands Community Centre, 22 Bridewell Dr., Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Located in Sunnylands Community Garden, Carrickfergus, the brightly painted yellow bench has been introduced to provide a place for people to come together to have a chat. The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s […]

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Shaftesbury Pk

Shaftesbury Park Joymount, Carrickfergus, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network.

Free

Chatty Bench – Northern Ireland Larne

Larne Town Park 124 - 132 Glenarm Road, Larne, United Kingdom

The ethos behind it is to encourage anyone who wants to engage in conversation with someone to sit down on a bench and just have a chat. There’s also a plaque on the bench with a unique QR code on it, which residents can scan to access information on the Loneliness Network.

Free