Loneliness Awareness Week Activities

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Chatty Library

Magherafelt Library Church Street, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Join in the chat, read the papers or simply relax. Everyone welcome.

Free

Goldies UK Sing&Smile

Salisbury Methodist Church Saint Edmund's Church Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Why not try your local Goldies Sing&Smile group and join us for a fun and friendly sing-along. Goldies is not a choir, you don’t have to be able to hold a tune. No need to book. Just turn up sing, chat, laugh, meet old friends and new. Enjoy singing along to popular hits from the […]

£3

Board Games at Wednesfield Library

Wednesfield Library, 2 Well Lane, Wolverhampton, WV11 1XT Well Lane, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Play some classic board games and meet people in your area on Monday 10th June 3-5pm at Wednesfield library! Scrabble, chess, ludo and more - there's something for everyone! All are welcome to come along and play some games. Part of the Know Your Neighbourhood project.

Free
Event Series Gospal Oak Public Living Room

Gospal Oak Public Living Room

Bacton Tower TRA Hall Bacton Tower, London, United Kingdom

We’re the public living room people. What’s a public living room? Imagine the feeling you get when you sit down somewhere you love and feel the world lift a little. Then imagine you’re with people who listen, who treat everyone the same, who don’t judge or try to fix you. That’s a public living room. […]

Event Series Community Gaming Sessions

Community Gaming Sessions

20 Christmas Steps Bristol. BS1 5BS Christmas Steps, Bristol, England, United Kingdom +1 more

Chance & Counters board game cafe-bar will be opening its doors in Bristol to anyone who fancies playing a board game or two. Just turn up with your game face on, and we'll pair you with others. There's a choice of over 500 games to choose from, and it's entirely free! The dates are: Monday […]

Free

MAN MATTERS – COFFEE EVENING

Eastmoor Rugby Club Eastmoor Rugby Club, Woodhouse Road, Wakefield, WF1 4RD, Wakefield

We offer coffee groups weekly across Wakefield. We will take a brief referral and you can attend for as long as you wish. Our groups aim to combat low mood and feelings of isolation and are open to all men aged 18+ who reside in Wakefield. We recognise that group settings can be daunting and […]

Free

MAN MATTERS – COFFEE EVENING

Eastmoor Rugby Club Eastmoor Rugby Club, Woodhouse Road, Wakefield, WF1 4RD, Wakefield

We offer coffee groups weekly across Wakefield. We will take a brief referral and you can attend for as long as you wish. Our groups aim to combat low mood and feelings of isolation and are open to all men aged 18+ who reside in Wakefield. We recognise that group settings can be daunting and […]

Free

Open Gaming

Sugar and Dice Cornhill, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

🎲 Calling all board game enthusiasts! 🎲 Are you tired of playing Monopoly with the same old crowd? Looking to spice up your game night routine? Look no further than our Open Gaming Meetup Group! Join us for a thrilling gaming experience where you can come solo or bring a friend to enjoy a variety […]

£10

Finding Connection Through Movement: Dancing Away Loneliness

online

Dance Away Loneliness with Move to Thrive! Feeling isolated or disconnected? Join Move to Thrive (MTT) for a vibrant online workshop that combines mindful movement with the infectious energy of Bollywood dance. This workshop, offered during Loneliness Awareness Week, is a perfect opportunity to: Connect with yourself and others through playful movement and joyful expression. […]

£5

Kindred’s Community Dinner

Kindred London, England, United Kingdom

One Monday a month, we cook one big dinner, and everyone is invited. For free. So, how does it work? We’ll be hosting 100 strangers on two long tables, playing some ice-breaker games to help people get to know each other, and serving a delicious, shared feast. The menu for the night is designed by […]

Free

Monday Motivation live chat on Discord

I'm hosting 'Monday Motivation' ​ Each week on @discord with @helpbnk from 8.30 pm. It's a relaxed forum with open conversation surrounding wellness, mental health and ways to inspire and motivate one another. Each week we discuss a topic around well-being and mental health. A lot of support for one another in the group which […]

Free

Adopt a Grandparent

If you’d like to join more than 100,000 people in their mission to combat feelings of isolation and loneliness, sign up below. Our thorough matching process via our app will intuitively pair you with a grandparent, based on mutual likes and interests. Alternatively, do you think your residents or recipients of care could benefit from […]

Brew For You

Enquiry Centre University of Dundee Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Staff & students at the University of Dundee get a free tea or coffee at the Enquiry Centre

Free

EDP Training – newsletter info

EDP are highlighting Loneliness Awareness Week to their contacts and staff though their newsletter online, and informing their course trainers.

Welcome Space

St Stephens Church Soundwell Church Road, Soundwell, Bristol, United Kingdom

St Stephens Soundwell holds a monthly Welcome Space in our church room every 2nd and 4th Tuesday between the hours of 9am and 11:30am. Welcome Space is a safe and friendly place in which people can have refreshments, snacks and friendly conversation. We believe that relationships and friendships are vital in dealing with the ups […]

Free

Hannah More Murial

Hannah More Primary School New Kingsley Road, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

The wonderful learners at Hannah More Primary School are going to create a Random Acts of Connection Mural. Thinking about connecting colours and lines.

Hannah More Murial

Hannah More Primary School New Kingsley Road, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

The wonderful learners at Hannah More Primary School are going to create a Random Acts of Connection Mural. Thinking about connecting colours and lines.

Hannah More Random Acts of Connection Mural

Hannah More Primary School New Kingsley Road, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Children from Y1 to Y6 will work together to decorate tiles to create a mosaic mural.

Free

Community Connection workshop

st1 5dd Hope Street, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

In this Community Connection workshop we will: - think about loneliness and division, and share our experiences - explore how we might build connections between people in our communities and link communities together - focus primarily on us as individuals and the small but significant steps we can take This course was co-designed and created […]

Free

Community pantry and cafe meet up

We will be hosting our weekly social cafe which was set up in 2023 to help ease social isolation. You are welcome to come and sit in the cafe where you can enjoy FREE refreshements and one of our volunteers will sit with you (if you wish ) and have a chat about whatever you […]

Free