The APPG on Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities
The APPG on Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities The All-Party Parliamentary Group meetings offer an opportunity for MPs across the political divide to come together…
Empowering user voice in addressing loneliness
Empowering user voice in addressing loneliness How can we best harness the views and needs of people experiencing loneliness to help in the scoping, planning…
Carers Leeds: Tackling loneliness among unpaid carers
Carers Leeds: Tackling loneliness among unpaid carers Carers Leeds is a charity that provides information, advice and support to unpaid adult and parent carers across…
Addressing barriers to participation through outreach communications
Addressing barriers to participation through outreach communications Last week we held our first member co-working session on outreach communications. This collaborative and supportive session was…
Loneliness and mental health of British National (Overseas) visa holders
Loneliness and mental health of British National (Overseas) visa holders Why does loneliness matter to the mental health of British National (Overseas) visa holders? Hub…
Tackling loneliness through British Sign Language
Tackling loneliness through British Sign Language For Deaf Awareness Week 2023, Robin Ash, Equality and Rights Manager for the British Deaf Association talks about their…
Loneliness in autistic adults
Loneliness in autistic adults Dr Kana Umagami, Honarary Research Fellow at UCL, shares insights from her PhD research on loneliness in autistic adults which specifically…
Tackling loneliness in the London Borough of Bromley
Tackling loneliness in the London Borough of Bromley Helayna Jenkins, Principal Loneliness Champion at London Borough of Bromley, explains how and why they are keeping…
Reflections on the monthly networking sessions: A Hub Ambassador perspective
Reflections on the monthly networking sessions: A Hub Ambassador perspective Each month, Hub members have the option to take part in the Coffee Roulette and…
Sharing experiences through creative conversations
Sharing experiences through creative conversations Celebrating Age Wiltshire is county-wide project delivering culture and heritage events and activities in community settings. In this blog post,…
Two Generations: Intergenerational home shares in tackling loneliness
Two Generations: Intergenerational home shares in tackling loneliness Justin Dewhirst shares what he has learned through volunteering with Two Generations, a scheme which matches people…
CAN Connect: From collaboration to success
CAN Connect: From collaboration to success We spoke with Hub member Julie Gibson on how CAN Connect’s team of Life Connectors and volunteers are helping…
How waffling can help us to connect
How waffling can help us to connect Matt Smith, Director and Founder of the Community Waffle House CIC, highlights the importance of ‘waffling’ and why…
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust: Rebuilding connections through nature
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust: Rebuilding connections through nature Imogen Jackson, Wellbeing Programmes Lead, shares how Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are rebuilding connections through access to local green…
Loneliness evaluation: Analysis and dissemination
Loneliness evaluation: Analysis and dissemination Members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub recently came together for a workshop on analysing and disseminating loneliness evaluation. This blog…
Improving the representation of older people through images
Improving the representation of older people through images Last month, members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub came together for a workshop on loneliness marketing and…
How a physical activity programme in Oxfordshire is changing lives
How a physical activity programme in Oxfordshire is changing lives Helen Mariner, Communications Lead at Active Oxfordshire talks about the impact that physical activity programme…
Tackling loneliness and social isolation in Camden
Tackling loneliness and social isolation in Camden Camden’s new Health and Wellbeing Strategy identifies community connectedness and friendships as a strategic priority. In this blog…
The how, why and where of student loneliness
The how, why and where of student loneliness Professor Richard Phillips reflects on research co-produced with undergraduate and postgraduate students which explores the how, why…
Using digital technology to overcome social isolation in people with psychosis
Using digital technology to overcome social isolation in people with psychosis For World Mental Health Day, Hub member Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa speaks about…
Why we evaluate
Why we evaluate Jessica Duffy, Hub ambassador and Good Practice Mentor, shares her personal reflections on the evaluation data Leeds Older People’s Forum collects, why…
Demonstrating the value of befriending
Demonstrating the value of befriending Members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub recently came together for a workshop on how befriending projects can demonstrate and measure…
Sharing people’s lived experience through participatory arts
Sharing people’s lived experience through participatory arts El Smithies, Relationship Manager at participatory arts organisation Made by Mortals, explains how they are building a community…
Loneliness in life stories by Chinese older migrants in the UK: A linguistics ethnography
Loneliness in life stories by Chinese older migrants in the UK: A linguistics ethnography Olivia (Xuechun) Xiang is a sociolinguistic PhD candidate at Queen Mary…
Let’s Talk About Loss and the loneliness of being bereaved young
Let’s Talk About Loss and the loneliness of being bereaved young Hub member Beth French was 20 when her mum died. She set up Let’s…
Loneliness evaluation: Design and data gathering
Loneliness evaluation: Design and data gathering Members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub recently came together for a workshop on loneliness evaluation design and data gathering,…
Time to Care: Sky’s befriending programme
Time to Care: Sky’s befriending programme Anna Cook, Managing Director of Service at Sky, shares insights into Sky’s commitment to tackling loneliness through their Time…
Addressing loneliness in the workplace
Addressing loneliness in the workplace Earlier this month, members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub came together for a workshop on Addressing Loneliness in the Workplace.…
The Tackling Loneliness Collaborative in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
The Tackling Loneliness Collaborative in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Kirsty Veitch-Sorsby is the Lead for the Tackling Loneliness Collaborative (TLC) – Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Here she…
The 32 steps to togetherness movement
The 32 steps to togetherness movement What can we do to strengthen community cohesion? For Loneliness Awareness Week, we spoke with Lucy Walmsley, Senior Associate…
Loneliness can be useful, but only if we target our response to it properly
Loneliness can be useful, but only if we target our response to it properly Harry Hobson, Founder and Director of the Neighbourly Lab, shares findings…
Reflections on loneliness: The Age UK perspective
Reflections on loneliness: The Age UK perspective We spoke with Hannah Pearce, outgoing Head of External Affairs at Age UK, on what she learned from…
Learnings on youth loneliness from the Great Winter Get Together
Learnings on youth loneliness from the Great Winter Get Together Su Moore, Chief Executive of the Jo Cox Foundation, shares how the Great Winter Get…
Why newly-arrived refugees need immediate support for loneliness
Why newly-arrived refugees need immediate support for loneliness We hear from Tim Leech, Chief Executive at WaveLength, who explains why immediate support for newly-arrived refugees…
Tackling loneliness the digital champion way
Tackling loneliness the digital champion way Emma Weston OBE, Chief Executive of Digital Unite discusses the peer-to-peer model of providing digital skills support and how…
Sport and Recreation Alliance: Making connections through sport
Sport and Recreation Alliance: Making connections through sport Lisa Wainwright MBE, CEO of Sport and Recreation Alliance, shares insights on the value of sport and…
The role of arts and culture in helping to reduce loneliness
The role of arts and culture in helping to reduce loneliness Sir Nicholas Serota, Chair of Arts Council England, discusses the role that creativity and…
Northumberland’s hybrid approach to tackling loneliness and social isolation
Northumberland’s hybrid approach to tackling loneliness and social isolation Vanessa Easton, Assets and Community Engagement Manager at Northumberland Communities Together, discusses how Northumberland County Council…
ACS Wellbeing Guide: Learnings on loneliness
ACS Wellbeing Guide: Learnings on loneliness Steve Dowling (Association of Convenience Stores) explains how the ACS Wellbeing Guide is helping people running and working in…
Podcasts on loneliness
Podcasts on loneliness Members from the Tackling Loneliness Hub have been sharing recommendations for podcasts about loneliness that have made us stop, think, and feel…
Sharing the legacy and learning of Ageing Better in Camden
Sharing the legacy and learning of Ageing Better in Camden Annabel Collins, Programme Manager at Ageing Better in Camden and Rob Francis, Associate Director at…
Bee Together: Reducing loneliness and social isolation in older people with learning disabilities
Bee Together: Reducing loneliness and social isolation in older people with learning disabilities Hub member Jessica Duffy shares learnings from Bee Together, a project which…
The lonely bookshelf: Book recommendations from the Hub community
The lonely bookshelf: Book recommendations from the Hub community Members of the Tackling Loneliness Hub have been sharing recommendations for books which are themed around…
Learning from the Building Connections Fund
Learning from the Building Connections Fund Thomas Abrams, Senior Consultant at NPC, shares some good practice insights from the Building Connections Fund, with a particular…
How libraries help the tackling loneliness agenda
How libraries help the tackling loneliness agenda Libraries are at the heart of our communities. We heard from Carol Stump of Kirklees Council and Libraries…
Addressing loneliness for entry-level employees
Addressing loneliness for entry-level employees Tristram Hooley, Chief Research Officer with the Institute of Student Employers, tells us why the best inductions for new staff…
Get involved in the Care Leaver Covenant
Get involved in the Care Leaver Covenant Baroness Barran served as the Minister for Civil Society for the UK Government from 2019 to 2021. In…
Why organisations must understand loneliness and ageing
Why organisations must understand loneliness and ageing Heather Fraser, Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Lead at IBM Institute for Business Value, talks to us about…
Loneliness: How far have we come?
Loneliness: How far have we come? Paul Cann, Co-Founder of the Campaign to End Loneliness, explains the context of the work done so far to…