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  1. Volunteer as a telephone befriender and help reduce loneliness for older people

    Flexible days and times
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  2. Cornwall

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely.

    1 - 2 hours per week
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  3. Leeds

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    1-2 hours per week
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  4. Leeds

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

    1-2 hours per week.
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  5. Swindon

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely.

    1 - 2 hours per week
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  6. As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    1-2 Hours Per Week
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  7. Wells

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    Mon- Sun 10am-4pm
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  8. Whitstable

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

    Monday-Sunday: flexible 1-2 hours a week This role is suitable only to those aged 18 and over.
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  9. Bedford

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely.

    Mon-Sun: 11.30am-4.30pm 1 hour a week This role is suitable only for those aged 18 and over.
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  10. Conwy

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

    Flexible
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  11. Harrogate

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    Monday-Friday
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  12. Ilkley

    Flexible
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Make a difference with just a phone call

Brighten someone’s day and make a meaningful connection be becoming a volunteer telephone befriender. By offering regular, friendly chats, you’ll provide much-needed companionship and emotional support to an older person feeling lonely or isolated. Flexible and rewarding, this role allows you to fit calls around your schedule while helping to reduce loneliness and improve wellbeing.

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