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  1. Workington

    As a Volunteer Administrator you will be working alongside colleagues to support with general office duties within a small but busy office. 

    Monday-Friday: times are flexible between 10am-5pm. A minimum of 2 hours a week.
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  2. Folkestone

    As a Volunteer Administrator you will be working alongside colleagues to support with general office duties within an small but busy office. 

    Monday or Tuesday mornings weekly
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  3. Folkestone

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

    Monday-Sunday: 10am-3pm. 1-2 hours a week
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  4. East Sussex

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

    Monday-Sunday: 10am-12pm or 1.30pm-4pm 1-2 hours a week This role is suitable only for those aged 18 and over.
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  5. Redhill

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

    Monday-Friday: times are flexible 1-2 hours a week This role is suitable only for those aged 18 and over.
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  6. London

    2h/week, Mon-Sun This role is suitable only for those aged 18 and over.
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  7. Pontefract

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated. Face-to-face befriending means you will be visiting an older person in the care home.

    1-2 hours per week.
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  8. Harwich

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

    Monday-Sunday 11.30am-4.30pm 1 hour a week
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  9. Clapham

    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. Hitchin

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

    1-2 hours a week Monday-Friday This role is suitable only to those aged 18 and over.
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  11. Northwood

    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 for those aged 18 and over.
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  12. Buckinghamshire

    Hours are flexible 1-2 hours a week Monday-Friday
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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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