Befriending Networks

@befriending.co.uk

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The largest network of befriending services in the world. Join us today at befriending.co.uk

Befriending Week Plan notebook illustration
Edel Roddy, Dementia and Social Connection Trainer. Sean Catlin, Videographer. Dr Victoria Jupp Kina, Project Evaluator.
Collage of photos of Nicola and the Befriending Networks team
Management and Leadership in Befriending Projects. Online (Live Zoom + e-learning). 5 weekly sessions, starting Wednesday 19 August. befriending.co.uk/events Topics include: Operations, Workplace culture, Performance and motivation, Induction, Boundaries, Impact, Teamwork, Time management, Project planning, and more!
Podcast: In conversation with Wimbledon Guild, Quality in Befriending Excellence Award holders
We're small in size but big in impact. Small Charity Week, 22 - 29 June.
A befriender and her match sharing afternoon tea in a London Bus. B:Friend guest blog: "No one should have no one."
Bright orange text repeating the word "Courage!". Refugee Week, 15 - 21 June 2026.
A messy pile of cards with questions on them, such as "What quality do you value most in a friend?"
An older woman showing a smiling younger woman a picture on her phone at a community event.
Management and Leadership in Befriending Projects. Online (Live Zoom + e-learning). 5 weekly sessions, starting Wednesday 19 August. befriending.co.uk/events. Topics include: Operations, Workplace culture, Performance and motivation, Induction, Boundaries, Impact, Teamwork, Time management, Project planning, and more!
It's Age Without Limits Day, and we're questioning ageism. Will you join us?
Helping to build carer-friendly communities. Carers Week.
What will you do? The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out
Volunteers’ Week offer: Get 10% off our new Volunteer Retention e-learning course with code celebrateVW26. Expires Sunday 7 June.
Attendees at the Cardiff Roadshow chat during the discussion about recruiting and retaining volunteers.
Collage of flowers and a landscape with handmade text reading Common Ground. Power of Youth Day, 2 June 2026. #iwill movement.
Thank you, Volunteers! Volunteers' Week
Two members of the SWAN team holding their Quality certificate in front of a SWAN banner
An elderly man and woman chat
1 in 3 people born in the UK today will develop dementia. It will take a society to beat dementia. Alzheimer's Society. Donate, get your badge and show your support by visiting alzheimers.org.uk/forgetmenot
Action for someone else. We all have a role to play in creating mentally healthy communities, schools and workplaces. And doing something for others is good for our own mental health too. Together, we can turn awareness into action. Mental Health Awareness Week. 11 - 17 May 2026
Manchester Roadshow Wednesday 20 May 2026 10:30 - 14:30 Friends Meeting House, Manchester
Get ready for Volunteers' Week 2026. 1 - 7 June. #VolunteersWeek
Friendship, fun and getting stuff done! The Big Lunch and The Big Help Out are teaming up on 5-8 June for one big do - and it's the perfect opportunity to find volunteers to lend a hand! Find out more at thebigdo.com
Connected Lives: Dementia-Aware Volunteering. Strengthening social connection and dementia inclusive volunteering in Scotland
Volunteers' Week. 1st - 7th June 2026
For members: Making the Most of Membership. Tuesday 14 April, 13:00 - 14:00. For non-members: Introduction to Befriending Networks. Wednesday 15 April, 10:00 - 11:00.
Social Prescribing Day. 26 March 2026
The Wimbledon Guild team with their Excellence Award
Want to find out more about membership? Join a free information session next week. For members: Making the Most of Membership. Tuesday 3 March, 14:00 - 15:00. For non-members: Introduction to Befriending Networks. Wednesday 4 March, 14:00 - 15:00.
Participants chat on pews at a Good Conversations workshop
Matt with a group after a Good Conversations workshop
Wythnos Elusennau Cymru / Welsh Charities Week. 9 -13 Chwefror / February 2026. Gwna dy ran a newid bywydau / Play your part, change lives.
COVID-19 Day of Reflection. 8 March 2026
Peer discussion was greatly organised. Very insightful! It’s lovely to realise that we all have similar difficulties and sharing ideas makes it easier. - Roadshow 2025 attendee Book for 2026 at befriending.co.uk/roadshow-2026
Introduction to Befriending Networks. Tuesday 9 December, 13:00 - 14:00
Leaders and Managers Network: Reflections on the Year 2025/ Monday 8 December 12:30 - 13:30
We're supporting A Manifesto for Social Connection
Nominate now! Nominate at movementforgood.com. Nominations open until December 15th 2025.