Friendship groups

At Link Visiting, we’re all about changing lives through friendship. When we’re feeling lonely, it can feel difficult to put ourselves ‘out there’ and make new friends - and that’s where our Friendship Groups project comes in! This group aims to help our Link Friends stay connected and to increase their social contacts.

We carefully put together groups of around 5 - 6 Link Friends and volunteers who live close by and share similar interests. The groups will get together every 3 to 4 weeks and we will help make the arrangements for each meeting. We will keep in touch to make sure the group meetings are running smoothly.

Refer yourself or someone you know

If you would like to join a group or refer an older person you know, please complete our referral form, mentioning their specific interest in ‘Friendship Groups’. Please make sure you have discussed it with them first and read our referral guidelines.

Volunteer at Friendship Group

Are you keen to get involved? We’d love to hear from you! If you currently volunteer and would like to join a group with your Link Friend, send Clare an email: clare.randell@linkvisiting.org.

If you’re not yet a volunteer, we will happily send you a Volunteer Pack by email. This contains a simple application form which asks for two references. Please mention that you’re specifically interested in ‘Friendship Groups’.