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July 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It's 100 days until #BefriendingWeek - can you believe it? To get the latest updates straight into your inbox, join our Befriending Week mailing list: befriending.co.uk/befriending-...
This week we’re celebrating #BefriendingWeek and the incredible projects tackling loneliness and strengthening community connections through befriending. 👏
You can #MakeADifference tackling loneliness! Explore @befriending.co.uk to find out how.
#bayvolunteers #volunteering #community
You can #MakeADifference tackling loneliness! Explore @befriending.co.uk to find out how.
#bayvolunteers #volunteering #community
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This week we’re celebrating #BefriendingWeek and the incredible projects tackling loneliness and strengthening community connections through befriending. 👏
You can #MakeADifference tackling loneliness! Explore @befriending.co.uk to find out how.
#bayvolunteers #volunteering #community
You can #MakeADifference tackling loneliness! Explore @befriending.co.uk to find out how.
#bayvolunteers #volunteering #community
Check out our member spotlight on the @together-sacr.bsky.social blog, highlighting how adults can help children and young people realise their rights through befriending. It also features a lovely case study from Speech Language Communication Company. Find out more below. 👇
#BefriendingWeek
#BefriendingWeek
🎉We're delighted to share NEW membership spotlight by @befriending.co.uk
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Check out our member spotlight on the @together-sacr.bsky.social blog, highlighting how adults can help children and young people realise their rights through befriending. It also features a lovely case study from Speech Language Communication Company. Find out more below. 👇
#BefriendingWeek
#BefriendingWeek
Communities grow stronger through collaboration! Next week we'll be celebrating partnerships and collaborations that help New Scots connect, share cultures and build community across Edinburgh. #BefriendingWeek
November 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Communities grow stronger through collaboration! Next week we'll be celebrating partnerships and collaborations that help New Scots connect, share cultures and build community across Edinburgh. #BefriendingWeek
🎉We're delighted to share NEW membership spotlight by @befriending.co.uk
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
October 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🎉We're delighted to share NEW membership spotlight by @befriending.co.uk
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
Our countdown continues - 5 days until #BefriendingWeek! Visit our website to check out the incredible lineup for our Annual Conference and to book your spot: befriending.co.uk/product/conference-2025
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Our countdown continues - 5 days until #BefriendingWeek! Visit our website to check out the incredible lineup for our Annual Conference and to book your spot: befriending.co.uk/product/conference-2025
Just 1 day left until #BefriendingWeek begins! We can't wait to see how you're celebrating. Make sure you tag us so we can see what you're up to!
befriending.co.uk/bw
befriending.co.uk/bw
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Just 1 day left until #BefriendingWeek begins! We can't wait to see how you're celebrating. Make sure you tag us so we can see what you're up to!
befriending.co.uk/bw
befriending.co.uk/bw
Are you a volunteer befriender? Join us online for a Being a Befriender session! These one-hour celebration and networking events are a chance to recognise your contribution and meet other befrienders. Book at befriending.co.uk/bw-events
Thursday 6 November, 12:30 or 18:30
#BefriendingWeek
Thursday 6 November, 12:30 or 18:30
#BefriendingWeek
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Are you a volunteer befriender? Join us online for a Being a Befriender session! These one-hour celebration and networking events are a chance to recognise your contribution and meet other befrienders. Book at befriending.co.uk/bw-events
Thursday 6 November, 12:30 or 18:30
#BefriendingWeek
Thursday 6 November, 12:30 or 18:30
#BefriendingWeek
Cat had a great time meeting the team at Community InfoSource as part of our #BefriendingWeek Coffee and Collab visits. ☕ Community InfoSource works with marginalised communities in Glasgow, primarily with asylum seekers and refugees, to put their ideas into action and to secure their rights.
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cat had a great time meeting the team at Community InfoSource as part of our #BefriendingWeek Coffee and Collab visits. ☕ Community InfoSource works with marginalised communities in Glasgow, primarily with asylum seekers and refugees, to put their ideas into action and to secure their rights.
It’s #BefriendingWeek! 🧡 We’re thrilled to receive a 3-year The National Lottery Community Fund: Fairer Life Chances programme, supporting our Friendship Project, helping New Scots feel valued, connected and at home in Edinburgh.
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It’s #BefriendingWeek! 🧡 We’re thrilled to receive a 3-year The National Lottery Community Fund: Fairer Life Chances programme, supporting our Friendship Project, helping New Scots feel valued, connected and at home in Edinburgh.
The countdown to #BefriendingWeek is on, with only 2 months left! Do you want to take part? Head to our website to download all the resources you need to get started. 🧡 💜 💚
befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
September 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The countdown to #BefriendingWeek is on, with only 2 months left! Do you want to take part? Head to our website to download all the resources you need to get started. 🧡 💜 💚
befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
💡ICYMI: we published out latest membership spotlight by @befriending.co.uk
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
October 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
💡ICYMI: we published out latest membership spotlight by @befriending.co.uk
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
Ahead of #BefriendingWeek, which takes place 1-7 November, a time to recognise and celebrate the befriending sector
Make an impact on children’s rights through befriending!
➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/10/20/m...
Befriending Week 2025 is here! From 1 - 7 November, communities will be gathering to celebrate befriending and social connection. We have a fantastic programme lined up - visit the blog to find out what's in store! befriending.co.uk/bw25-launch
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Befriending Week 2025 is here! From 1 - 7 November, communities will be gathering to celebrate befriending and social connection. We have a fantastic programme lined up - visit the blog to find out what's in store! befriending.co.uk/bw25-launch
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
We’re supporting Befriending Week, the campaign to raise awareness about befriending and highlight the power of social connection in reducing loneliness.
Share your befriending story with #BefriendingWeek to join the campaign! Find out more: befriending.co.uk/bw
Share your befriending story with #BefriendingWeek to join the campaign! Find out more: befriending.co.uk/bw
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’re supporting Befriending Week, the campaign to raise awareness about befriending and highlight the power of social connection in reducing loneliness.
Share your befriending story with #BefriendingWeek to join the campaign! Find out more: befriending.co.uk/bw
Share your befriending story with #BefriendingWeek to join the campaign! Find out more: befriending.co.uk/bw
In our new podcast, Victoria chats to Rachel Nixseaman of Deciding Matters about the benefits of collaboration and how to empower people to shape the decisions that impact them. Listen: befriending.co.uk/podcast-deciding-matters
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In our new podcast, Victoria chats to Rachel Nixseaman of Deciding Matters about the benefits of collaboration and how to empower people to shape the decisions that impact them. Listen: befriending.co.uk/podcast-deciding-matters
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
It's just 2 weeks to go until we kick off Befriending Week! What have you got planned? 🥳
Head to our website to grab all the resources you need to make your Befriending Week even more special: befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
#WythnosCyfeillio #BefriendingWeek
Head to our website to grab all the resources you need to make your Befriending Week even more special: befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
#WythnosCyfeillio #BefriendingWeek
October 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's just 2 weeks to go until we kick off Befriending Week! What have you got planned? 🥳
Head to our website to grab all the resources you need to make your Befriending Week even more special: befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
#WythnosCyfeillio #BefriendingWeek
Head to our website to grab all the resources you need to make your Befriending Week even more special: befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
#WythnosCyfeillio #BefriendingWeek
We’re starting #BefriendingWeek with our first partnership highlight 🌻 Thanks to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, New Scots have been learning, growing and finding peace in nature - gardening, journaling and even cooking meals with what they’ve grown. 💛
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
We’re starting #BefriendingWeek with our first partnership highlight 🌻 Thanks to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, New Scots have been learning, growing and finding peace in nature - gardening, journaling and even cooking meals with what they’ve grown. 💛
Our second @befriending.co.uk #BefriendingWeek spotlight celebrates Arlene and Eve. Their friendship helped both feel more connected - Eve to her new community, and Arlene to the world beyond her home. It’s an example of how befriending can bring people together, no matter their circumstances.
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Our second @befriending.co.uk #BefriendingWeek spotlight celebrates Arlene and Eve. Their friendship helped both feel more connected - Eve to her new community, and Arlene to the world beyond her home. It’s an example of how befriending can bring people together, no matter their circumstances.
Simple questions can prompt the most interesting discussions. What quality do you most value in a friend? ☺️
Download the #BefriendingWeek conversation cards on our website. It's a great activity to get to know your friends, family, colleagues and community better! befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
Download the #BefriendingWeek conversation cards on our website. It's a great activity to get to know your friends, family, colleagues and community better! befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Simple questions can prompt the most interesting discussions. What quality do you most value in a friend? ☺️
Download the #BefriendingWeek conversation cards on our website. It's a great activity to get to know your friends, family, colleagues and community better! befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
Download the #BefriendingWeek conversation cards on our website. It's a great activity to get to know your friends, family, colleagues and community better! befriending.co.uk/bw-resources/
🚨 New resource alert! 🚨
To mark #BefriendingWeek 2025, we've launched Creating Social Connections, a free e-learning module for volunteer befrienders.
Find out more and access the course: befriending.co.uk/bw25-elearni...
To mark #BefriendingWeek 2025, we've launched Creating Social Connections, a free e-learning module for volunteer befrienders.
Find out more and access the course: befriending.co.uk/bw25-elearni...
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🚨 New resource alert! 🚨
To mark #BefriendingWeek 2025, we've launched Creating Social Connections, a free e-learning module for volunteer befrienders.
Find out more and access the course: befriending.co.uk/bw25-elearni...
To mark #BefriendingWeek 2025, we've launched Creating Social Connections, a free e-learning module for volunteer befrienders.
Find out more and access the course: befriending.co.uk/bw25-elearni...
Our cabin is all dressed up for Befriending Week and looking fabulous! There's still time to book your free spot on the Befriending Week Cable Car Experience. Find out more and register at befriending.co.uk/bw-events
#BefriendingWeek
#BefriendingWeek
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our cabin is all dressed up for Befriending Week and looking fabulous! There's still time to book your free spot on the Befriending Week Cable Car Experience. Find out more and register at befriending.co.uk/bw-events
#BefriendingWeek
#BefriendingWeek
Are you a #befriender? Join our free celebratory event on Thurs 6 Nov, where we'll recognise your positive impact on social health - yours and that of your match! Our event is open to all & part of our #BefriendingWeek celebrations. Learn more and book your free space on Eventbrite bit.ly/3LgIhEE
October 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Are you a #befriender? Join our free celebratory event on Thurs 6 Nov, where we'll recognise your positive impact on social health - yours and that of your match! Our event is open to all & part of our #BefriendingWeek celebrations. Learn more and book your free space on Eventbrite bit.ly/3LgIhEE
Jump into this Sunday read from Rainbow Communities, exploring the power of connection for LGBT+ communities, and how collaboration helps them reach new people, gain insights and give service users a sense of ownership.
befriending.co.uk/bw25-rainbowcommunities
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
befriending.co.uk/bw25-rainbowcommunities
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Jump into this Sunday read from Rainbow Communities, exploring the power of connection for LGBT+ communities, and how collaboration helps them reach new people, gain insights and give service users a sense of ownership.
befriending.co.uk/bw25-rainbowcommunities
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
befriending.co.uk/bw25-rainbowcommunities
#BefriendingWeek #WythnosCyfeillio
It's just 3 days until #BefriendingWeek - stay tuned for loads of great resources, blogs and podcasts coming your way!
befriending.co.uk/bw
befriending.co.uk/bw
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It's just 3 days until #BefriendingWeek - stay tuned for loads of great resources, blogs and podcasts coming your way!
befriending.co.uk/bw
befriending.co.uk/bw