Trumpington Community Orchard was founded in 2007  with help from Cambridge City Council, BBC Breathing Places Fund and the Co-operative Society. The orchard is volunteer run with free , open access to visitors. The site is planted with Cambridgeshire heritage fruit trees ( mostly apples plus a plum and greengage Read more [...]

Who is My Sisters’ House? Embedded in the Bognor Regis community, My Sisters’ House Women’s Centre works across the coastal area of West Sussex. We provide a range of support needs to women from all backgrounds facing all kinds of issues where their strengths are recognised, their difficulties acknowledged and Read more [...]

We hold an annual Christmas Party for our members as we have found that after running our service’s for over 12 years now, we understand the Christmas period can be one of the loneliest times of the year for older people. To try and combat this we throw an annual Read more [...]

Friendship at Home’s New Age Kurling class on a Monday morning is a popular club, with teams often taking part in competitions organised by our local Older People’s Collaborative. This increases social participation and is a lot of fun for our members! Our Shibashi class on a Tuesday morning is a gentle method of Read more [...]

These weekly social clubs are held in central locations for people aged 60 plus, and offer access to information, advice, support and social activities. The key function of the clubs is to give our members somewhere to meet where they feel safe and valued, and also gives them the opportunity to meet new Read more [...]

St Hugh’s Dementia Project Friendship at Home currently have two members of staff (Mandy and Clare) who support people with memory concerns (including those diagnosed with Dementia) and their families/carers in North East Lincolnshire. This ongoing service provides one to one practical, emotional advice and information on many things including: Read more [...]

Our Befriending Service offers a much-needed lifeline to older people who are lonely and isolated. It is recognised that loneliness can lead to depression and in turn, lack of confidence, low self-esteem and the withdrawal from social groups and activities. Our volunteer befrienders are there to offer company and friendship Read more [...]

Y2K is the only community-based youth service in Midlothian, also open in evening – particularly important in an isolated area. We provide a gateway to other sorts of services, signposting and referring young people to specialist support we work with 500+ individuals (11-18) each year. Our aim is to provide Read more [...]

Mid Dorset Mencap Group In 2018 submitted an application to the National Lottery for a small amount of funding to offer an additional service of “Art and Self Expression” sessions, are application was successful, we started the first course in December 2018, this was proved very successful with 6 clients Read more [...]

Community project encouraging the recycling & exchange of clothes & accessories in order to reduce consumption and raise awareness of consumer habits.