In this blog, Programme Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness Robin Hewings reflects on the most recent ‘Loneliness in the time of Covid-19’ workshop. It explored what we’ve learnt about keeping up conversations during the pandemic. It was great to be back in a virtual “room” full of people committed to addressing loneliness and social…
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In this blog, Robin Hewings, Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness, introduces our report on lessons from the experience of tackling loneliness during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 lockdown that started in March 2020 brought home the reality of social isolation and loneliness to the general public as never before….
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In our latest blog Director of Campaigns, Policy and Research, Robin Hewings discusses the findings of our new report, ‘Loneliness in West Wales’. Our new report, ‘Loneliness in West Wales’ is the culmination of our work in the region that started in 2017. The aim of the report is to leave a legacy that brings together the learning and…
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Covid-19 lockdowns between March 2020 and the start of 2021 have made it harder for people to maintain their social connections. On this page we have some information and ideas for how we can all combat social isolation and look out for each other during the spread of the virus. We’ll also link…
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We partnered with Vintage Books to set up four ‘Happy to Chat’ pop-ups in bookshops and libraries across London to find out what you can learn when you listen more. In this blog, our Communications Officer, Lexy Matthews, talks about her experience of listening to locals in Wimbledon library. Did you know the average Brit…
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After nine years as Executive Director at the Campaign to End Loneliness, Laura Alcock-Ferguson is stepping down. In this blog she reflects on her time here. I will forever be proud of being the founding Director. I have so enjoyed and been challenged by this journey since 2010 and I can’t quite believe I am…
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PLEASE NOTE: These workshops happened in February 2018 and we are not taking new applications to attend. Together, we had an amazing 2017. Our film The Loneliness Project went viral and was seen by over 60 million people. Thousands of you have joined the Campaign. This week the Government appointed a new Loneliness Minister, Tracey Crouch….
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In this blog post Anne Callaghan, our Campaign Manager in Scotland looks at the acts of kindness happening to celebrate St Andrew’s Day on 30th November. Having a patron saint who was famed for his kindness is quite convenient for the Campaign to End Loneliness in Scotland. We believe that kindness and providing opportunities for…
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1 Million Minutes is Good Morning Britain’s award-winning campaign to encourage all of us to give as little as 30 minutes of our time to help someone who is lonely. It could be your neighbour, your friend or someone in your community. It could even be someone you have never met. In this blog Barry…
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Today sees the launch of our new film The Loneliness Project. There are half a million older people in the UK who can go a whole week without seeing anyone. Loneliness is cutting lives short and we’re here to change that. Our new film attempts to show how damaging isolation can be, and how easily…
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