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We are one of the few charities committed to helping older people re-engage with their communities and have somebody to talk to on a regular basis, thanks to our thousands of volunteers. However, we need funds to help recruit and train more volunteers, to enable us to help more lonely and isolated people.
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Call companions has been running for two years
As the country headed into full lock down, due to the COVID pandemic, which meant our tea parties being put on hold, we were developing a new service to help older people who were now even more isolated and lonely. Two of our earliest call companions volunteers share their memories to mark the occasion.
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Patricia and Tim are both part of the Watford 3 tea party group.
Patricia, 89, a grandmother of seven, joined the Watford 3 tea party group in 2021 and got to know volunteer Tim when he started driving her to the monthly tea parties. We caught up with them both about being part of their local tea party group.
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Volunteers' Week 2022 - Meet Maureen and Sheila
To celebrate Volunteers' Week we caught up with former tea party coordinators, Maureen and Sheila who, between them, volunteered for a total of 100 years for Re-engage before retiring in 2021.
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A pudding fit for a queen.
In honour of the Queen in her Platinum Jubilee year, Fortnum and Mason launched a nationwide competition to find a recipe for a pudding fit for a queen. Jemma Melvin's recipe for Lemon Swiss Roll and Amaretti Trifle was awarded the title of “platinum pudding” for the this month's jubilee celebrations.
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Volunteer takes on 10-day cycle challenge for Re-engage
Volunteer Dan Croxen-John is undertaking an epic 10-day challenge that will see him cycle from Land’s End to John o’ Groats to raise money for Re-engage. Dan, who runs e-commerce company, AWA, has been a dedicated volunteer for his local tea party group in York for some years now. He aims to raise £12,000 for Re-engage and his company will match all donations.
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