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The latest news, stories and reflections from Re-engage. Our past newsletters are also available to read.
5 things I've missed most in lockdown
Why self-confessed chatterbox, Pat, 82, can't wait to start volunteering again.
By Re-engage
Meeting up in the time of Covid
With national lockdown eased, Re-engage CEO, Meryl Davies, sets out the charity's stance on resuming our much missed tea parties.
By Meryl Davies
New partnership invites the nation's knitters to spread joy
The People’s Friend magazine takes a colourful yarn-bombed bus to the streets to help raise funds for call companions.
By Re-engage
'I love to feel I'm contributing'
Spurred on by the lockdown, longtime Re-engage volunteer, Bob Jones, sought out a new way to help older people.
By Re-engage
Growing up in wartime
To mark 75 years since the end of the Second World War, our guests share their memories of a frightening time in their young lives.
By Re-engage
'You get to have a real chat'
Trudy, 88, who tragically lost her brother to Coronavirus in June, talks about the loneliness of lockdown and the joy of a phone call from someone who cares.
By Re-engage