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Celebrating 50 Years in Scotland
To celebrate our anniversary, we speak to Sharon, our tea party host in Fife, who also became a call companion coordinator last year.
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Celebrating 50 years in Scotland
To celebrate our anniversary, we caught up with Irene, who coordinates tea parties for the Brechin Group, and one of her guests, Muriel.
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Marking Loneliness Awareness Week with Anchor Hanover
As we mark Loneliness Awareness Week, Re-engage is proud to celebrate its partnership with not-for-profit housing and care provider for people in later life, Anchor Hanover.
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A volunteer on the challenges of supporting her group during lock down.
I remember my last tea party vividly – lemon drizzle cake, hot tea, loud chatter, laughter, plates being handed round, my toddler ‘entertaining’ people with what can loosely be described as singing. That was 14 months ago.
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The calls that opened the door to a lasting friendship.
Sylvia, who is 82, was matched with her call companion Nicola, who is 25, in January this year and from the minute they first spoke, they got on like a house on fire.
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