In our online map you can find where we have vacancies for older guests.
The map also displays volunteering needs, if you want to find out more about volunteering.
In Edinburgh, our tea party groups are organised slightly differently but we often have room for older guests, and need drivers and hosts across the city. If you can't see a tea party group near you, please do still apply and we will do our best to find the perfect tea party group for you.
Find a group by searching your postcode and a set distance:
Remote roles are not location based and can be applied for no matter where you live.
For more information get in touch.
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Call companions
Volunteering roles - Call companion
Call companions make regular telephone calls to an older person and spend on average one to two hours volunteering each month.
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Call companions in partnership with Parkinson's UK
Volunteering roles - Call companion
Call companions make regular telephone calls to an older person and will spend on average one to two hours volunteering each month. The person you will call will either be living with Parkinson's or be caring for someone with Parkinson's.
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Rainbow call companions
Volunteering roles - Call companion
Rainbow call companions are LGBT+ volunteers who make regular telephone calls to an older person who is also LGBT+ and spend on average one to two hours volunteering each month.
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Christmas call companions
Volunteering roles - Call companion
Christmas call companions is short-term volunteering, once a week through December, making regular telephone calls to an older person.
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Tea parties
Volunteering roles - Group coordinator
Tea party group coordinators plan and organise monthly tea party groups for older people and spend on average four hours volunteering each month.
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Tea parties
Volunteering roles - Group coordinator
Tea party group coordinators plan and organise monthly tea party groups for older people and spend on average four hours volunteering each month.
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Tea parties
Volunteering roles - Host
Tea party group hosts put on a tea party for older people and volunteers once or twice a year in their own homes. Tea parties are usually held on a Sunday afternoon and hosts spend on average three to four hours volunteering every time they host a tea party.
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Tea parties
Volunteering roles - Driver
Tea party group drivers drive one or two older people using their own car to a tea party venue and then return them home again. Tea parties are usually held once a month on a Sunday afternoon and drivers spend on average three to four hours volunteering each month.
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Call companions
Opportunities for older people
We have opportunities for older people to join call companions. Call companions is available to anyone aged 75 and over who would benefit from a regular chat over the phone with a friendly volunteer.
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Call companions in partnership with Parkinson's UK
Opportunities for older people
We have opportunities for older people to join our call companions in partnership with Parkinson's UK. Call companions is available to anyone aged 60 and over who is living with Parkinson's or caring for someone with Parkinson's and who would benefit from a regular chat over the phone with a friendly volunteer.
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Rainbow call companions
Opportunities for older people
We have opportunities for older LGBT+ people to join rainbow call companions. Rainbow call companions is an award-winning free service for older LGBT+ people who are lonely, isolated or in need of companionship and feel they would enjoy a friendly phone call every week or two with a volunteer who is also LGBT+.
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Christmas call companions
Opportunities for older people
We have opportunities for older people to join Christmas call companions. Christmas call companions is available to anyone aged 75 and over who would benefit from a regular chat over the phone with a friendly volunteer during December.
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Tea parties
Opportunities for older people
We have opportunities for older people to join our tea party groups. Our tea parties are free monthly social groups open to people aged 75 and over. They are a chance for a change of scenery and regular afternoons of conversation and laughter with friends of all ages. You will even be taken there and home again so do not need to worry about organising travel.
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Tea parties
Opportunities for older people
We have opportunities for older people to join our tea party groups. Our tea parties are free monthly social groups open to people aged 75 and over. They are a chance for a change of scenery and regular afternoons of conversation and laughter with friends of all ages. You will even be taken there and home again so do not need to worry about organising travel.
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Social activities
Find out more about our social activites for older people.
Tea parties
Apply to join one of our popular social groups for older people right across the UK.
Get a call companion
A regular friendly phone call can do wonders for your spirits. Because a good chat means the world.
Get a rainbow call companion
If you’d like a bit of extra company, we can match you with one of our friendly rainbow call companions. They love a good chat and they’re great listeners too.