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Our Social Clubs had lots of fun marking #MardiGras2025 & #PancakeDay yesterday🎭🥞! #Maltby created some fabulous masks, while #Thorne practised their pancake-flipping skills. #Rotherham #Doncaster #charity #community

🎉 Huge thanks to @iPensions for raising £663 for b:friend in 2024 through their #charity scheme & spooky fundraiser! 🎃🙌 We're thrilled they'll continue supporting us in 2025! 💙 Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4h5ahFQ #Loneliness

#Ramadan Mubarak to everyone who celebrates 🌙! #Ramadan2025

A huge thanks to @dva_info for supporting our Social Clubs in Derbyshire and helping us provide a warm and welcoming space to our older neighbours during winter.♨️🤗! #Chesterfield #Bolsover #ClayCross #warmspaces #charity

Volunteer Carole recently met older neighbour Marion and found they had lots in common! It turns out that Carole used to live on the same street as Marion & they talked about all the changes in the neighbourhood🏘️. A super new #befriending connection in #Doncaster ✨. #charity

Only 2 days to go until our #Mansfield Volunteer Social🙌 Meet our team & other volunteers from 6pm on 26 Feb at Capo Lounge 🤗! We welcome our current befrienders and everyone who'd like to find out more about #volunteering with b:friend. 🗓️ RSVP 👇 bit.ly/3PLDPwG

Our #Maltby Social Club flexed their creative muscles at their latest Armchair Travels to Italy 🇮🇹. Older neighbour Teresa did a smashing job depicting the Mona Lisa, don't you think 🖼️✨? @RothLibraries #charity #community #Rotherham

If you’re struggling and in need of support, visit @HelplinesUK’s Find a Helpline online directory. Shatter the silence and find the right helpline for you. #HelplinesAwarenessDay2025 buff.ly/3VKbH0m

📰Thank you to @unLTDbusiness Business for interviewing our team and #befriending pairing Sue & Shane about the transformative power of friendship and connection in the #community ✨. 👉Read the full feature here: bit.ly/4gQTvdt

🎒Last year, we launched our 'b:heard in schools' project with Brampton Primary School in #Chesterfield to nurture #intergenerational connections & highlight the incredible stories of the older generation that deserve to be heard✨. #charity bit.ly/3CZgwNf

Big smiles all around😊! #Volunteer Denise recently connected with her older neighbour, Mike, in #Rotherham. They both love orchids, and Mike gave some great advice to Denise on how to water hers 🌺.

Meet our team & other volunteers for a natter at our #mansfield #Volunteer Social from 6pm on 26 Feb at @LoungeCapo 🤗! We welcome our current befrienders and everyone who'd like to find out more about #volunteering with b:friend. RSVP here 👇 bit.ly/3PLDPwG

A huge thanks to @Tesco Express #Balby and everyone who donated through their #charity bookstall, raising a fantastic £590 for b:friend 📚💜!

#Volunteer Sally went out with older neighbour Elsie for some coffee & cake recently☕🍰. Sally was delighted to be out and about! A super #befriending connection in #Rotherham💜. #endloneliness #charity

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Check out what's on offer at our #SocialClubs in February!✨ To find out how to join the fun, call 07523 698530📞. #Doncaster #Sheffield #Bolsover #Claycross #Kimberley #community

Meet our team & other volunteers for a natter at our #mansfield #Volunteer Social from 6pm on 26 Feb at @LoungeCapo 🤗! We welcome our current befrienders and everyone who'd like to find out more about #volunteering with b:friend. 🗓️ RSVP here 👇 bit.ly/3PLDPwG

#WheatleyHills Club had a fab time at our final Victorian Kitchen-themed Museum in a Box session🍽️. Did you know cucumber was a popular ice cream flavour? 🥒 We recognised the lemon squeezer, but the custard cup baffled us! Huge thanks to @DanumGLAM @Aimuseums & @BarnsleyMuseum✨

#Volunteer Laurie & older neighbour Ian recently met for the first time. They enjoyed chatting about their travels - they had both been to New York and loved it🗽! A brilliant new #befriending connection in #Sheffield✨. #sheffieldissuper #endloneliness @Shef_Volunteer

There's only one week to go until the launch of our new Social Club for older neighbours in #WharncliffeSide🚀! Over-65s can join the fun from 2pm on 23 January at the Wharncliffe Side Community Centre 🥳. w/ @SYCF1986 #Sheffield #sheffieldissuper #charity