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Visiting Friends clients at Wisley
Visiting Friends group enjoy floral delights at Wisley gardens

Posted on 25 May 2018

A group of Visiting Friends clients and two residents from Bernard Sunley care home had a fantastic visit to RHS Wisley gardens last week. The group of ten clients, two staff members and two volunteers spent the day walking around the gardens taking in the beautiful smells and colours of the vibrant flowers on display.…

Annie and her daughter with resident Reg Cuff
Teddies set up home at The Lawn care home

Posted on 23 May 2018

Holybourne toddler group, Teddies, has set up base in The Lawn care home in the village. Due to refurbishment of their usual venue, the Church of Holy Rood, the group of children, aged up to five, had to find somewhere else to hold their weekly get-togethers. The Lawn, run by charity Friends of the Elderly,…

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Friends of the Elderly receives £500,000 support of its grants scheme

Posted on 9 May 2018

The Edward Gostling Foundation, formally known as The Act Foundation, has selected Friends of the Elderly to receive a transformational £500,000 donation towards its grants service, which supports older people who are living in financial difficulty. Starting from April 2018, The Edward Gostling Foundation will match fund Friends of the Elderly’s grants funding over a…

Match of the Day films Any Old Irons Q&A with goalkeeper Adrián

Posted on 6 May 2018

We were very excited when a few weeks ago the team from Match of the Day came along to one of our Any Old Irons Q&A events to film. You may have caught us on this morning’s (Sunday 6 May) show. This particular Q&A session was with West Ham goalkeeper, Adrián. He spent around 45…

Woking befriending service appeals for volunteers to help older people reconnect with their community

Posted on 1 May 2018

Friends of the Elderly Group operates a charitable befriending service across Woking called Visiting Friends. The service is seeking new Community Connector volunteers to help encourage older people experiencing loneliness and isolation to reconnect with their communities. Feelings of isolation and loneliness are all too common amongst older people and can often be accelerated due…