Free Festival of Connection to tackle loneliness this Blue Monday
The third Monday in January is known as the bluest day of the year, based on an “equation” calculated by
Tackling Covid and the rise of loneliness – what services are on offer?
Statistics show a quarter of adults in England feel lonely and organisations across the region are working to tackle this
Red Cross reports large increase in loneliness and isolation
The British Red Cross are calling on the governments within the UK to come up with a strategy to tackle
‘Arts make our lives richer’: Coronavirus and the importance of shared experience
As mass gatherings have been banned, traditional, shared experiences like concerts, theatre shows, and festivals have become a distant memory.
The Laurel Tribe: Female friendship network to launch in Northern Quarter bar
Lauren Ballard is launching her new social network, The Laurel Tribe, this week. Ladies, here’s how to find your new girl gang!
Combatting loneliness in the city: Ways we can all do more
It is no secret that loneliness has reached epidemical proportions in the last decade.
WATCH: ‘How did we reach this point?’ ask Manchester Age UK on chronic loneliness among the elderly
Rising numbers of elderly people in the UK are chronically lonely, according to Age UK figures.
‘It really helps their mind stay active’: Tea parties for elderly helping Manchester shed loneliness hotspot reputation
Contact The Elderly are hosting afternoon tea parties for older people, after Manchester was identified as a loneliness hotspot.
MM’s top five… older (and wiser) people we’re proud to call Mancunian
At MM we decided we would spend International Older Person’s Day choosing our top five elderly Mancunians – after much debate, here’s our list!
Can you spare an hour? Hunt on for volunteers to help combat loneliness among elderly in South Manchester
National charity Contact the Elderly, is looking for volunteers to host monthly tea parties across Chorlton, Didsbury, Withington, West Didsbury and Heaton Moor in a bid to help older people expand their often-limited social circle.
Openshaw Men’s Shed: A place for elderly gents to up root loneliness and isolation
A new project aiming to combat loneliness and social isolation in older men through therapeutic activities has recently been launched in Openshaw.