b:active - The b:friend staff team's 300 mile walking challenge!

Helen Twelves is raising money for b:friend

b:active - The b:friend staff team's 300 mile walking challenge · 18 June 2025

No one should have no one. b:friend works to reduce social isolation experienced by older neighbours through 1:1 and group befriending. We aim to re-engage people in their local community, improve well-being and limit the long term health implications of loneliness.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

This June the b:friend staff team have decided to take on a fundraising challenge – it’s our b:active challenge, because who doesn’t need to be more active!

Inspired by our amazing Volunteer Befrienders and Older Neighbours we plan to walk 308 miles (in 10 days) representing the 308 new befriending pairings we hope to make this year.

We’ve challenged ourselves to raise £1,000, please sponsor us because we need all the help we can – it’s a big challenge for us all!

Between 18th-27th June the whole team will be clocking up as many miles as we can each day (whilst doing the day job) to reach our joint target. Follow our progress on this page and b:friend’s social media to see how we get on raising funds to help end loneliness.

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Thanks for all your support, The b:friend team xxx

Donation summary

Total
£773.82
+ £125.00 Gift Aid
Online
£530.00
Offline
£243.82

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