New ‘Chatty Benches’ Bring People Together for Loneliness Awareness Week

Voluntary Support North Surrey (VSNS) is marking Loneliness Awareness Week [15 – 21 June] with the official launch of two new ‘chatty benches’, designed to encourage people to sit, connect and [...]

Jan’s Volunteering Journey

Finding Purpose, Community and Connection When Jan found herself with a little more time in her week, she knew one thing for certain: she wanted to use it well. She [...]

Time to Talk Runnymede Befriending Project Secures Lottery Funding

Our Time to Talk Befriending service in Runnymede has secured funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to continue and expand across the borough. Aimed at supporting older and vulnerable [...]

How does Befriending with Time to Talk work?

Have you ever considered donating your time as a Volunteer Befriender? Here’s a step-by-step look at how we bring people together:   1. Referral received: We receive a referral either [...]

Time to Talk celebrates five years of befriending this January

This January, VSNS befriending service, Time to Talk, celebrates five years of tackling loneliness and isolation. Time to Talk connects volunteer befrienders with local people who feel isolated or are [...]

A new befriending service to help tackle loneliness in Runnymede officially launched today on Thursday 26th October. Time to Talk Runnymede connects volunteer befrienders with local people who feel isolated [...]