Supported by a network of volunteers, Contact the Elderly organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of older people aged 75 and over who are dealing with loneliness and social isolation.
Since our first tea party held in 1965, Contact the Elderly has supported more than 100,000 lonely older people.
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12 February 2019
They mastered the art of baking scones, demystified the meaning of doilies and discovered the etiquette of afternoon tea – it doesn’t sound like your average...
12 February 2019
Scores of young Scots have bridged the generation gap and brightened the lives of older people in an initiative aimed at easing the pain of loneliness. Contact...
8 February 2019
A charity is urgently appealing for new volunteers to help isolated older people living alone in Belfast. The Belfast group currently meets on the last Sunday of...
7 February 2019
To mark Time to Talk Day (7 February 2019) Contact the Elderly, the UK charity dedicated to tackling loneliness and isolation among older people, is encouraging...
5 February 2019
Staff and visitors at Brechin Castle Centre in Angus have dug deep to help to ease loneliness among older people. The centre chose Contact the Elderly as...
28 January 2019
Contact the Elderly, the national charity dedicated to tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people in the UK, welcomes the plans by NHS England to...