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Virtual Village Hall

Our Virtual Village Hall brings the power of real communities to people across Britain, wherever they are. From live events to chats and forums, we bring people-powered support direct to people at home.

We provide:

  • Tutor-led, free weekly programme of live health and wellbeing activities across digital platforms
  • Belonging to the community brings added value – 50K monthly users
  • Beneficial for those living with health conditions or recovering from treatment
  • Exercise classes eg: gentle stretching, strength/balance, yoga, dance, pilates
  • Mindful activities, arts & crafts, meditation, film club, health awareness.
A woman doing activities at home in front of an online class from The Virtual Village Hall

Calls with Care

Our Calls With Care service provides a regular telephone call to people at risk of social isolation from friendly volunteers.

We provide:

  • Regular companionship calls to help ease social isolation and loneliness and/or boost wellbeing
  • Calls can be provided as an add-on to wider packages of support
  • Volunteers are matched with clients according to shared interests which leads to mutually rewarding conversations
  • Monitoring, feedback and support team provides assurance
  • Clients can be referred for calls aged 18+ and support can continue as long as required.
A younger volunteer making a call

Community connections

We offer an array of life-enhancing social groups and activity sessions in the community to boost well-being.

We provide:

  • Local community based clubs and groups across Britain supporting well-being and tackling loneliness
  • Providing social connection, nutrition, physical activity, mental stimulation, opportunities to try new things
  • Transport to attend sessions
  • Helpful staff and volunteer teams providing support and a warm welcome.
A volunteer working as part of a group

Volunteer transport

Our volunteers offer transport services to help people get where they need to go.

We provide:

  • Volunteer-run transport to help people get to medical appointments and social activities
  • Friendly volunteers drive their own cars and can accompany clients into destination venue
  • Low-cost option and more time is offered
  • Service is regularly wrapped into our service packages.
Volunteer supporting someone with transport

Talk to us

We're always happy to share our experiences and discuss new ways we could work together to provide flexible tailor-made solutions in people's homes and in healthcare settings.

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