Gig Buddies blog
12 February 2025
Don’t stop us now – we’re having such a good time!
Don’t Stop (Us) Now! – We’re Having Such a Good Time Queen tribute blog.... say no more. On a cold Friday night in January we [...]
11 October 2024
Our trip to Butlins for the 70s weekend – by Daniel
Our trip to Butlins for the 70s weekend – by Daniel Randall-Nason Gig Buddies Daniel and Darren recently returned from the 70s weekend at Butlins [...]
30 April 2024
A Day in the Life of a Gig Buddies Coordinator
There is no such thing as a typical day for a Gig Buddies coordinator's day. But here's a snapshot of one day, communicating with buddies, [...]
3 November 2023
What’s a Sports Buddy?
What's a Sports Buddy? Basketball, badminton, football, cycling, yoga, martial arts, tennis, zumba, swimming, running… These are only some of the activities Sports Buddies chose [...]
17 June 2022
Sports Buddies 1st birthday
Read next – Daniel Wakeford and the Power of Music and Community and Our latest Gig Buddies matches
2 June 2022
We’ve won the Queen’s Award
We've been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. That's the equivalent of an MBE for the charity. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (the [...]
27 May 2022
Paul awarded a Points of Light award by the Prime Minister
Read next – Lee talks small venues and bands in music accessibility and Paul and Lee’s Status Quo Review
13 April 2022
How small steps make massive life changes
Read next – New Gig Buddies matches Read more about the significant health benefits of Gig Buddies: New Participatory Research Project in Partnership with UCL
22 March 2022
Shannara – Stay Up Late Ambassador and Public Living Room Volunteer
Shannara has been a Gig Buddy for 5 years and here he tells his story about the other things he is now involved with in [...]
18 February 2022
Oh wow! Me on TV! Daniel’s blog about Gig Buddies on The One Show
Gig Buddies featured on BBC’s The One Show