Gig Buddies Blog

Small steps can make massive changes
Small steps can make massive changes We've heard some amazing stories from our buddies who've been invited to their volunteer's weddings, gone to Glastonbury Festival [...]
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 [...]
Oh wow! Me on TV! Daniel’s blog about Gig Buddies on The One Show
Gig Buddies featured on BBC’s The One Show

Looking back at Gig Buddies in lockdown and looking forward
Looking back at Gig Buddies in lockdown and looking forward It was truly impressive to see how our team here at the charity reacted to [...]
Gig Buddies Newsletter Jan-Feb 2022
We hope you had a good Christmas and managed to stay well. We’ve returned following the break and have a range of exciting activities planned […]

Interview with Storm and Thunder Member, Chris Love
This year we are celebrating a whole 10 years of Stay Up Late! As part of this we decided to have a rebrand of the […]

November/ December Newsletter
Hi Gig Buddies, Welcome to our latest newsletter for November and December. We can’t believer it’s coming to the end of the year already! We […]

Sharing Gig Buddies – How we share it and what we’ve learned
Sharing Gig Buddies How we share it and what we’ve learned We started our Gig Buddies project in Brighton and Hove over 8 ½ years [...]
September newsletter
Hi Gig and Sports Buddies Welcome to our latest Newsletter. We’re going back to bringing them out every 2 months so this has everything you […]

Sports Buddies launches
Sports Buddies launches Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of our new Sports Buddies project. Sports Buddies is all about getting active [...]
August Newsletter
Hi Gig Buddies, Hope you’re all doing well and enjoying the lovely sunshine. It’s nice to see that the rain has gone and we can […]

July Newsletter
Well it really does feel summery now doesn’t it! It’s been so wonderful to start to see more of you all, whether it’s been at […]