Gig Buddies Blog
Gig buddies and Gig Buddies for good mental health talk about getting through lockdown
On the night our friends at Gig buddies for good mental health are taking over our live music stream on @coronavirusfest live on facebook, we […]
Turning the knobs up to 11 in lockdown
On 17th March we had an emergency team meeting as social distancing was starting to take effect, and a full lockdown looked ever more likely. [...]
May 20 newsletter
Staying in is the new going out. At Gig Buddies we’ve had to adapt to the lockdown which means we can’t meet up at the […]
Pandemic Positivity!
Maintaining Positivity Within a Pandemic! What a strange time this is for us all! Managing the emotions of coping with a global pandemic is something […]
Gig Buddies in Strange Times!
Gig Buddies in Strange Times! I guess most of us will look back on this time as one of the strangest in our lives. […]
First impressions of Gig Buddies from our intern Sarah
Sarah arrived from Berlin, Germany at the beginning of March and moved to Brighton for her placement at Stay Up Late. Here she talks about […]
Gig Buddies in lockdown – April 20
We've had to take as much of Gig Buddies online, and on to the phone, as much as possible while we're on lockdown with the [...]
Coronavirusfest – Gig Buddies going online
Coronavirusfest - Gig Buddies going online At our team meeting yesterday we had a long chat about what we could do to carry on the [...]
Coronavirus update for all Gig Buddies volunteers
Dear Gig Buddy Volunteers, Following government advise last night on the 16th March, around the coronavirus outbreak, we have decided to suspend all Gig Buddying [...]
Time to pause for thought with gig buddies in Eastbourne.
Our student intern Martina joined us for another social in Eastbourne to meet gig buddies and see some of them perform! Here’s what she said about her experience.
Launching our new project Buzz Buddies!
Extratime in partnership with Stay up Late, have launched a new project called Buzz Buddies for 18-25 year olds with learning disabilities who live in […]
Gig Buddies review of the year – 2019
It’s been another fantastic year for us on the Gig Buddies project and here’s just some of our highlights. There’s loads more from our other […]