Gig Buddies Blog
These are our insights into social life and work in our community
4 January 2023
Volunteer as a Gig Buddy
Volunteer as a Gig Buddy At this time of year, many of us start thinking about different ways to spend our time, try something new [...]
25 November 2022
New Gig Buddies matches
Our latest Gig Buddies matches We're celebrating some new Gig Buddies matches. Welcome to new buddies Ryan and Asa! Wide ranging musical tastes means they [...]
13 November 2022
Chris and Jay – getting ‘The Spaceship’ ready for launch
Sharing a love of DJing Chris and Jay talk about their friendship Chris has DJ'd regularly at many club nights for people with learning disabilities [...]
28 September 2022
Roger and Tash Sports Buddies
Roger and Tash Sports Buddies Covid impact on Roger Before Covid, Roger said he had been very active and in his younger days in [...]
2 August 2022
August/September newsletter 2022
Our latest newsletter with news of exciting news and activities. Stay cool in this heat, grab a cold drink and read on... August/September newsletter 2022
17 June 2022
Sports Buddies 1st birthday
Sports Buddies 1st birthday Our Active Socials, for people waiting for a buddy or matched pairs, have been running all year. We’ve had lots of [...]
2 June 2022
We’ve won the Queen’s Award
We've won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service(the MBE for charities and community groups) We’ve had some amazing news today we’ve been recognized by the [...]
31 May 2022
Newsletter June/ July 2022
Hi Gig Buddies, Welcome to our latest newsletter for June and July. Summer is finally here! Let’s hope we get some sunshine and hot weather. […]
27 May 2022
Paul awarded a Points of Light award by the Prime Minister
Paul awarded a Points of Light award by the Prime Minister Paul, our founder, was thrilled to hear that he'd been recognised as a 'Point [...]
23 May 2022
How Gig Buddies got started
I often get asked how Gig Buddies came about and it came from a conversation we were having with our newly formed board of trustees [...]
13 April 2022
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 [...]
22 March 2022