Gig Buddies Blog

These are our insights into social life and work in our community

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 [...]