Gig Buddies Blog
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 […]
It’s only rock and roll but we like it!
We love hearing stories of gig buddies teaming up when their usual gig buddy isn’t available which is exactly what Daniel and Darren from St […]
Kate and Paul on the Journey Skills podcast
Here’s Kate and Paul on the latest Journey Skills podcast being interviewed around the work of Stay Up Late and Gig Buddies – talking about […]
Eat, Sleep, Gig, Repeat – for World Mental Health day 10th Oct
A year ago we published this blog not knowing that by now we would have a sister project in Brighton called Gig Buddies For Good […]
Steve and Shannara- Working towards independent travel
Steve, Volunteer said “Before joining Gig Buddies I’d never volunteered before but when I heard about the scheme it seemed like the perfect opportunity to […]
Angee and Daniel – 3 months as gig buddies and loving it!
At gig buddies we offer a check in with our volunteers after 3 months to see how things are going with their new gig buddy. […]
Gig Buddies Volunteering – Not just for Freshers Week!
Starting university this week is an exciting time for many young people and there are so many new experiences to be had. Volunteering may not […]
Storm, Thunder and the Snooty Fox!
It had been a while since Gig Buddies had ventured to Mid Sussex for a Social, so when we organised a Beer and Burger evening […]
Gig Buddies included in Think Local Act Personal’s directory of innovative community centred models
We’re very excited about this. Think Local Act Personal have a wonderful reputation for their work in modernising health and social care and they’ve selected […]
Gig Buddies – Taking Account audit in Brighton and Hove
We’re really pleased to have been asked to take part in the Taking Account project, an audit of third sector organisations in Brighton and Hove, […]
Six Months in the Life of a Gig Buddies Coordinator (or “What could possibly go wrong?’)
Malcolm, our Gig Buddies Coordinator for West Sussex reflects on his first 6 months in the role In October 2018, a friend emailed me a […]