Gig Buddies Blog

These are our insights into social life and work in our community
18 June 2019

Going to a festival. A gig buddies holiday?

Today I am talking to Victoria about our recent trip to a small local camping festival. Every year we go to a local campsite to […]

5 June 2019

Celebrating 5 years of Volunteering!

It’s national volunteers week, and 5 years ago this week I started working for gig buddies having previously been a volunteer buddy myself. My very […]

23 May 2019

Gig Buddies knock on wood!

We are standing outside the visitor reception about to embark upon an ‘Immersion in Nature’ therapeutic outdoor workshop aimed at enabling vulnerable groups to access […]

7 May 2019

Gig Buddies featured in Home Care magazine

Big thanks to Homecare magazine for writing a feature about us. In it you can read a bit about the history of why  our charity […]

23 April 2019

All about Sofar Sounds Brighton

What’s the main idea behind Sofar Sounds? Sofar Sounds was a concept that came out of the frustrations the founders were having with typical gigs. […]

14 February 2019

Gig Buddies TOP 5 Love Nominations!

  Love is in the air and at gig buddies we would like to do a shout out to some of our fabulous supporters this […]

2 February 2019

Podcast from Gig Buddies Calderdale

We love this short podcast from our partners at Gig Buddies Calderdale. Here what Gig Buddies Karen and Alicia have been up to and how […]

20 November 2018

Coventry Young Activists and much much more!

What a great and busy fortnight we have had here at the Stay Up Late and Gig Buddies team! We had our Gig Buddies partners […]

1 November 2018

Jay and Bradley, buddies of 3 years – our Hip-Hop Duo!

(Jay , Bradley and The Cut Chemist at Concorde 2) Me & Bradley have been Gig Buddies for 3 years now. It’s something we both […]

23 October 2018

Blue Badges and how To Avoid Parking Fines!

Here’s a quick note to give some guidance on where you can and can’t park in Sussex when you’re out and about with your Gig […]

15 October 2018

‘Hate Crime Awareness Week’ – What you can do to stamp out hate!

Its hate crime awareness week and here at Stay Up Late we hear all too often, first hand, accounts of disability hate crime. How it […]

10 October 2018

Eat, Sleep, Gig, Repeat! For World Mental Health day.

At the heart of gig buddies core values is our desire to make people’s lives better. We believe socialising and connecting with others can really […]