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When the happiest days become the hardest

Help ��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� bring joy and relief to older people like Gwen, Ted and Terry this Christmas.

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£3 per month could help fund a regular friendship call to lonely older people at Christmas and year round.

£5 per month could answer a call to our advice line, supporting older people on their hardest days.

£10 per month could help pay towards training a volunteer to make life-changing regular friendship calls.

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Your regular donation could help pay for free information guides and factsheets for an older person and their loved ones.

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£10 could pay to answer two calls to our advice line, supporting older people on their hardest days.

£20 could help pay for a whole month of telephone friendship calls for a lonely older person.

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Your donation could help pay for free information guides and factsheets for an older person and their loved ones.

Thousands of older people will spend Christmas Day alone.

Losing loved ones, spending countless hours with no one to talk to – these are the things that isolate us from the world. Once a cherished time of year, the Christmas period can become a painful reminder of how alone you are.

1 million

older people had nobody to spend Christmas with last year

Over 4 million

older people live alone

By donating today, you could help us continue to provide essential services that change people’s lives – like we have for Terry, Ted and Gwen.

“There was always the two of us. Now I’m on my own.”

For Terry, whose wife of 56 years Glenda died last year, being alone has been a huge struggle. Last year, he simply couldn’t face Christmas. “I'll suddenly look around and realise she isn't there,” says Terry.

Thankfully, the ��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� Telephone Friendship Service matched Terry with his befriender Jade, and the pair now enjoy weekly chats.

“Christmas is just another weekend now Jess isn’t here.”

Like Terry, Ted also recently lost his wife – Jess, who was his childhood sweetheart.

Although Ted called the ��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� Advice Line for help managing his money, we soon realised how lonely Ted was and connected him with a trained telephone befriender too. Ted says it’s wonderful to know ��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� are always there to rely on.

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“It's not nice being lonely.”  

Gwen also lives alone and regularly goes days without seeing anyone. But the ��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� Telephone Friendship Service matched her with Holly, who calls her every week.

“There's no doubt if you're on your own and receive that call it makes a big difference,” says Gwen. “If you can help one lonely person, then you've achieved something.”

��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� is committed to supporting older people through their hardest days and every day.

Please help us keep our vital telephone services open 365 days a year – including Christmas Day – so we can provide advice, support and friendship for older people who have no one else to turn to.

We're here for everyone who needs us

If you or someone you know needs support, ��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� is here for you. Call the ��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� Advice Line on 0800 169 6565, 8am to 7pm, every day of the year, or use the links below to find out more about how we could help.

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When the happiest days become the hardest

By donating today, you could help us continue to provide essential services that change people’s lives – like we have for Terry, Ted and Gwen.

�������ϲ�ֱ����쿪�� is committed to supporting older people through their hardest days and every day.

We're here for everyone who needs us

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��ϲ�ֱ��쿪�� is committed to supporting older people through their hardest days and every day.