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By Marmalade Trust founder Amy Perrin During my fifteen years as a health professional for the NHS, I had a couple of years working on a...

By Ross Bennett What does loneliness mean to you? Many different people know exactly what they think it feels like to them, but there is...

Friends play such an important role in our lives. Today is National Make A Friend Day, an annual event that honours friendships and...

The festive season is meant to be about peace and goodwill to all. But all that shopping and socialising can lead to major stress levels...

Pat is 85 and lives alone in Bristol. She was a nurse for 35 years and used to help out a lot in the community. This will be her second...

As most of us know, Christmas Day is not just a one-off date. A huge amount of planning goes into making it as special as possible and...

Datemakers is dating with a difference. Instead of catering to the already saturated singles market, this new ‘connection concierge’...

Next week is National Self Care Week in the UK. The term ‘self care’ has become an increasingly popular way to look after yourself in...

This week Marmalade Trust was invited to the launch of the Government’s much-awaited Loneliness Strategy in Westminster. Our founder Amy...

The call of Loneliness Awareness Week (LAW) reached far and wide. In January of this year, Japanese news channel NHK got in touch after...

Happy days! Our wonderful Founder Amy has just been included in this year’s Independent Happy List. Amy was amongst “50 outstanding...

On this sunny Friday afternoon, Marmalade Trust lit-up the Bear Pit market with entertainment from Bring your Own Baby Choir and dancing...

The response to our second ever Loneliness Awareness Week (LAW) has been amazing. From Aberdeen to Finchley, from Bristol to Newquay,...

Michael joined us for our Christmas Day Lunch for the first time in 2017. It was a complete change for him and he said the company did...

In this guest blog, editor James Withey tells us about The Recovery Letters, a new book that is helping to combat loneliness. “Feeling...

Vicki shares her experience of volunteering for Marmalade Trust I am proud to say that I am a volunteer with Marmalade Trust, as well as...

It’s been described as “funny, frank and compassionate” (The Stage) and a “heartbreakingly autobiographical performance” (Festmag). Last...

We are hugely excited and proud to write this. Points of Light is an award for outstanding individual volunteers in the community. Set up...

My boyfriend, Charlie and I decided to do something different for Christmas 2017. We love our families very much but we are in the...

They say laughter is the best medicine… At times it might not feel like there’s much to feel happy about – but a simple smile can lift a...