Representatives of Christians Together Against Loneliness (CTAL) met last week with Mims Davies, the government minister with responsibility for tackling loneliness.

On 2nd February 2019, we launched our first projects in Scotland! These will be operating in Perth and Aberdeen. Following discussions with Perth Baptist Church and The Fountain of Love RCCG church in Aberdeen, we carried out initial training for both churches in November 2018. This was followed by the registration of each project, and […]

As we come up to the Christmas period, many of us are looking forward to spending time with friends and family, eating together and opening presents. There are, however, around 500,000 people in the UK who will spend Christmas Day alone this year, meaning that this could include someone within each of our immediate neighbourhoods. […]

In January 2018, Theresa May appointed Tracey Crouch MP as the world’s first ‘Loneliness Minister’ in recognition of increasing concern about loneliness and social isolation among those of all ages. This includes recent references to the UK being the ‘loneliness capital of Europe’. One of the initial objectives of this role has been to produce […]

We are looking forward to welcoming Debbie Thrower – the team leader of The Gift of Years as our keynote speaker for our annual conference on 16th June. Debbie explains here the valuable work of the charity and the impact that it has on older people: An Anna Chaplain listens carefully to the story of […]

One of the volunteers for Northampton Linking Lives recently wrote an encouraging summary of her role as a volunteer and the way in which both she and the man she visits have benefited from their contact. Here is her story: Many people make New Year’s Resolutions every year, normally to get fit, get healthy, train […]

Christian befriending service, Linking Lives UK, are pleased to announce the appointment of their new Regional Development Officer for Midlands and North of England Award-winning Christian befriending service, Linking Lives UK, are pleased to announce the appointment of their new Regional Development Officer for Midlands and North of England, Nick Amis. Nick has a great […]

A community meal resource called ‘Make a Meal of It’ has been launched to help churches run meals that create community connections. A coalition of faith based charities including Linking Lives UK have formed ‘Christians Together Against Loneliness’ to tackle isolation amongst older people. The coalition is launching a resource called ‘Make A Meal Of […]

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 17th January 2018, it was announced that Tracey Crouch MP had been appointed as Minister for Loneliness following the publication of a report by the Jo Cox Loneliness Commission in December 2017. The report made several recommendations including the development of a UK-wide strategy focusing on addressing loneliness, the appointment […]