What's on during Loneliness Awareness Week
- katherineriley7
- May 20
- 3 min read
Updated: May 21
Hosted by leading loneliness charity Marmalade Trust, Loneliness Awareness Week (9-15 June) is a week dedicated to raising awareness of loneliness. It's all about creating supportive communities by having open, honest conversations. Loneliness is a natural human emotion - we are hardwired to need social connections. By talking about it, we can support ourselves and others.
Thousands of people across the UK and globally will be joining together to take part in Loneliness Awareness Week. The Connections Map is already full of activities to try out during the week, organised by 100s of organisers across the UK and globally.
Below, we’ve highlighted five things to take part in. Check out the map website and our social media for more!
Join in with Homechoir's singing livestreams, all accessible via YouTube. This activity presents a chance to sing along with people taking part all over the world. Energetic choral conductor Ben will lead listeners through an entertaining selection of songs from a variety of genres, with sessions on throughout the week.
Monday 9 June - Folk, 11 - 11:40AM
Wednesday 11 June - Classical, 2 - 2:40 PM
Friday 13 June - Fun Friday, 2 - 2:40PM
Sunday 15 June - Choral ‘Sing for Loneliness’, 11 - 11:40AM
Talk Club is a UK male mental health charity helping men to improve their mental health through shared conversation. Talk Club is holding several of their regular peer to peer talking group meet ups throughout the week. Dates across Bristol include:
4 June, Bristol Central Library, 10AM - 12PM
9 June, Emersons Green, 7 - 9PM
9 June, Southville, 8 - 10PM
10 June, Totterdown, 8 - 10PM
11 June, BCFC, 7:30 - 9:30 PM
12 June, Clifton, 7 - 9PM
12 June, Bristol Rovers, 7 - 9PM
The Lonely Girls Club is a UK based community helping women connect, make friends and make life less lonely. They are hosting a number of events across four cities during Loneliness Awareness Week and the surrounding weeks, including:
8 June, London Lonely Girls Club Psycle Class, 12pm
8 June, Brighton Lonely Girls Club Pottery Afternoon, 3:30 - 5PM
11 June, London Lonely Girls Club Loneliness Awareness Week Friendship Speed Dating, 7:30 - 10PM
15 June, London Lonely Girls Club Loneliness Awareness Week Picnic, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Join BS3 Community Development weekly, come rain or shine, for a gentle stroll and friendly chat. Everyone’s welcome! Make friends and boost your health. The walks last around an hour, which you can take at your own pace and enjoy the company. Meet inside the Tobacco Factory cafe.
10 June, 10:30 - 12PM
To mark Loneliness Awareness Week, Marmalade Trust are hosting an in-person event at Tobacco Factory Enterprises. Hear real stories, join in open discussion, and discover the findings of brand-new research on the stigmas surrounding loneliness.
Confirmed speakers include:
💛 Daisy Morris (She / Her), Founder of The Selfhood and Author of Community Is Your Currency
💛 Sam Carr, a Senior Lecturer at University of Bath and the author of All the Lonely People
💛 Lara Rodwell Founder of @_thelonelyclub on Instagram where she shares her personal experiences of loneliness
With amazing support from Tobacco Factory Enterprises, Mark's Bakery, and Karma Drinks. Tickets cost £5 with all proceeds donated to Marmalade Trust to support people experiencing loneliness and social isolation.
Monday 9 June, 5:30 - 9:00PM
