It is time to celebrate Befriending - Week 1-7 November 2021. A great time to raise awareness about all the amazing things #BefriendingIs. What is Befriending?* Everyone needs other people, but not everyone has someone. Befriending offers supportive, reliable relationships through volunteer befrienders to people who would otherwise be socially isolated. Around the UK, there […]
This month is Movember. While renowned for an uptake in the popularity of moustaches, Movember is a time to raise awareness for men's issues including mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer. As always, please check on aDoddle as help and support, opportunities to volunteer or connect with others can often be found […]
The 4th of November is National Stress Awareness Day. The Stress Management Society's recent study in partnership with Huawei, AppGallery, and Headspace " identified that 65% of people in the UK have felt more stressed than ever before since the COVID-19 restrictions began in March 2020". The past year has given plenty of reason to […]
November 13th to 19th is Transgender Awareness Week. This is a one week celebration prior to the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which remembers victims of transphobic violence. Trans people are twice as likely to be victims of violence in the UK, so it's important as ever to raise awareness of trans identities and issues facing […]
We are all unique and 'Odd Socks Day' is a great way to share that and at the same time reaise awareness of Anti Bullying Week which starts today - 15th November - and all you have to do to take part is wear odd socks to your school, at work or at home, it […]
One Kind Word is the theme for this years Anti Bullying Week. The week is coordinated in England and Wales by the Anti-Bullying Alliance and it starts with 'Odd Socks Day' on 15th November. Kindness is more important today than it has ever been. The isolation of the last year has underlined how little acts […]
The theme for this years Alcohol Awareness Week is Alcohol and relationships Did you know that in 5 children in the UK are affected by their parents' drinking? Alcohol problems often become the family secret, hidden from the outside world. This leaves children isolated and alone with no one to turn to. We are proud […]
International Men’s Day (IMD) is an annual international event celebrated in over 80 countries including the UK. It is a global grassroots movement that invites every man, woman, girl and boy in the world to come together and celebrate men and boys in all their diversity.* This year the themes for the day include: Making […]
