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On 5 December, Friends of the Family’s 5s to 13s Befriending Service, held its annual Christmas party at the Salvation Army Hall, Winchester, for all the children and families who are receiving [...]

Both children and adults from our 5s to 13s Befriending service were invited to participate in Christmas craft activities this week. Both sessions were facilitated by ex 5s to13s befriending [...]

Our AGM, on 4th November, marked the retirement of Viv Wheeler as Chair of Trustees, after eight years of dedicated service. We are thrilled that Viv will remain a trustee of Friends of the [...]

Friends of the Family held its AGM at St Peter’s Parish Centre, Winchester, on 4 November which was attended by the Mayor of Winchester, Councillor Eleanor Bell, as well as past and present [...]

Thank you to everyone who supported our two most recent fundraising events. We are thrilled to report that our table-top sale raised just over £600 and our Quiz Night raised a whopping £2,430! A [...]

We would like to give a warm welcome to our new volunteers, Sarah, Carmel, Peter, Ian and Fern, who all completed our 5s to 13s Befriender training course this month and passed with flying [...]

Friends of the Family has welcomed five new volunteers to its 5s to 13s Befriending team after they all successfully completed the charity’s two-day training course this month. Following a [...]

Tickets are now on sale for our annual Quiz Night! Come and test your general knowledge at our biggest fundraising event of the year. With questions set by Quiz Master Richard Morse, food, a [...]

A big thank you to all the Waitrose customers in Winchester, who placed their Community Matters green tokens in Friends of the Family’s box during the month of August.  Their support [...]

Our 5s to 13s Befriending Service had an amazing day at Calshot Activity Centre on 12 August. The day was organised by Befriending Manager Sam Hunt, who, along with five volunteer befrienders, [...]