News and events

We were thrilled to be able to hold our annual volunteer lunch on 10th June which took place in the beautiful gardens of the Winchester Quaker Meeting House. The lunch was to say a huge [...]

After a challenging year, we were able to run a befriender training course in May and we are thrilled to welcome six super new volunteers to our 5s to 13s Befriending team. Loui, Adele, Anne, [...]

On Friday 30th April the 5s to 13s Befriending families, volunteers and trustees accepted the ‘Captain Tom 100 Challenge – Do it Your Way’ and participated in a 100 Question Quiz, with the aim of [...]

We are delighted to be taking part in the #CaptainTom100 challenge on Friday 30th April to honour Captain Tom Moore and his completion of 100 laps. Children, families and volunteers from our 5s [...]

On Friday 26th March the 5s to 13s Befriending held their 5th Family Fun Friday on Zoom. This week the focus children and volunteers were treated to four virtual duck races in which they had to [...]

On 4th March we said a sad farewell to Chrissie Morse who is retiring after 13 years on our Board of Trustees. Chrissie has made an enormous contribution to Friends of the Family and was [...]

Friends of the Family held their fourth Family Fun Friday on Friday 26th February with seventeen children, parents and volunteers joining in with a game of Friends of the “Family Fortunes” on [...]

Friday 12th February saw our third Family Fun Friday session for the 5s to 13 focus children, families and befrienders to have some fun playing BINGO! Everyone participating had been provided [...]

Our work with vulnerable families and young children is being showcased in a new virtual event at Winchester Cathedral. Called From an Hour to Forever, the event highlights the work of 22 [...]

On Friday 15th January the children, families and volunteers of the 5s to 13s Befriending service enjoyed the chance to participate in a virtual quiz on Zoom for our first ever ‘Family Fun [...]