Feeling lonely is different for everyone. What helps one person might not help another.
Local centres, charities and groups offer activities and support for people who may feel lonely. Many towns have places like village halls, community centres, libraries or churches. These often run local events, so it’s worth asking what’s going on nearby. This includes things like coffee mornings, lunches and social events.
If someone can’t leave their home, there are friendly phone services and some charities that visit people at home. Below are some local groups and charities that offer things like coffee mornings, lunches and fun activities to help people feel less alone.
East Sussex Wide
- Age UK East Sussex: www.ageuk.org.uk/eastsussex/our-services
- Care for the Carers: www.cftc.org.uk
- Community Connectors: www.southdown.org/services/community-connectors-east-sussex
- Cruse Bereavement Support: www.cruse.org.uk
- East Sussex 1Space: 1space.eastsussex.gov.uk
- East Sussex Community Information Service (ESCIS): www.escis.org.uk
- Reading Friends
- Just Friends: www.just-friends.uk
- Driving Miss Daisy: https://drivingmissdaisy.co.uk/eastbourne/
- East Sussex Health Walks www.tcv.org.uk/southeast/volunteer-south-east/east-sussex-healthy-walks
- Samaritans: www.samaritans.org
- Phone Befriending: Silver Line (Age UK) and Reengage Call Companion
Eastbourne, Seaford and Hailsham
- St James’s Trust Community Centre: stjamestrustseaford.co.uk
- The Charles Hunt Centre Over 55’s Social Club: charleshuntcentre.org.uk
- Healthy Living Club Polegate: www.ageuk.org.uk/eastsussex/activities-and-events/healthy-living-clubs
- Venton Centre (Age Concern Eastbourne): www.ageconcerneastbourne.org.uk
- Alice Croft House: www.alicecrofthouse.co.uk
- Linking Lives Eastbourne: www.linkingliveseastbourne.com
Hastings and Rother
- Isabel Blackman Centre (IBC): www.isabelblackmancentre.co.uk
- Healthy Living Clubs (Age UK East Sussex): St Leonards, Sidley and Rye
- Bexhill Caring Community: www.bexhillcaringcommunity.org
- Hub on Rye Hill: www.hubonryehill.org.uk
- Friends Altogether in Rother (FAiR): www.fair.org.uk
- Social Prescribing at Foundry Healthcare Lewes: www.foundryhealthcarelewes.co.uk/anima
Lewes, High Weald and Havens
- Social Prescribing at Foundry Healthcare Lewes: foundryhealthcarelewes.co.uk
- Lewes House of Friendship: lewes-hof.org
- Young@Heart – Uniting generations Heathfield: youngatheart.me.uk
- Age UK East Sussex Social Prescribers: ageuk.org.uk/eastsussex/our-services/information-advice/information-library/services–support/spotlight-on-social-prescribing
Health and social care connect
If the services above don’t work for you, and you find it hard to pay for things, you can contact health and social care connect, the contact centre for adult social care. They can look at your needs and money situation to see what help you can get.
- Phone: 0345 60 80 191
- Text: 07537 418236
- hscc@eastsussex.gov.uk
- www.eastsussex.gov.uk/social-care/getting-help-from-us/contact-adult-social-care