What is Loneliness Awareness Week?
Loneliness Awareness Week is a week dedicated to raising awareness of loneliness. Its all about creating supportive communities by having conversations with family, friends or colleagues about loneliness. Loneliness is a natural human emotion – we are hardwired to need social connections. By talking about it, we can support ourselves and others. Loneliness Awareness Week was launched in 2017 by the Marmalade Trust and it grows in momentum each year across the UK and internationally.
In Libraries we have many activities that can help people feel less isolated.
Book Groups– most of our libraries host book groups that take place once a month. They discuss new books , favourites and classics. Many have been meeting for a number of years and the members have become good friends. Wokingham Library has a group for people with visual impairments
Creative Writing and Poetry Groups
Knit and Natter and Crochet, Embroidery and Crafts– Friendly groups for people of all abilities
Coffee Mornings– drop-in sessions with volunteers available to chat
Reminiscence Sessions– getting people together to talk about their memories
Author visits and special interest talks
Jigsaw Club- for people with Learning Disabilities ( Wokingham Library )
Daffodils Club– for people living with dementia, their friends and carers ( Wokingham Library)
Men’s Oasis Club– for retired men or those who are no longer working, for discussions, activities and support ( Wokingham Library)
Rhymetimes and Story Times for families with young children
Activities for children during the school holidays
Home Library Service– Volunteers and members of staff deliver books to people who cannot get to the library through illness, age or disability
For more details of all our events go to https://wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME
email: libraries@wokingham.gov.uk
Call (0118) 9781368
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