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Friends of the Elderly’s patron is The Queen and each year we are invited to the Buckingham Palace garden parties and select staff. This year, Sandra Smook, Manager of Visiting Friends befriending service, and Margaret Buxton-Brown, Manager of Home Care Sutton were selected based on length of service with the organisation. Sandra said: “It really…

Pupils from International School London (ISL) have enjoyed weekly music classes this half term at Bernard Sunley care home, run by charity Friends of the Elderly, in Woking. For the past six weeks, a group of 20 pupils aged 9-11 years have been visiting the care home to play instruments and sing with a group…

To mark Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), Visiting Friends, a charitable befriending service in Woking, will be hosting a BBQ to thank its volunteers for all their hard work and dedication. The Visiting Friends team would also like to open this invite to anyone in the Woking area who is interested in volunteering with older people.…

A group of Visiting Friends clients and two residents from Bernard Sunley care home had a fantastic visit to RHS Wisley gardens last week. The group of ten clients, two staff members and two volunteers spent the day walking around the gardens taking in the beautiful smells and colours of the vibrant flowers on display.…

Holybourne toddler group, Teddies, has set up base in The Lawn care home in the village. Due to refurbishment of their usual venue, the Church of Holy Rood, the group of children, aged up to five, had to find somewhere else to hold their weekly get-togethers. The Lawn, run by charity Friends of the Elderly,…