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The #LetsTalkLoneliness podcast heads to Northampton, meeting Bob and Michael who have become firm friends thanks to the work of Northampton Town FC's Community Trust.

Through the Tackling Loneliness Project, supported by the EFL Trust and DCMS, Bob Allen began reaching out to season ticket holders who might need support during the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic. Through such “befriending” calls, Bob struck up a conversation with 89 year old Michael Bull, who has followed the Cobblers since he was a teenager.

In this special episode we join them for a cup of tea, a chat about their story and hear some of Michael's tales from a fascinating life.

This special #LetsTalkLoneliness podcast for Loneliness Awareness Week is a bitesize edition featuring the Reading Agency. Hear all about the Read Talk Share campaign and then take in a moving excerpt from Mum's Jumper, just one of the books you can access through the initiative.

From an East Devon woodworking shed to a radio production project in the North West, the second #LetsTalkLoneliness podcast takes us back around the country to meet inspiring people and tell their stories of overcoming loneliness in communities big and small.

Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston in conversation with Dame Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, to mark 500 days to go until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Trailer for the first #LetsTalkLoneliness Podcast

The four personal stories featured in our new podcast are all about experiencing loneliness and the different ways it can impact you. But it also offers some tops tips for how you can help yourself and others.