BEfriend Voices

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Real stories of connection, kindness and community from across Ealing and Hounslow. BEfriend provides one-to-one volunteer befriending to support people who are socially isolated. https://befriend.london In each episode, you’ll hear from the people at the heart of BEfriend – our amazing volunteers, clients, trustees and staff – reflecting on what befriending means to them. © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episodes

  1. “Over time I believe both of them have actually opened up pretty well to me...” A Volunteer’s Story

    FEB 25

    “Over time I believe both of them have actually opened up pretty well to me...” A Volunteer’s Story

    Faraz Rashid, Linked Minds volunteer, talks to Bernadette Moore about befriending and how he found that his life experience has equipped him with very useful communication skills. As well as visiting two BEfriend clients, he tells us how he has done voluntary teaching abroad and is off to Tanzania to do more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://befriend.london⁠⁠⁠⁠ © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

    15 min
  2. “It is a chance to step into another person’s world and really listen..” A Volunteer’s Story

    JAN 23

    “It is a chance to step into another person’s world and really listen..” A Volunteer’s Story

    Anil Aykan, Linked Minds volunteer, graphic designer, artist and academic, talks to Bernadette Moore about her unique perspective on befriending. Anil gives us a deeply thoughtful insight as she delves beneath the surface of the befriending experience. ⁠⁠⁠https://befriend.london⁠⁠⁠ © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

    14 min
  3. “It’s a simple idea really, with a significant impact through the power of connection.” A CEO’s Story

    12/11/2025

    “It’s a simple idea really, with a significant impact through the power of connection.” A CEO’s Story

    Rachel Hill, BEfriend’s CEO for the last decade, talks to Kevin Derbyshire about her time at the helm, the highlights, the challenges faced by local charities and what has inspired her over the last 10 years . ⁠⁠https://befriend.london⁠⁠ © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

    15 min
  4. “I believe that human beings need to socialise, much in the same way that they need to eat...” A Coordinators’s Story

    10/24/2025

    “I believe that human beings need to socialise, much in the same way that they need to eat...” A Coordinators’s Story

    Vince Cirillo, a Coordinator with BEfriend’s Hounslow Befriending Project, which provides one-to-one volunteer befriending to support people who are socially isolated, talks to Kevin Derbyshire about his role. ⁠https://befriend.london⁠ © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

    14 min
  5. “To give up a little bit of your time for someone who at first is a stranger is the greatest gift...” A Client’s Story

    09/18/2025

    “To give up a little bit of your time for someone who at first is a stranger is the greatest gift...” A Client’s Story

    Chris, a client with BEfriend’s Linked Minds Project, which provides one-to-one volunteer befriending to support adults who are isolated because of a diagnosed mental health problem, talks to Kevin Derbyshire about her befriending experience. https://befriend.london © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

    14 min
  6. “If she wasn’t my client, she’d be my friend” – A Volunteer’s Story

    08/22/2025

    “If she wasn’t my client, she’d be my friend” – A Volunteer’s Story

    Bernadette Moore, a volunteer with BEfriend’s Befriending Project, which provides one-to-one volunteer befriending to support adults who are socially isolated in Ealing and Hounslow, talks to Kevin Derbyshire about her befriending experience. https://befriend.london © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

    13 min
  7. “It’s One of the Best Things I’ve ever Done” – A Volunteer’s Story

    07/21/2025

    “It’s One of the Best Things I’ve ever Done” – A Volunteer’s Story

    Eliz Azeri, a volunteer with BEfriend's Linked Minds Project, which provides one-to-one volunteer befriending to support adults who are isolated because of a diagnosed mental health problem, talks to Kevin Derbyshire about her befriending experience. https://befriend.london © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

    14 min
  • 7 Episodes

About

Real stories of connection, kindness and community from across Ealing and Hounslow. BEfriend provides one-to-one volunteer befriending to support people who are socially isolated. https://befriend.london In each episode, you’ll hear from the people at the heart of BEfriend – our amazing volunteers, clients, trustees and staff – reflecting on what befriending means to them. © BEfriend 2025. All rights reserved. Intro/outro music: "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Information

  • Creator
    BEfriend
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © BEfriend
  • Show Website
    BEfriend Voices