Re-engage (pka Contact the Elderly)

Re-engage is dedicated to tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people through face to face contact. We have been doing this for 50 years. 

We aim to do this by organising monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of older people (aged 75+) who live alone. Each older person is collected from their home by a volunteer driver and taken to a volunteer host’s home for the afternoon. The group is warmly welcomed by a different host each month, but the drivers remain the same which means that over the months and years, acquaintances turn into friends and loneliness is replaced by companionship.

Our tea parties are a real lifeline of friendship for our older members who have little or no contact with any family or friends. They bring people of all ages together, develop fulfilling friendships and support networks, and give everyone involved something to look forward to each month.

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Who to contact

Telephone
0800 716543 0800 716543
E-mail
info@reengage.org.uk
Website
Re-engage
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Where to go

Address
Berkshire
Reading & Woodley
Postcode
RG
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Notes

Contact the Elderly has local groups in Reading, Bracknell, Henley, Maidenhead, Newbury, Slough and Woodley. The Reading groups visit hosts in Reading and surrounding villages.

Time / Date Details

When is it on
One Sunday afternoon per month.
Time of day
Afternoon

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This information has been collected from third party providers therefore the Reading Services Guide, Reading Borough Council (RBC) and Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of this information and recommends that parents, carers, young people, residents and professionals check with providers regarding DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and OFSTED registrations and CQC registrations. Information collected by Reading Service Guide; is used solely to implement and supply the Family Information Service (FIS), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities - Reading's Local Offer, Adults & Carers Support Group and Reading Youth.

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