Creating connections
Monday 9th June 2025. This week is national Loneliness Awareness Week, with a focus on raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on every aspect of our lives.
You can read more here https://www.lonelinessawarenessweek.org/loneliness
It’s all about creating supportive communities across the country by having open, honest conversations. And nowhere is this conversation more important than in North Devon where around 10% of adults report feeling lonely “often” or “always”, higher than the England national average of 7%.
Combatting loneliness is the specific aim of The Woodyard project. Over the past few months, we’ve been busy working behind the scenes, and speaking with a range of charity and community organisations, to identify the best way forward to help foster social connections and create a space ‘where people come together and don’t feel lonely”.
Based on our findings, the good news is that we will be launching a new initiative in July 2025 to help address this issue. Details to follow soon so watch this space!