Getting Together Matters

Getting Together Matters

  • Virtual Activities online, by phone & post
  • For people over 50’s who would like more engagement with others during the week
  • Supporting wellbeing, physical activities, social & learning

The Getting Together Matters service operates non geographically, delivering online, phone and postal services to keep older people connected. We offer a volunteer supported model, creating a cost efficient & sustainable service with possibilities of user led activities.

This flexible way of serving communities offers chat groups, exercise, creative pursuits, quizzes, singing and live cooking demos!

The service caters to individual needs and places people together easily & safely. If people feel they would like more interaction with others during the week, we provide safe and easy options for people across the UK.

  • Building confidence, connection, meaningful engagement
  • Peer support from older people directly leading change
  • Reduce social isolation and loneliness
  • Improve mental and physical health

Current volunteering opportunities

Virtual Activity Volunteer (Homebased)

Full details

If you are interested in supporting Getting Together Matters, here are the volunteer roles available.

“I’ve met people from different parts of the country who I now feel are friends and just someone to talk to.”

A member of Getting Together Matters

Activities available

Join our telephone activity

Music appreciate group – Tuesday, 2.30pm

This is a weekly music appreciation that people over 50 can join by telephone. It includes a variety of music each week.

Anyone over 50 who wishes to join activities by phone, please call us on Freephone 0808 196 6831 and tell us which activity you are looking to join.

On the day at the time stated, you will receive a call at the time of the event. Pick up and press 1.

We always call guests from 0300 373 0965.

We recommend you save this number in your telephones too.
The personalised message you will hear when you answer the call is:-

Hi “Your name” This is Getting together matters, you are scheduled to join “session name”. press 1

if you would like to join, otherwise you can hang up.

*If you call the number back, its accepted as free in call packages with the exception of PAYG
phones.

*Let us know if you’d like us to try you again if you don’t pick up the first time.

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