BEfriend Voices

By BEfriend

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.l... more

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FAQs about BEfriend Voices:

How many episodes does BEfriend Voices have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.

BEfriend Voices episodes:

February 25, 2026 “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/.
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15min
January 23, 2026 “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/.
...more
15min
December 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/.
...more
15min
October 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/.
...more
15min
September 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/.
...more
14min
August 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/.
...more
14min
July 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/.
...more
14min

FAQs about BEfriend Voices:

How many episodes does BEfriend Voices have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.