Gig Buddies blog
2 August 2022
August/September newsletter 2022
Our latest newsletter with news of exciting news and activities. Stay cool in this heat, grab a cold drink and read on... August/September newsletter 202217 June 2022
Sports Buddies 1st birthday
Sports Buddies 1st birthday Our Active Socials, for people waiting for a buddy or matched pairs, have been running all year. We’ve had lots of [...]2 June 2022
We’ve won the Queen’s Award
We've won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service(the MBE for charities and community groups) We’ve had some amazing news today we’ve been recognized by the [...]31 May 2022
Newsletter June/ July 2022
Hi Gig Buddies, Welcome to our latest newsletter for June and July. Summer is finally here! Let’s hope we get some sunshine and hot weather. […]
27 May 2022
Paul awarded a Points of Light award by the Prime Minister
Paul awarded a Points of Light award by the Prime Minister Paul, our founder, was thrilled to hear that he'd been recognised as a 'Point [...]23 May 2022
How Gig Buddies got started
I often get asked how Gig Buddies came about and it came from a conversation we were having with our newly formed board of trustees [...]13 April 2022
Small steps can make massive changes
Small steps can make massive changes We've heard some amazing stories from our buddies who've been invited to their volunteer's weddings, gone to Glastonbury Festival [...]22 March 2022
Shannara – Stay Up Late Ambassador and Public Living Room Volunteer
Shannara has been a Gig Buddy for 5 years and here he tells his story about the other things he is now involved with in [...]18 February 2022
Oh wow! Me on TV! Daniel’s blog about Gig Buddies on The One Show
Gig Buddies featured on BBC’s The One Show
3 February 2022
Looking back at Gig Buddies in lockdown and looking forward
Looking back at Gig Buddies in lockdown and looking forward It was truly impressive to see how our team here at the charity reacted to [...]11 January 2022
Gig Buddies Newsletter Jan-Feb 2022
We hope you had a good Christmas and managed to stay well. We’ve returned following the break and have a range of exciting activities planned […]
15 November 2021
Interview with Storm and Thunder Member, Chris Love
This year we are celebrating a whole 10 years of Stay Up Late! As part of this we decided to have a rebrand of the […]