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This could be done in partnership with a charity e.g. British Red Cross.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWriting cards for people who are lonely, e.g. Season\u2019s Greetings cards and sending to the British Red Cross for distribution.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUndertaking a virtual intergenerational project e.g. a regular skills sharing session.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOrganising a virtual community activity day to bring different members of the community together e.g. to promote organisations who can support people with loneliness.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECreating a social media campaign to raise awareness of loneliness.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","label":"Ways to tackle loneliness"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis short blog is about one person\u2019s experience of loneliness and the strategies they use to cope.\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0027I live on my own. At the weekend, when I\u2019m not at work, I can sometimes feel a bit lonely \u2013 especially if my friends are all busy. This often makes me feel sad, particularly if I haven\u2019t chatted to anyone all day. I wonder if anyone would notice (or care) if I disappeared. Thinking about this makes me even sadder, and then I don\u2019t want to leave my house at all.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know it isn\u2019t good for me to stay inside and think about being lonely all day, so I have a few strategies that help me when I\u2019m not seeing my friends and I don\u2019t have anything to do:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI take the bus into town and try to start a conversation with people at the bus stop \u2013 even if it\u2019s just about the bus times or the weather. Sometimes, I ask for directions to a particular shop or check what the time is\u2026 anything to have a bit of human interaction.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI go to some speciality shops, for example, the fishmonger for some fish and the baker for some bread (and maybe a cake, too). The shopkeepers usually chat to me about the food I\u2019m buying as they wrap it up for me. Often, other customers in the shop join in with the conversation.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf I have to go to a supermarket for things that the other shops don\u2019t sell, I don\u2019t use the self-service tills. I\u2019d rather queue up and be served by a cashier \u2013 they\u2019re usually very chatty if you make the effort.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019s a man who sits outside the supermarket; I think he might be homeless. I have the money, I ask him if he\u2019d like a coffee or something to eat. Even when I don\u2019t have any money to spare, I still stop for a chat and he\u2019s still happy to see me.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf someone\u2019s collecting money for a charity, I\u2019ll stop and ask them about the cause. It\u2019s really interesting hearing about all of the different campaigns. Sometimes they encourage me to volunteer for their charity \u2013 and I\u2019m thinking about offering to volunteer somewhere nearby.\u0027\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Coping with loneliness blog"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuestions to discuss:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhat strategies did the author use to help combat loneliness?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhat do you think of the strategies? Do they work? Do you think some are better than others?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhat do other people need to do to make the strategies work? For example, the people at the bus stop need to be friendly, and the shopkeepers need to be welcoming.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhat else could the author try to help fight loneliness? Are there other strategies they could use?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHave you got time to explore deeper?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhy not create a drama or roleplay to show these strategies for avoiding loneliness?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDifferent groups could work on different versions: one where people are happy to talk to the lonely person and another where people don\u2019t want to get involved.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhat might happen in each version?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIs it important to be kind to people in your community?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHow should people react to the lonely person?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","label":"Questions to discuss after reading the blog"}]}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPut yourself in their shoes\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should read the \u2018Coping with loneliness blog\u2019 together. The person leading the activity could read it out loud, or different people could read different paragraphs.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDiscuss the questions after reading the \u2018Coping with loneliness blog\u2019 to identify the strategies the author used and consider how effective they are. You could compare two different scenarios: one where people are happy to chat with the lonely author, and one where people don\u2019t want to get involved. What difference does it make?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should split into small groups.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach group should think about groups of people in their community who might be especially likely to be lonely.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAfter a few minutes, all of the groups should share their ideas. 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It may help to focus on one or two of the groups they identified together.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPeople should think of an action they could take to help those people be less lonely, while maintaining social distancing. They should take it in turns to share their ideas, and the person leading the activity should jot them all down on a big piece of paper.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should split into pairs.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGive each pair an idea from the \u2018Ways to tackle loneliness\u2019 cards they prepared before the session.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach pair should chat about their idea. How helpful do they think it is? Is it something they\u2019d like to try?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should share their ideas. If they think it\u2019s a good idea, they should add it to the big piece of paper of ideas.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should work together to choose one project to try. 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