15-21 June is Loneliness Awareness Week
16 June 2026
Take Part from 15-21 June 2026
Join thousands of people raising awareness on social media and holding connection activities across the world. Can you bring people together to connect and reduce loneliness? Get involved!
Loneliness Awareness Week is dedicated to raising awareness of loneliness by inspiring conversation and communication.
By talking about it, we can reduce the stigma surrounding this natural human emotion, and by hosting a connection activity we can create a sense of belonging and reduce loneliness in our communities.
The campaign has reached millions across the world through conversations on social media and partnerships. #LonelinessAwarenessWeek has trended and hundreds of organisations, charities and individuals get involved including the Royal Family, the Prime Minister and the NHS!
Who runs the campaign?
Marmalade Trust offers support for people of all all ages who are experiencing loneliness. The team launched Loneliness Awareness Week in 2017 and now work with partners across the world to raise awareness and inspire people to create connections.
How To Talk About Loneliness
We can unintentionally stigmatise loneliness even further by the way we talk about it. So how can we change the language around loneliness?
Click HERE to find out how you can play your part in making it easier for all of us to talk about loneliness.
What's available locally
If you would like to like to find out more about groups and activities run locally which may help you to feel more connected, please click HERE to find out more.
Or maybe you're interested in volunteering? Volunteering is a great way of meeting new people, making new friends, learning new skills and giving something back to the community. Click HERE to find out more about volunteering.
If you fancy something more casual which you can fit around your life, the Chatty Cafe scheme is a great way of making new connections. Click HERE to find out more.
If you live in Hucknall, please click HERE to find out more about a new befriending group.
If you would like to find out more about ways to make new connections and meeting new people, please email Sarah Taylor at s.taylor@ashfieldvoluntaryaction.org.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
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