BUDS Buddies

BUDS Buddies Are you a disabled person in Buckinghamshire feeling lonely or stressed at home? Need a friendly chat with someone who understands?

The BuDS BuDDies are here to help! BuDDies is a free service by Buckinghamshire Disability Service BuDS (charity 1102511)

07/04/2022

Are you feeling lonely or isolated? BuDDies is a free and confidential service for disabled adults living in Buckinghamshire who may be struggling with loneliness or isolation.

We can contact you by phone, email, or video call, including in BSL, to offer you support, companionship, and improved well-being. To find out more, visit https://buds.org.uk/category/our-work/iag-buddies/, email buddies@buds.org.uk, or call 01494 211179. We are always here to help.

BuDS and the BuDDies team would like to wish everyone a very happy new year!We know it's been a difficult year for many ...
01/01/2022

BuDS and the BuDDies team would like to wish everyone a very happy new year!

We know it's been a difficult year for many people, so we hope that 2022 is as happy and healthy as possible for you all.
If you have received support from BuDDies during 2021, we hope it has helped you and that 2022 will be a better year.

If you aren't in a celebratory mood today, BuDS is always here for you at buds-support@buds.org.uk. Please be aware though, that we are running on a smaller team over the Christmas holidays.

Thank you to everyone who has supported BuDDies during 2021, your feedback, encouragement and help throughout the year has been amazing. We look forward to making BuDDies bigger and better so we can help more people in 2022!

The BuDS Trustees, staff and volunteers wish everyone a very Happy Christmas. "Into this climate of fear and apprehensio...
24/12/2021

The BuDS Trustees, staff and volunteers wish everyone a very Happy Christmas.

"Into this climate of fear and apprehension, Christmas enters,
Streaming lights of joy, ringing bells of hope
And singing carols of forgiveness high up in the bright air.
The world is encouraged to come away from rancor,
Come the way of friendship" - Maya Angelou, 2005

06/12/2021

12 days of giving will provide vital support to organisations right across the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the Isle of Mann

20/11/2021

It's the BuDS Annual Meeting today! It's online at 3pm and all are welcome. To join the meeting, click on the link below. This will open the Facebook event, and then click on the Microsoft Teams link within the Facebook event. This will open a Teams meeting and we will let you in shortly before the meeting is due to start. Looking forward to seeing you all later!

https://facebook.com/events/s/buds-annual-meeting-2021/3736709389700358/

19/11/2021

BuDS wants to say a huge thank you to players of The National Lottery, for their massive contribution to good causes across the UK. We have been lucky enough to receive funding in 2020 and 2021 from The National Lottery. This has enabled us to expand and continue our projects supporting disabled people in Buckinghamshire.

16/11/2021

Disabled People in Bucks - Healthy Lifestyles

08/11/2021

Are you feeling lonely or stressed at home? Need a friendly chat with someone who understands? The BuDS BuDDies are here to help!

BuDDies are BuDS volunteers who will call you regularly for a chat about anything you like. The calls are not therapy or counselling, just friendly conversation. You can talk about things that are troubling you, or just have a social chat. We will try to match you with a volunteer that suits your needs and the calls can be as often or as infrequent as you like.

Calls can be on the telephone, or by any online messaging system (eg Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp), or by secure video using Teams (we will set this up for you). If you are a BSL user, we can match you with another BSL user for video calls.

If anything comes up in your call where you need extra information or help, your BuDDy will do their best to point you to somewhere that can help. All BuDDies have been police checked and safeguarded and your confidentiality is taken very seriously.

Anyone in Bucks with any sort of disability or long-term health condition can use this free service.

To find out more about BuDS BuDDies or to register your interest, please email us on buddies@buds.org.uk or call us on 01494 211179 and we will be in touch with you soon.

To self-refer to the service, please fill in the form linked below and a member of our team will contact you with the next steps.

https://forms.office.com/r/MkJVtnhbeA

It’s befriending week! And here at BuDDies we will be posting throughout the week about ‘everything befriending’ using t...
06/11/2021

It’s befriending week! And here at BuDDies we will be posting throughout the week about ‘everything befriending’ using the hashtag .

BuDS executive trustee Ann was involved with the development of the BuDDies project and has shared some of her thoughts on what befriending is to her.

If being a volunteer befriender sounds like something you would be interested in, please contact volunteering@buds.org.uk for more information.

It’s befriending week! And here at BuDDies we will be posting throughout the week about ‘everything befriending’ using t...
05/11/2021

It’s befriending week! And here at BuDDies we will be posting throughout the week about ‘everything befriending’ using the hashtag .

Figures show that the levels of loneliness in great Britain have increased since spring 2020, with 5.0% of people (about 2.6 million adults) saying that they have felt lonely “often” or “always” (ONS). The pandemic has caused many disabled people to become socially isolated as a result of shielding or self-isolation.

We believe that befriending is more important than ever, just a 30 minute weekly phone call or video chat with a friendly face can provide a lonely person with support, confidence, friendship, and hope.

If supporting socially isolated and lonely disabled people is something you would like to know more about, please contact volunteering@buds.org.uk for more information.

It’s befriending week! And here at BuDDies we will be posting throughout the week about ‘everything befriending’ using t...
05/11/2021

It’s befriending week! And here at BuDDies we will be posting throughout the week about ‘everything befriending’ using the hashtag .

If being a volunteer befriender sounds like something you would be interested in, please contact volunteering@buds.org.uk for more information.

It’s befriending week! And here at BuDDies we will be posting throughout the week about ‘everything befriending’ using t...
03/11/2021

It’s befriending week! And here at BuDDies we will be posting throughout the week about ‘everything befriending’ using the hashtag .

Being a volunteer befriender has many perks, and can create many oppertunities. Our volunteer befrienders think one of the best things about being a BuDDy is being a part of our warm and supportive community.

Many of our volunteers love befriending because it has enabled them to meet new people and become part of the amazing BuDS family.

If joining our vibrant and diverse community of befriending volunteers is something you would like to know more about, please contact volunteering@buds.org.uk for more information.

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