These simple things can help you feel more connected in your community – and help end loneliness
Almost four in five of UK adults feel there is less of a sense of community in the UK than there was 20 years ago.
This loss of belonging and community puts people at higher risk of experiencing loneliness. And we want to change that.
We can all play a part in tackling loneliness and improving our sense of community:
91% of us think that small moments of connection, like saying hello on the bus, or smiling at someone in the street, can make a difference to someone who is feeling lonely.
These small moments of connection are proven to improve our wellbeing and our sense of belonging.
We want to encourage the small, easy, everyday things we can all do to feel more connected and part of our communities, and help tackle loneliness. And we want to hear how you think we can all be even more connected.
Get to Know Your Neighbour
According our recent polling, 72% of UK adults think it’s important to know our neighbours. Whether you live in a big city or a rural area, we all have neighbours. More of us than ever before are living alone. It’s time to Get To Know Our Neighbours.
Read our tips on how Get To Know Your Neighbours.
Over the next month we’re going to share a whole host of animations, infographics and stats to help people feel more connected. We’ve also got a series of blogs from some of the amazing people and organisations across the UK who are tackling loneliness and inspiring people to connect.
We need your help
But that’s not all. We think there are thousands of ways people can be more connected, so we’re asking the experts: you. Let us know how we can Be More Us using the hashtag #BeMoreUs.
Over the next month you’ll be able to read can also read inspiring blogs from people and organisations across the country who are doing connecting people and helping end loneliness.
You can also request to join our new Facebook Be More Us Group – where you can share your stories and ideas for how we can all connect.