East Dunbartonshire Befriending Service

East Dunbartonshire Befriending Service Regular development training is provided for our volunteers.

We are a not-for-profit organisation operating across East Dunbartonshire supporting adults who are lonely and socially isolated through our wonderful team of volunteer befrienders offering; telephone, one-2-one or, group befriending We run three large events each year: a Christmas in February event, a summer event and an event in October and a number of smaller events throughout the year in speci

fic geographical localities. We have a quality award from Befriending Networks indicating the overall quality of the policies and procedures we have in place.

In case you missed it, we were back in the with a brilliant piece on our 'Spotlight' award during This is a new awa...
10/06/2026

In case you missed it, we were back in the with a brilliant piece on our 'Spotlight' award during

This is a new award that we have created for one volunteer every year who we feel has gone above and beyond. This year our fantastic volunteer Trish Kerr picked up the award and we are so grateful to have her as part of our service.

We are so thankful to Caulders Garden Centres Kirkintilloch who sponsored the award this year and donated a beautiful plant for our winner. Thank you!

You can read all about it in this weeks

❗️UPDATE ❗️We will be closed on Monday 15th for the bank holiday.We will however, have one staff member on in case of im...
09/06/2026

❗️UPDATE ❗️

We will be closed on Monday 15th for the bank holiday.

We will however, have one staff member on in case of important calls. If it is not urgent, please contact us on Tuesday 16th.

thank you :)

There is still time to apply for the position of part-time Community Link Worker within our fantastic service.This is a ...
08/06/2026

There is still time to apply for the position of part-time Community Link Worker within our fantastic service.

This is a great position for those who want to give back and feel like they are making a difference in their job.

You will be part of a small but supportive team (and a genuinely friendly bunch!)

If you would like to apply, contact us on [email protected] or visit our website for more information.
https://edbs.org.uk/working-with-us

Closing date 12th June

As well as a celebration of volunteers this past week, we hope we have inspired new volunteers to the service!We are cur...
07/06/2026

As well as a celebration of volunteers this past week, we hope we have inspired new volunteers to the service!

We are currently looking for a befriender for a great gentleman in the Bishopbriggs area who loves dogs, football and music, amongst many other things.

Ideally you would have a car and could go out together as well as home visits.

interested? Call us on 0141 345 0432 or email [email protected]

07/06/2026

At that's a wrap!

We've had a fantastic week celebrating our volunteers! We hope you have enjoyed our posts this week as we aimed to highlight the important work that our volunteers do and how they make a difference to those in their community.

Happy Volunteers Week to all you wonderful volunteers!

06/06/2026

Here is a little round up of our

What a week it has been, from tea parties, to beach trips and sitting down with our befriendees as they talk about the important impact their befriender (volunteer) has made on their lives.

Our service runs with the help of our dedicated volunteers, who show up for those who are feeling lonely or isolated in their community. What an honour it is to have a full week to celebrate them and the difference they make.

05/06/2026

For , we had one of our befriendees chat to us about how her life has changed after being matched with a volunteer Befriender.

All our befrienders are volunteers, making this week the perfect time to showcase the impact that they make.

Befriending Networks Volunteers' Week

04/06/2026

A thank you from our staff, by our Administration and Communications Officer, Fiona

🎊 Volunteer Tea Party! 🎉A big bash for all our volunteers who give their free time to the service and to those in their ...
03/06/2026

🎊 Volunteer Tea Party! 🎉

A big bash for all our volunteers who give their free time to the service and to those in their community. We could not be more grateful to have every one of you participate in the charity and offer your time and support.

A big THANK YOU to Caulders Garden Centres Kirkintilloch who sponsored our 'Spotlight Award'. A new award this year to give special thanks to a volunteer who has gone above and beyond. Thanks to Caulders Garden Centres Kirkintilloch we were able to gift a beautiful plant to our spotlight winner.

Here's to all the volunteers out there! ❤

Befriending Networks

Volunteers' Week

02/06/2026

Our volunteer Linda and Befriendee sat down with us to talk about their experience of befriending together.

All of our befrienders are volunteers and give their time every week to someone in the community who is lonely or isolated.

With people like Linda volunteering at the service, our local community becomes a little bit brighter 🌟❤

Address

Units 4+5, 18/20 Townhead
Glasgow
G66,G64,G61

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441413450432

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