On Monday, April 22, Brighton’s Grand Hotel will join forces with Brighton-based loneliness charity Together Co to mark the hotel’s 160th anniversary with a community-focused afternoon tea. In a celebration of togetherness, the Spring Tea will celebrate 160 years of The Grand, with 160 afternoon teas, while guests get to know each other and listen […]
Brighton & Hove charity Together Co has won a major national award for its work to reduce the devastating impact of loneliness and isolation on people’s mental and physical health. Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, Together Co was chosen from more than 500 charities across the UK as one of the 10 winners […]
Celebrity ambassadors TV presenter Gail Porter and vet Dr Marc Abraham OBE will greet the people the charity supports and their befriending matches at an afternoon tea the Brighton-based charity is hosting at the Doubletree by Hilton Brighton Metropole on Tuesday, December 5.
Lead Pic: Pippa Moyle (centre) of Brighton City Girl, with Ruth Lumley (blue leopard print) and Vanina Pessini (green outfit) from Together Co. Together Co has been chosen as Brighton Girl‘s charity partner, helping the loneliness charity to connect with new communities across Brighton & Hove. Brighton Girl is the founding community of the City […]
The Pier2Peer campaign, created by loneliness charity Together Co, will focus on popular tourist hotspots often visited by people who view them as places of togetherness.
Together Co said: “Both Gail and Marc are advocates for improving mental health and wellbeing and work tirelessly to promote these through their own campaigning, so we are delighted to have them as part of the team.”
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