We all feel lonely at times, whilst it is a normal feeling, by not talking about it little progress is made to overcome it. Understanding loneliness, destigmatising it and facing it can help us minimise loneliness and social isolation across the nation.
We have explored saying thanks and reaching out as ways to bring everyone together this winter with the Great Winter Get Together, and the next theme is showing that you care
The second theme of the Great Winter Get Together this year is ‘Reach Out’. The number of people who identify as being lonely has gone from one in ten to one in four since the UK lockdown. What better way to reconnect and tackle loneliness than by reaching out.
2020 has been a hard and peculiar year, but it has taught us how important it is to show how thankful we are. Thankful to the key workers who we rely on and put themselves on the line. Thankful to our relations, neighbours, friends and the friendly faces we know that bring smiles to our faces when they check in. Showing our thanks is something that we sometimes forget to do. In support of Jo Cox Foundations’ Great Winter Get Together, Together TV has put together some easy ways you can show your thanks this Christmas and spread smiles where you go.
Prince Harry, Sir David Attenborough and Mums have topped lists to find the most inspirational Brits and firefighters have been named top community heroes in a survey commissioned by Together, the world’s first crowdfunded TV channel that aims to inspire people to do good.
