FBC Centre & Cafe

19/06/2026

Loneliness can feel like a tricky topic to broach, this article for Loneliness Awareness Week from the Marmalade Trust gives some helpful ways to talk about loneliness for ourselves or for others we are concerned about:

We can unintentionally stigmatise loneliness even further by the way we talk about it. So how can we change the language around loneliness?

18/06/2026

This Loneliness Awareness Week, we’re talking about places to make connections. Finchampstead Library is a welcoming space to spend time or perhaps join the Shared Reading Group, here…

https://wokingham.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/WPAC/EVSESENQ/3953969/17039986,14

Photo by Small Group Network on Unsplash

18/06/2026

Looking for more social connection in your week, why not try volunteering? You can try various opportunities to do this in Wokingham, here:

https://wokinghamvolunteercentre.org.uk/

Want to volunteer at FBC? Come and speak to us!

Photo by Andrea Buccelli on Unsplash

17/06/2026

One of the best ways we can raise awareness about loneliness is to focus on ways we can connect with others.

Every week on Tuesdays morning at 9:45am we have Share at FBC - it is a great opportunity to come and connect with people around what sustains us physically. Can’t get to FBC? There are lots of sites across Wokingham…

SHARE Wokingham is a locally founded food sharing charity with 15 sites in Wokingham and surrounding areas.

17/06/2026

It is Loneliness Awareness week.

In our country millions of people feel lonely occasionally, sometimes or often. At FBC we love connection and community and this week we will be sharing ways to increase our connections with others. If you would like to connect more with others, why not try our Friendship Table every Tuesday morning at 10 am in the FBC cafe. Everyone is welcome to come along for a chat.

(Can’t get to FBC? There are also loads of Friendship Tables across Wokingham Friendship Alliance — https://www.linkvisiting.org/friendship-alliance)

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05/06/2026

Someone once said that volunteers are not paid because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. And how true is that!

Do let us know if you would like to join the absolutely priceless volunteer team here at the FBC centre. A few hours welcoming people at Reception or the odd task here and there around the Centre to help us keep it all shipshape - we welcome it all with since gratitude!

Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash

04/06/2026

The Friendship Table celebrated 5 years of meeting, chatting, laughing and making friends this week. It was lovely to see so many people there (but there's still always space for more people to join!) and the cake from the FBC cafe team was delicious!!

04/06/2026

02/06/2026

This volunteers' week, take a moment to check out

https://wokinghamvolunteercentre.org.uk/

and consider how you could bless our community!