A pen pal scheme for young people and the isolated elderly in BCP, was devised during the first lockdown by local teenagers to tackle the loneliness that they and older people experience. We’d love to match you with a local teenager so you can enjoy writing to each other. “What a wonderful breath of fresh air it was to receive your letter. Please write again and thank you so much.” John aged 93

Are you over 65 and want to get involved?

Referral form for older people

Click the link, download the form and email a completed version to [email protected] You can also post it to us at ‘Yours Sincerely’, Community Action Network, Boscombe Link, 3-5 Palmerston Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4HN.          

Keeping you safe

All letters will be sent via CAN and screened before being sent on. Addresses aren’t shared between pen pals. Letters may include items i.e. post cards, pieces of art, poems. 

Contact us about Yours Sincerely

For further information or if you have any questions about the project, please contact us:  Tel:01202 466130  E: [email protected] 

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