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Volunteers Are Fighting Loneliness With A Weekly Phone Call

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16.12.2025
Rosemary (left) and Rohan (right) are 'call companions'

This December, we’re championing kindness in all its forms through HuffPost UK’s Kindness Advent Calendar. Check back daily (until 24 December) for new stories focusing on how individuals and communities are going above and beyond to help others in their times of need.

Rosemary Hope has been living alone since her husband Trevor sadly died in 2015.

“My mobility is restricted and after Trevor died I did become a little isolated,” the 83-year-old said.

But in the past year or so, something shifted. Rosemary started receiving calls........

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