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BFriend Group

Tackling loneliness and social isolation in Blackpool and the Fylde Coast.

Supported by

our Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre branch

Support type

Community SupportVolunteeringAwareness

About BFriend Group

Who they are and what they do

BFriend Group is a community organisation based in Blackpool working to reduce loneliness and social isolation among older adults and vulnerable people. They connect isolated individuals with volunteer befrienders, providing regular visits, phone calls and meaningful companionship to those who most need it. Loneliness has a serious impact on physical and mental health — BFriend's work addresses that directly.

Our support

How Horizons Homecare supports BFriend Group

Our Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre branch supports BFriend Group through community involvement and awareness activities. We share a common belief that consistent human connection makes a fundamental difference to wellbeing — a principle at the heart of both BFriend's befriending work and our own approach to care.

Related Horizons service

Our work supporting BFriend Group connects closely with our Companionship Care service, which supports clients across Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster and Morecambe.

Learn about our Companionship Care

Our commitment

Why community involvement matters to us

Horizons Homecare is a local home care provider with branches in Blackpool and Lancaster. We believe that good care doesn't stop at the door — it is part of something wider. Our branches are involved in the communities they serve, not just as a business operating in them.

Supporting BFriend Group is one way that reflects. The people we care for at home are often connected to organisations like this — as service users, as families, as carers — and we believe it matters that we show up for those communities too.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

What is BFriend Group?
BFriend Group is a community organisation based in Blackpool that works to reduce loneliness and social isolation. They connect isolated older adults and vulnerable people with volunteer befrienders who provide regular visits, phone calls and companionship.
Who does BFriend Group support?
BFriend Group supports older adults and vulnerable people in Blackpool and the Fylde Coast who are experiencing loneliness or social isolation. Their volunteer befrienders provide regular contact and companionship to those who most need it.
How does Horizons Homecare support BFriend Group?
Horizons Homecare's Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre branch supports BFriend Group through community involvement and awareness activities, sharing a common commitment to the wellbeing and social connection of older adults.

About us

About Horizons Homecare

Horizons Homecare is a CQC-regulated home care provider operating across Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster and Morecambe. We provide person-centred care at home — personal care, dementia care, companionship, medication support, end-of-life care and more — delivered by small, consistent care teams who build genuine relationships with the people they support.

Our approach is built around continuity, punctuality and kindness. We believe care should feel human — not rushed or transactional. Supporting local charities like BFriend Group is part of that same commitment to the communities we serve.

Are you a local charity or community organisation?

If your organisation supports older people, families, unpaid carers, people with disabilities, people living with dementia, people affected by brain injury or people who need extra support in the community, we would be happy to hear from you.