The Healing Hubs

Mental health & wellbeing support

You don't have to face it alone.

The Healing Hubs is a registered charity preventing loneliness and isolation through befriending and community services in Alton and Aldershot, Hampshire — and free telephone befriending across England and Wales.

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About us

Building friendship and connection

Founded in December 2022, The Healing Hubs is a registered charity (No. 1201382) dedicated to preventing loneliness and isolation in adults of all ages — from 18 to 99 and beyond.

We run face-to-face befriending and community hubs in Alton and Aldershot, Hampshire, and provide free telephone befriending to lonely and isolated adults across England and Wales. For many of the people we support, we are their only regular contact.

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A warm, welcoming space at The Healing Hubs

4+

Years supporting
our community

Our services

How we can help

From weekly meeting places and brunch clubs in Alton and Aldershot to free telephone befriending across England and Wales — all our services are delivered with warmth, compassion, and respect.

Weekly Telephone Befriending Calls

Weekly Telephone Befriending Calls

Free, weekly one-to-one telephone befriending calls for lonely and isolated adults across England and Wales. Delivered by trained, DBS-checked volunteers. Referrals accepted from NHS services, GPs, social workers, and other professionals — as well as self-referrals.

Monday & Friday Meeting PlacesMonday & Friday Meeting Places — second photo

Monday & Friday Meeting Places

Warm, welcoming community hubs where adults can meet, socialise, and feel less alone. Held in association with Traco Club and Alton Rugby Club, serving Alton and Aldershot.

Brunch Clubs

Brunch Clubs

Regular brunch clubs offering friendship, a hot meal, and social connection — run in association with Abri Housing in Alton and Sanctuary Housing in Aldershot.

Remote befriending partnerships: We also provide remote befriending services in partnership with Sunrise Sanctuary Health Care and Elysium Healthcare — supporting their residents and service users through regular, compassionate telephone befriending.

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We help people who feel lonely.

We meet people in person and on the phone.

We are a safe and friendly place.

You can call us or send us a message.

Community voices

In their own words

"I always feel happy being here. No matter what is going on in my life."

— Community member
38,000+ person-hours of support delivered since December 2022

Our community

Life at The Healing Hubs

Community quiz night — packed venue with people at tables
Older adults seated in a row reading sheets at a group session
Group parachute activity session with hands raised and smiling faces
Group craft session — papier-mâché with balloons
Seniors playing a card game together
Two people dancing together at a community event
Grandmother tenderly holding a newborn baby
Seniors gathered around a table for a craft activity
Joyful group parachute game with hands raised
An older woman and younger woman sharing a warm hug at a community event
Two older women smiling together at a community gathering
Two volunteers presenting at a community Christmas event
Three community members laughing together at a social event
Group of people doing a craft activity around a table
Large group of community members gathered at The Princes Hall
Community member in a blue shirt at a group session
Elderly community member wearing a tiara and sash at a celebration
Man in wheelchair smiling at a Pride event with the Healing Hubs bear mascot
Woman in rainbow top posing with the Healing Hubs bear mascot at a Pride event
Man smiling with the Healing Hubs bear mascot at a Pride event
Healing Hubs bear mascot in a bright activity room with a colourful parachute laid out on the floor
Large group of community members seated together at an indoor event
Four women laughing together with a large pink fluffy puppet
Two elderly women smiling at a community gathering, one wearing a decorated green hat
Two elderly women sitting together smiling in a residential lounge
Group making papier-mâché crafts under England bunting at a community event
Instructor and community members in a movement session in a community hall
Group of seniors doing seated chair exercises led by an instructor
Community members doing crafts with pom-poms and magazines at a Healing Hubs session
Mixed group of members enjoying puzzles and word searches together at a hub session
Busy community room full of members chatting over tea and cake at a Healing Hubs event
Man and boy cooking sausages together on a BBQ at a Healing Hubs summer event
St. Mark's Bentley teddy bear with a red ribbon — a community keepsake

Ready to take the first step?

Reaching out takes courage. Our friendly team is here to help — no referral needed for our community hubs.