Category: Sightline Stories (page 2)

Each week, both Melanie and Tom tell me how much they look forward to my calls during their weeks. I truly believe they are my friends, and I am theirs and I am helping to make their lives a lot less lonely…

I haven’t any friends or family so my cleaner and Evie, my Sightline telephone befriender are the only people I am close to…

Whilst I am not visually impaired, my befriendee tells me she enjoys ours calls; these can often be lengthy so that to me is a good indicator that the calls are going well!

Day to day, being visually impaired can be a lonely experience. If the calls I make through Sightline can break up what can be a lonely, long day by offering a funny story or just a listening ear then I would do it ten times over…

I am a teacher at a primary school, so my days are extremely busy but the calls with my befriendee are scheduled for early on a Monday evening which fits in perfectly for us both…

I have to say in the seven months or so I have been speaking to Len, I love the calls – he’s brilliant…

I really feel like I have something worthwhile in my life with the calls Sightline provides. In the 12 months I have been using the service I feel Rachel is now a wonderful friend of mine…

Like many, during the COVID pandemic, I found myself with time on my hands so decided telephone befriending would be a perfect opportunity to do something worthwhile; providing friendship, at a time when we all had to stay apart…

I’m approaching my first volunteering anniversary with Sightline, with my very first befriending call taking place in December 2021.

I chose to volunteer as it fits round family life; I am single mum, so life is pretty busy!

Sightline is very pleased to welcome Peter Booth as he joins the charity on the Board of Trustees…