Supporting Bookfeast's TeaBooks Groups in Oxon

Need

Loneliness remains an important challenge in Oxon (PH report); around 1 in 10 people over 75 feel isolated & around 1 in 5 feel lonely. And “loneliness is now firmly established as a risk factor for poor health in old age. It occurs
in both rural and urban communities, especially if local facilities such as shops and post offices
are scarce." It is estimated to increase the risk of death in elderly people by about 10 per cent and has a wide range of negative effects on physical & mental health.

Solution

We run 21 TeaBooks groups around the county in a variety of settings; community café's, libraries, residential and sheltered accommodation & day care centres. Our volunteers facilitate the groupss and order and collect the selected title in the required format (large print, audio, standard). The Group Leaders network means they gather "intelligence" as to which titles work well. A full evaluation is available on our website or via contactus@bookfeast.net