Jun 5, 2026 Fran & Jeff Tucker - Best Mates

Jun 12, 2026 Fran & Kerry Ipsum

I spoke with Kerry from Ipsum today! Ipsum are a Mental Health and Wellbeing Charity supporting Swindon and the surrounding area. Their aim is to support better mental, psychological, and emotional wellbeing - helping to reduce loneliness and isolation, boost self-esteem, encourage an active lifestyle, and inspire positive change. They offer a range of therapeutic interventions including Talking Therapies, Music, Art and  much more. An amazing charity doing so much for so many people.

Jun 5, 2026 Fran & Jeff Tucker - Best Mates

Today I was very honoured to have Jeff Tucker co-founder of Best Mates at my house to record the next episode on the podcast. A simple concept but SO impactful. They are doing Stirling work. What a charity to be a part of. Here is what Best Mates is all about …. Having all been through tough times, it was apparent that seeking help with ease from readily available services was not as easy as it sounds. It takes courage, confidence, and knowhow to take those steps and that is of course if you know where to turn. So that is where we come in – We continually recruit volunteers that we call “Mates” these are people who have ALL been through their own unique situations, people who have managed to navigate and seek the help they have needed to get their lives back on track. When you reach out to us and tell us what you are going through we will then match you up with one of our “Mates” who will make contact and spend time to meet up or talk over the phone to allow a non-judgemental conversation, but full of understanding and information of what they did to pull themselves out of their situation. They will be there to guide and support you and help to change your life for the better. Have a listen …

Jun 5, 2026 Fran & Jenny SEND Community Connected

I was joined by the lovely Jenny from SEND Community Connected today! They are a Community Group for SEND families in Swindon. This is run by SEND parents who volunteer their time and offer support and advice to families. They also run some inclusive community events. Helping families feel less isolated with the SEND journey they are navigating.

Jun 3, 2026 Fran & Sarah Wiltshire Treehouse

Yesterday Sarah from Wiltshire Treehouse was a guest on the podcast! We had such a lovely chat on and off the podcast. Please do have a listen and find out about the wonderful work they do and exactly how they support bereaved families. They are always after Volunteers and Charity Champions to support them so if anyone is interested please do get in touch with them.

May 26, 2026 Fran & JoBa

Well today I got to spend a lovely couple of hours with the dynamic duo that is JoBa! Jo and Barry are the wonderful couple who work on my garden. But Gardening is just 1 of the things they offer. They do so much in our community to help people. House and Garage Clearances, Cleaning, Odd Jobs. AND they have The Clearing where they offer holistic treatments and workshops. Wonderful people doing wonderful work to help others. It doesn’t get much better than Jo and Barry.