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Above - November 2024 Team of the year award from Dorset Community
Award for Voluntary Service from Dorset Room for Reward
BCP Community Action Network Community Heroes Award - March 2025
BCP Community Innovation Award - International Women's Day Event - March 2025
Social Care Impact Award for Excellence – July 2025, Westminster.
Anne was honoured with this prestigious award in recognition of her transformative work combating loneliness and social exclusion across Dorset. By connecting isolated individuals with compassionate local volunteers and creating welcoming spaces in cafés, pubs, and care homes for a simple chat over a cuppa, Anne has sparked a movement that’s touched countless lives. Her innovative, community-led approach has made such a profound impact on the Social Care System that national support is now being offered to help her and her volunteers expand this life-changing initiative.
For most guests they say, 'It's a lifeline.'
On 14/7/2025 - Anne was flabberghasted to not only meet the High Sherif of Dorset, Callum Bremner but to receive The High Sheriff of Dorset's Award in recognition of great and valuable services to the community (and it came in a frame!).
Thank you so much from all us volunteers.
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Birmingham Inspirational Awards September 2025
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Anne had the honour of travellling up to Birmingham and collecting the Neighbourhood Award on behalf of all Chitter Chatter and Brew Crew volunteers who have ' PURE HEARTS OF GOLD.'
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CHARITY TODAY AWARDS PETERBOROUGH OCTOBER 2025
Chitter Chatter Clubs were highly commended for the impact on individual, communities and for keeping hope alive for anyone is Dorset struggling with loneliness.
The message we promote of NO ONE SHOULD STRUGGLE WITH LONELINESS ALONE is starting to spread.
Anne had the honour of receiving the Inclusive Volunteer Award from Community Action Network for her inclusivity in recruiting/managing volunteers from all walks/nationalities/journeys through loneliness and life in her heartfelt loneliness recovery mission.
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