This summer we are celebrating six years of shared time, laughter and friendship enjoyed by older and younger neighbours through North London Cares and South London Cares. Over those six years, those community networks of 7,000 older and younger Londoners have enjoyed some 1,800 social clubs and shared 5,000 hours of one-to-one friendship to reduce loneliness, improve connections in our rapidly changing city, and to bridge social, generational and attitudinal divides. To help ensure such relationships can flourish and thrive into the future North London Cares and South London Cares are holding a special joint fundraising gala on neutral ground at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 10th June. All funds raised on the night will help make our summer activites possible, so that neighbours of all ages can share time, company, laughter and ultimately, friendship, during this special time of year.