Legacy
Legacy
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Audrey (69) and Sinead (28), were introduced through our Love Your Neighbour programme, which connects younger and older neighbours to share company, conversation and laughter. A year into their friendship we caught up with them to see why they’re so sure their friendship will carry on for a long time to come.
Audrey: My favourite visits with Sinead are when we just talk and have a cup of tea. I just really enjoy her company. We talk about our families a lot and we love learning about each others lives.
Sinead means a lot to me, our friendship has taken away feelings of loneliness. I speak to my family on the phone most days but Sinead visiting is different because we can sit and chat.
Sinead: I love all my visits with Audrey but my favourite of all time has to be when we did a fashion show for each other. Audrey did a catwalk for me in some of her favourite outfits and I tried on all of Audrey’s wigs - it was really fun and we laughed a lot!
Audrey has also taught me to make a really good carrot cake - it came second in a baking contest at work!
Our friendship is really important to me too, I look forward to Thursdays and as much as I am company for Audrey she is a great friend to me too!
Over the past year we have been shopping, on lots of walks, drank I don’t know how many cups of tea, shared our “friendaversary” at The Drop Café and even spent Valentine's Day together - we cooked Sea Bass and Salmon with Jamican Rice and Vegetables, it was lovely!
Our friendship is special and will certainly carry on for a long time to come!