Welcome to Chitter Chatter Club ( non profit)
You don't have to feel lonely anymore
If your're feeling islolated, stuck at home, or unsure where you fit, your're not alone.
The Chitter Chatter Club is a warm, friendly place in Dorset where people come to talk, laugh, make friends, play games and feel part of something again.
Everyone is welcome.
No pressure. No Judgement. Just Kindness.
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What we do
At our daily and weekly clubs in Weymouth, Poole,Christchurch, Highcliffe,Lytchet Matravers, Weymouth, Verwood and Corfe Mullen clubs, you'll find:
Friendly conversation - gentle chats that make you feel seen.
A warm community - people who genuinely care.
Support for loneliness - without ever making you feel like a 'case'.
In our board games clubs Brew Crew and Unpixel Club -
Games and Activites - board games, quizzes, crafts and simple fun.
Whether you're 18 or 98, shy or chatty, grieving or rebuilding, you'll find a place to belong
Why people
join us
Because loneliness is heavy - and connection is healing.
People come to The Chitter Chatter Club when they want:-
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to make new friends
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to get out of the house
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to rebuild confidence
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to feel part of a community
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to laugh again
And week by week, something gentle shifts. People start to smile more. Talk more. Hope more.
Do you do anything else?
Yes, Nature Walks, every 4th Saturday of the month.
SORRY!!!
DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER
WE HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE TEDDY BEAR'S PICNIC IN
BOSCOMBE GARDENS ON 27/6/2026
Our next Nature Walk is scheduled for
25 July 2026 – St Catherine’s Hill (Meet Sandy Lane, BH23 2NJ), Christchurch, Picnic 1pm. Walk up and over the hill.
We’re a not‑for‑profit powered by 24 incredible volunteers who give their time and love freely. Grants, sponsorships, and donations keep our doors open and help us reach the next wave of people who struggle with loneliness or anxiety, too anxious to leave home.
If you’re able to support us, physically by hosting or financially by donating, please do — we simply can’t continue without you.
Meet our Amazing Volunteers
Want to read their stories
Are you just in Dorset?
While our roots are in Dorset, our impact reaches far beyond county lines. We’re being recognised nationally for the difference we’re making — saving lives, reducing pressure on the NHS, and improving long‑term health outcomes for communities who’ve historically been underserved.
What started locally has grown into a model of change that creates equal opportunities for all, wherever they live. Dorset is our foundation, not our boundary.
Where you'll
find us
We run friendly, welcoming clubs across Dorset,
run by lovely volunteers, including:
Bournemouth - 5 warm chatty and community
minded groups hold out a hand of friendship
Poole - 4 venues filled with joy, hope and miracles
a plenty
Christchurch - an established group who love to
pull out a chair for newbies
Highcliffe - a small cosy group where empathy and
laughter reigns
Lytchet Matravers - A new group that is welcoming
all villagers and neighbours from afield
Corfe Mullen - a vibrant mix of ladies and gents
will hold a seat for you
Verwood - a community of cheer and support
awaits
Weymouth - not only sea views but
Unpixel Games Night for young people to come
and go to. Hang out and meet others.
Loneliness brings
us together,
not apart.
Supporters and Partners
Thank You So Much,
Bournemouth Cherries, for funding us to start Brew Crew games clubs everywhere.
A Big Thank You to
Hall and Woodhouse for donating towards future outreach from January
2026
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Another big thank you to Strategic Solutions.
Last Christmas, they treated all our lovely volunteers to a well‑deserved Big Thank You. In the four years since we began, we’d never been able to do something like this ourselves — but their generosity brought us together and shaped us into an even stronger, happier band of merry helpers.
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Nicholas O’Hara Funeral Directors
Care deeply about their Dorset communities. Thank you for keeping this project alive by investing both your hearts and your resources in us.
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A Great Big Thank You to Lytchett Matravers Parish Council
We want to give a Great Big Thank You to Lytchett Matravers Parish Council for your generous donation and for trusting us to serve the loneliness and social‑isolation sufferers within your parish.
Your support means that more people can find connection, conversation, and community at a time when they need it
most. Together, we are helping residents
feel seen, valued, and part of something again.
View our Awards Gallery - awarders below
WINNER OF BOURNEMOUTH EVENING ECHO COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD 2026
WINNER OF DORSET CARE AWARDS - ACTIVITY AND WELLBEING CHAMPIONS 2026
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Stop Loneliness
The only cure for loneliness is connection.
All our Chitter Chatter, Brew Crew and Unpixel clubs are veteran friendly.
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VETERAN-FRIENDLY - SUPPORTED DORSET FORCES COMMUNITY NETWORK
Dorset Veterans — You’re Invited to all our Chitter Chatters, Brew Crew Games Clubs and 18/30 Unpixel Clubs.
Where camaraderie starts again — one brew at a time
Dorset has one of the largest veteran communities in the UK. Many are thriving, but some are carrying loneliness quietly. If that’s you, you’re not alone — and you’re welcome here.
🎖️ A Word from Terry (Veteran)
“If life’s gone a bit too quiet, come along. Pull up a chair, mate — you’re among friends.”
See our Events page for timetables.
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Treat Yourself to Our Journeys Through Loneliness
Every person who has ever walked through our doors has a story — over 13,000 unique lives, each shaped by different experiences, challenges, and hopes. Their courage and remarkable recoveries inspired Anne so deeply that, with their permission, she began writing their memoirs.
This collection brings those voices together, alongside Anne’s own autobiography, which openly explores the moments when loneliness pushed her to the edge of her sanity. These pages are honest, painful, uplifting, and ultimately empowering.
They’re written so you can see yourself within them — in the struggles, in the resilience, and in the joy that breaks through
Loneliness tells you no one wants you. But that voice is lying.
You deserve connections.
You deserve community.
You deserve to feel like you belong.
Come along.
We'll save you a seat
Contact us - see below
What’s the community like?
Every person who has ever come through our doors — all 13,000+ of them — brings a completely different story and a completely different way of life. It’s one of the most incredible things about this community.
Yes, many of us are struggling in our own ways, but something special happens when we’re together. The room fills with noise, laughter, conversation (you can’t get a word in edgeways), and suddenly you feel vibrant and curious all over again.
It’s a reminder that connection changes everything.
Awarded from
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Nominated for National Diversity Award - September 2026 Liverpool
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Dorset Care Activites and Wellbeing Award Winner - May 2026 Dorchester
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Bournemouth Echo Community Champions of the Year 2026 - March 2026
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Social Care Institute for Excellence Community Impact Award Winner - July 2025 Westminster.
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Inclusive Volunteer Recruitment Award - Community Action Network March 2025
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Good Neighbour Award -volunteers hearts of gold, Birmingham Community Inspiration Awards Birmingham -September 2025
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Fundraising Legend - Just Giving
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Community Heroes - Community Action Network - March 2025
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Inclusive Volunteering Award - Community Action Network - March 2025
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Women Innovation Award, Women Community Impact Awards - March 2025
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Dorset High Sheriff award of appreciation from the High Sheriff Callum Bremner JP, residents and community.
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Commendation from National Charity Today Awards- Peterborough - October 2025
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Room to Reward - excellent voluntary service- Edinburgh November 2024
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Dorset Volunteers Council - Volunteer Team of the Year - Dorchester, November 2024
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Dorset Volunteers Council - Overall Dorset Winner Team of the Year - Dorchester, November 2024
Our supporters and partners 2026
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All our Chitter Chatter, Brew Crew and Unpixel clubs are veteran friendly.
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