Almost 20,000 women in London joined club tackling loneliness since pandemic restrictions ended
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Holly Cooke founded The London Lonely Girls Club on Facebook in 2018 after moving to the city from Stoke-on-Trent. The 26-year-old from north-east London moved in with family friends when she first arrived in the capital, and struggled to meet people her own age.Holly Cooke founded The London Lonely Girls Club in 2018"I thought 'What if you could get two, three or four of you together?'," she said."Loneliness is a difficult one," she said. "It doesn't matter where you live.
She and two volunteers organise between four and six events each month, which have previously included picnics, brunches, board game and cocktail nights.One in 12 Londoners are affected by severe loneliness, according to a report published in December.
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