Give…a few words
Thanks for visiting Give…A Few Words
A place where you can help spread a little cheer through the power of words.
Be a keyboard warrior if that’s your thing or go retro and write a good old fashioned handwritten letter.
At the other end of a letter is a person who just needs a few words to make their day a little bit brighter.
So, if this is for you, please read on….
#Letters for Christmas 2026
We are delighted to announce that our 2026 #Letters for Christmas campaign is underway!
With an abundance of care homes, charities and community organisations on board, we are need of nearly 2000 letters, cards and crafts to go out in our very special #gift of letter packs.
So, it’s full steam ahead as we write, craft, create and fundraise to be able to get our festive post out and that’s where we need your help.
Please support us by:-
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Posting a card, letter, drawing or craft
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Attending one of our fundraising events (or organising one of your own)
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Donating towards the cost of our paper, envelopes, printing and postage
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Sponsoring our Love and Cheer Booklet 2027
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Purchasing a craft/musical session or refreshments for a care home
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Making a donation
All contributions will help support us to post some much needed festive cheer to those that need it the most.
What a summer 2026!
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Our annual summer campaign has resulted in a huge amount of sunny post arriving which has included letters, cards, postcards, photography, arts, crafts and drawings.
Not just individuals but also families, businesses, Duke of Edinburgh students, writing groups, charities, schoolholiday clubs, universities and care homes themselves. People from all over the UK, France, the US, Malaysia and many more.
This has seen over 794 incredible letters, arts and crafts go out in our sunny #gift of letter bundles.Not just in the Huddersfield/Halifax area but also (for the first time), to care homes in Greater London and Scotland too.Thank you to everyone who has been involved and WOW! |
We are absolutely delighted to announce that we were awarded a Silver in the Under £1000000 category for the 2025 Smiley Charity Film Awards
What an amazing and quite simply inspirational evening we had in London with a room full of wonderful charities and voluntary organisations. This accolade is for all everyone who volunteers their time (or supports us in some way). Give…A Few Words is always a team effort
You can still take a look at our short video below which showcases the importance of our work here ansd thank you to EVERYONE who took the time to vote for us.
In 2026 we need your support
Give…A Few Words writes to people who are predominantly lonely or in need of social contact and we need support to do this.
We HAVE to fundraise to prepare our very special #gift of letter packs out to others.
Please click below if you are able to support us in 2026 or let us know if you have any fundraising ideas.
Any support would be hugely appreciated.
Care homes / Charities / Voluntary Groups
We are able to supply letters to care homes, charities and voluntary groups from across Kirklees. If you are an organisation click here.
Letter Writers
Letter writers are people like you, reading this! All we ask is that the letters are positive and uplifting for someone who needs a few words at this time. Click here to find out more.
Support Us
You can support us in many ways from spreading the word on social media, getting involved as a business or by donating to Give…a few words Click..here for more information..