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New Film About FAN!

30 March 2025

A very polished video from Hannah Jagiri, International Journalism student at Cardiff University.

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In a FAN Group you can…

Make friends
Meet new people
Feel less lonely
Practise your English
Connect with your local community and the wider world
Talk about interesting topics

Virtual FAN Groups

FAN groups are now meeting face to face and on Zoom, Monday to Saturday and offer anyone friendly a warm welcome.

Find your virtual FAN

Support FAN

All FAN Groups are free to attend but we are a charity and rely on funding to continue our work. If you feel you are able to give, your help will mean that we can host FAN Groups for free, for everyone.

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FAN Groups are free to attend, non-political and non-religious

Introduction to FAN

Welcome to the FAN Charity Website. FAN stands for Friends and Neighbours. Here is everything you need to know about the Charity and its FAN Groups and how you can participate.

What does the FAN Charity do?

The FAN Charity puts its adopted mission into practice. It supports and promotes the development of sustainable FAN Groups.

Find a FAN meeting

Find a FAN Group. All our FAN groups are now virtual - taking place on line using Zoom. So no matter where you live, if you have access to the internet on a PC, phone or tablet, you can join any group. Just find the perfect day and time for you.

Cardiff Central Library meetings cancelled for 06.05.25 and 03.06.25

18 April 2025

Please note that FAN meetings on 6th May and 3rd June at Cardiff Central Library are cancelled, as the room is being used by others. ....

"Search All FAN Groups" link is not working properly but pages for individual areas still work fine

13 April 2025

Unfortunately we are experiencing technical difficulties on our website, with the link to "Search all FAN Groups". ....

CHOOSE BRIDGEND FAN!

3 April 2025

CHOOSE BRIDGEND FAN (Friends and Neighbours) Group as your Local Community Fund cause on the Co-op app for a chance to win £500 for you and £5,000 for us. ....