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Gig Buddies Cymru

Last updated: 12/05/2026
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What we do

Gig Buddies Cymru is a befriending scheme that matches people with a learning disability in Wales with a volunteer who shares the same interests, so they can go to gigs and other events together.

Who do we support

Gig Buddies participants are people with a learning disability and/or autism. Gig Buddies volunteers can be anyone who would like to support people with a learning disability

People with a learning disability often need support to help them to live the life they want to live. But what do you do when your support isn’t available, or – even worse! – doesn’t share the same interests as you?

A Gig Buddy can help you go to gigs and events that you may find difficult attending.

A ‘gig’ can be a concert or a festival. But it can also be a rugby match, a trip to a museum or theme park, or a visit to the beach.

Your Gig Buddy could be a Football Buddy, a Bowling Buddy, a Rambling Buddy, a Quiz Buddy, a Roller Skating Buddy, a Surfing Buddy…… It’s up to you to tell us what type of Gig Buddy you want!

Gig Buddies is great fun. But it's far more serious than that. Having a Gig Buddy can help with:
Loneliness and isolation
Health and well-being
Confidence
Independence

This service is for people aged 18+.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

You need a referral but can refer yourself

 Opening times

Please make contact for more information

Where do we provide our service?

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For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.