70 years of connection

Click here to help support us in our 70th year

Lord Longford founded New Bridge in 1956, with the intention of helping those who society had written off. He connected isolated people in prison with non-judgemental, supportive volunteers who offered friendship and encouragement. Today we continue this legacy, with our volunteer community befriending over 600 people in prisons across England and Wales.

In 2026 we are celebrating the connection that our charity has provided over the last 7 decades - looking back at our history as well as towards our future. 

Commemorative logo We recently asked our service users if they would like to submit a design for a logo which we could use in our communications over the course of the year to help mark our anniversary. We were delighted with all of the entries which all took on the task in different ways. Our winning logos are proudly displayed on the banner at the top of this page, but we will also use this page to share some of the other impressive designs which we received.

Want to know more about our work?
You can read more about our work in our Annual Reports, available here: https://www.newbridgefoundation.org.uk/pages/category/annual-reports
You can also find out more about the impact of what we do, including lots of service user feedback, in our annual Service Evaluation Reports, available here: https://www.newbridgefoundation.org.uk/service-evaluation-reports
You can find out what our volunteers think about befriending people through New Bridge, by reading our Volunteer Survey Report, available here: https://www.newbridgefoundation.org.uk/news/volunteer-survey-report-2025

Support our volunteer fundraisers!

Rosie runs the Brighton 10k!

Volunteer Rosie will run the Brighton 10k on Sunday 12th April. You can sponsor her at https://2026brightonandhove10k.enthuse.com/pf/rosie-palmer

Zoë walks 70 miles to mark 70 years!

Volunteer Zoë is walking 70 miles of the England Coast Path - a mile for each year since Lord Longford founded New Bridge. You can sponsor her at https://www.justgiving.com/page/zoe-newbridge-1

Lucy runs the Brighton 10k!

CEO Lucy will run the Brighton 10k on Sunday 12th April. You can sponsor her at https://www.justgiving.com/page/lucy-ball-2026

Coming soon...

Logo designs

We'll share the images created by service users for our logo design competition, with the opportunity to purchase prints of these on greetings cards, mugs and tote bags

Exhibition

We are in the early stages of planning a summer exhibition, to showcase art created by service users expressing what New Bridge means to them

70 years of connection

We're working on a history of New Bridge through the decades, from our founding up to the present, including recollections from people who have been involved over the years as service users, volunteers, staff and Trustees

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