Reading alone can be a refuge on lonely days, but the UK has also thought about those who are no longer able to read to themselves because of vision loss or deterioration. This is how The Reading Agency came up with the “”Reading Friends”” initiative, where volunteers read to visually impaired elderly people. In addition, taking into account the results of previous research showing that reading together and reading aloud can help older people to build relationships, group sessions are also organised where participants can read together.