When we need A FRIEND
Once a fortnight, Fiona Beer, 65, settles down with a steaming cup of tea in a sparklingly clean living room in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
The heating is on, meaning it’s always warm and cosy, and for two and a half hours, she’s ready to chat with her friend Peter, 81.
It’s a routine they’ve had for the last five years, and not one they plan to change any time soon. It all started after Fiona took redundancy from her job as a psychology tutor at her local sixth-form college, back in
