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Timebanking is a way of exchanging skills without any money changing hands.

With timebanking, you do what you love, when you want to… and get a little help when you need it.

For every hour you spend helping someone, you earn an hour back from your time bank.

You could earn an hour by helping a time bank member with their shopping, for example…

you can spend your timebanking hour on skills offered by other time bank members…

maybe you want to learn guitar, or get some help in your garden.

Timebanking UK is the only organisation to offer resources and support to set up and grow time banks and timebanking networks.

Get help when you need it and use your skills to help others – for FREE.

Find your nearest time bank

We’ll provide you with the materials, training and support to get your time bank off to the best start – and to keep it growing and thriving.

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Help you develop timebanking networks that benefit the communities you support. Being part of a time bank makes people healthier and happier.

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Timebanking in numbers
Hours exchanged to date 6,660,142
Active members 24,981
Affiliated organisations 2,662

Timebanking news

  • Screenshot of interview with 3SC

    CEO Sarah Bird interview discussed community benefits of timebanking

    August 17, 2023

    Our CEO, Sarah Bird, was recently interviewed by Kasia Westwood of 3SC about the benefits and impact timebanking has on communities. https://loom.ly/vjspWAc Timebanking is a currency in which an hour…

  • International Timebanking Day(s)

    March 10, 2023

      To mark Edgar’s Cahn’s (counsel and speech writer to Robert F. Kennedy, and the creator of TimeBanking) birthday on 23 March, our friends and partners at Timebanks.Org are hosting the…

  • article from the Sierra Club

    Could Timebanking help prevent climate crisis?

    January 23, 2023

    André Gorz, a French social scientist, coined the term “degrowth” in 1972. At an academic forum, he posed a revolutionary question: “Is the earth’s balance, for which no-growth—or even degrowth—of…

  • Ukraine time bank

    Fantastic news from Ukraine – new time bank set up!

    July 26, 2022

    In a fantastic development for timebanking, a new time bank has been launched in West Ukraine to help involve people displaced from the war-torn east of the country.

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timebankinguk Timebanking UK @timebankinguk ·
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At Timebanking UK, we're all about well-being. Let's share time and knowledge for healthier lives and communities. Together, we can improve eye health! #TimebankingUK #VisionMatters #TBUKTimeSight #eyeweek
🔗 Join TimeSight: https://rb.gy/f2ka9

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Tips for keeping our vision in shape this #eyeweek
1️⃣ Eat a balanced diet with fruits and veggies.
2️⃣ Protect your eyes with UV sunglasses.
3️⃣ Follow the 20-20-20 rule for screen time.
4️⃣ Regular eye check-ups are essential.
5️⃣ Stay hydrated to prevent dry eyes.

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