This Time Bank service in Chester helps older people, single parents, long-term unemployed and newcomers, living in rural Cheshire, overcome isolation and the consequent problems of loneliness, inactivity, depression and ill-health.The project will offer a range of free holistic therapies and advice on healthy eating through demonstrations and talks. The majority of the beneficiaries would 'repay' the time bank service through visiting less mobile residents, offering a befriending service.