Free personal protective equipment (PPE) packs are available to any carers in Norfolk looking after a family member or friend who does not live with you. The packs available from Norfolk County Council include personal protective equipment to support you in your role as a carer.  They have included gloves, masks, aprons and bottles of […]

Martham Academy and Nursery has been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their work to identify and support young carers. Family Support Worker at Martham Academy and Nursery, Julie Beales said: “At Martham Academy we recognise the important role of the Young Carers and wanted to support them and embrace […]

The James Paget Hospitals University HHS Foundation Trust have launched a new cancer carers support group, running for carers of people with cancer. We know that talking together, sharing information about what help you need and what support is available to you can make a difference to carers looking after a family member or friend. […]

At Caring Together we offer a range of activities for adult carers. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic we have carried on giving carers a range of ways to meet together and ensure that they are able to stay in contact with people in ways that work for them. As well as digital group meetings we also […]

At Caring Together we offer a range of activities for young carers and young adult carers. These include sessions where you can socialise and get to know other carers who are your age, have some fun, develop new skills and make contributions to ‘carer voice’ work – your chance to raise awareness of carers and […]

COVID-19 restrictions have had an impact on schools and young carers. But throughout the pandemic we have continued to work with schools to ensure they can identify pupils, who can be as young as five, who are young carers.  This has included continuing to deliver Primary School ‘bubble’ assemblies (adhering to all government guidelines) using […]

Are you a young adult carer thinking about your next steps in education and higher educational options? ‘Take Your Place’ for young adult carer workshops are being run by the University of East Anglia (UEA), to help young adult carers find out more about the university. The workshops are being run as webinars and are here to help you navigate […]

The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has launched a children and young people’s survey  ‘The Big Ask’ which is designed to find out what young people’s concerns and aspirations about the future are. If you are a young carer or young adult carer, it is important have their voices heard, that’s why this is your chance […]

North Walsham Big Bash is a celebration of the many good things that are happening in the Norfolk town. This year’s Big Bash is an online celebration to bring together the community to connect, cheer and support one another during the coronavirus crisis, helping shape the future of North Walsham. You can join in the […]

The third International Young Carers Conference is fast approaching – it is being held from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 May. We are proud to have been selected to present at this event which includes speakers such as leading expert on young carers Prof Saul Becker and national young carers lead, for The Children’s Society, […]