Young Carers in Schools is a nation-wide initiative making it as easy as possible for schools to support young carers. The award scheme provides schools with a step-by-step guide to help them achieve awards at bronze, silver and gold level. With support from Carers Trust Cambridgeshire, schools across the county can access support and guidance […]

Today is Safer Internet Day 2017 and John Turner, our Impact & Improvement Officer, shares his Top Tips to stay safe online. 1. Passwords We all have them, whether  to access our laptop, tablet, email, online banking, shopping account or  social media.  How many of us use the same one for all? Use a mixture […]

On Young Carers Awareness Day, read about young carers whose lives and education are affected by caring for their family members.

We will have staff working over the Christmas period and will be on-call throughout the period. Our St Ives office will be manned during the following hours: Friday 23rd December  – 9.00am till 4.30pm Monday 26th December – CLOSED Tuesday 27th December – CLOSED Wednesday 28th December – 9.00am till 5.30pm Thursday 29th December – […]

Carers Rights Day, 25 November 2016 Carers Trust Cambridgeshire are reaching out to carers in November to remind them of the rights and the benefits they are entitled to while carrying out their caring duties. The theme of this year’s Carers Rights Day is Carers Getting the Right Information at the Right Time, as well […]

The Young Carers and Young Adult Carers team at Carers Trust Cambridgeshire has been awarded a £10,000 grant from The Big Lottery Celebrate Fund to deliver three exciting projects over the next seven months. This was the maximum amount on offer for groups to hold events or activities to celebrate their local community. The three […]

Carers Trust Peterborough has been given a £5,000 donation by Buckles Solicitors LLP to support its work with family carers in the city. It came from a charitable trust managed by Buckles, who are based in Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough. Stephen Duffy, a Partner at Buckles, said a donor had left money in her Will to […]

September sees the launch of two exciting new projects for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The first of our new support services will be launched online on the 15th September 2016 where a  member of staff will be available once a week at a dedicated time for young carers and […]

Peterborough Regional College held a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on two days during Carers Week. Penny Langley, Youth Worker, said “It was such a great two days event of Mad Hatters Tea Party, plus to be able to inform, students and staff to understand the role Young Carers on a daily basics. To have young […]

#ThinkYoungCarer was a 6 month funded project by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation with four specific aims: to raise awareness of carers across Huntingdonshire become more involved in the local community projects and activities get schools, colleges, GP surgeries, community organisations to think young carer identify more hidden young carers The project was led and developed by […]