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Have your say in State of Caring survey
19 June 2023
Carers UK have launched their State of Caring survey 2023 and are inviting everyone looking after a family member, friend or partner to take part. The survey gives comprehensive research into the lives and experience of carers and many professionals who work with carers find the results provide a useful evidence base for their work […]
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Norfolk primary school receives Carer Friendly Tick Award
14 June 2023
Congratulations to Martham Academy and Nursery for once again receiving our Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education. The award is in recognition of their work to identify and support young carers within their school. Deborah Gillespie, deputy head at Martham Academy and Nursery, said the school was very proud of their young carers and added, […]
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Freida’s story – “I didn’t feel the whole weight was on my shoulders.”
8 June 2023
Frieda was struggling to cope with looking after her husband Colin, who had Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. But with the support of our care professionals she was able to continue to care for Colin at home until he sadly died. Our support was a huge relief for Freida, who had reached crisis point. She said, […]
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Rose’s story – “It’s been an amazing and enjoyable experience”
6 June 2023
Rose is one of the volunteers who each play a valuable role as part of the team at our charity. She contacted Caring Together after reading how vitally important our counselling service was to unpaid carers, who were struggling alone, isolated and reaching crisis point. Rose, who is studying for a Level 5 Diploma in […]
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Stephanie’s story – “I feel a sense of achievement by helping others.”
31 May 2023
Meet Stephanie, one of our volunteers, who each play a valuable role as part of the team at our charity. Stephanie, who moved from Hong Kong to Huntingdon over two years ago, has joined us as our fundraising volunteer. In Hong Kong, she worked full-time for the web service provider Yahoo, where she was responsible […]
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Volunteers Week 2023 – celebrating our volunteers
30 May 2023
This Volunteers Week (1 – 7 June), we would like to say a big thank you to all our volunteers who make a huge difference to the lives of unpaid carers across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk. Our volunteer team is made up of 55 dedicated people who give their time and talents to tirelessly to […]
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Do you care for someone with a learning disability and/or autism?
17 May 2023
Do you care for someone with a learning disability and/or autism? Would they like to get their voice heard on issues that matter to them? Russell Henke, a Speak Out Council Leader, invites them to come along to the Speak Out Council drop-in at the Riverside Park Cafe, St Neots, PE19 7SA on Monday 22 […]
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Learning disabilities team receives Carer Friendly Tick Award
17 May 2023
The Norfolk Forensic Community Learning Disabilities Team has been awarded our Carer Friendly Tick Award – Health, in recognition of their work to identify and support unpaid carers. The team based in Norwich supports individuals with a learning disability who have committed an offence or who display offending behaviours but have not been convicted. Charlie […]
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Young adult carers and university/college insights day
12 May 2023
Do you have a young adult in your family that helps to care for a family member? Are they planning to attend or already studying at college or university? Carers Trust and researchers at University College London (UCL) are keen to hear their experiences on leaving school, as well as applying to or attending university college or […]
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Are you struggling with energy debt?
5 May 2023
Are you struggling to pay off your energy debt and finding it difficult to know where to turn for help? The British Gas Energy Trust may be able to help you with their ‘Individual and Families Debt Write Off Fund.’ You do not need to be a British Gas customer to apply for the fund […]
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