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 influence decisions that affect you.
We have everything from fun activities, including a virtual escape room, quiz nights, through to advice to help with your career and personal development.
So whether you are a young carer (aged under 18) or a young adult carer (aged 16-25) you can get involved.
Unless otherwise stated, activities are for carers aged 5-18 years old across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk. Some sessions are for young adult carers, aged 18-25. If you are a young adult carer you can also contact us to find out about other workshops and fun sessions we may have available to you.
To sign up for the sessions:
- If you are in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough email [email protected] or call 0345 241 0954
- If you are in Norfolk email [email protected] or call 07843 329674
Please give the name and date of the activity that you are interested in joining in with. Some sessions may have other ways to sign-up in which case details will be given below.
7 April – 1pm-4pm – LGBTQ+ awareness training for young carers and young adult carers
Kite Trust will delivering a LGBTQ+ awareness session to young carers and young adult carers.
8 April – 6pm-7pm – Virtual Escape Room
Join us for a virtual escape room. You’ve received an old-fashioned handwritten letter from England. You haven’t seen one of those for a long time! However, the content of the letter makes you think… After the death of your great-uncle, you are invited to come to his estate but why have you never heard of this great-uncle?
8 April – 6pm-7pm – Employability skills
All young carers 13-16.
12 April 2021 – 6pm-7pm – Aspirational talk – paramedicine/paramedic
An aspirational speaker to speak with young carers and young adult carers aged 13+ about their experience of working as a paramedic and teaching paramedicine as a lecturer.
13 April 2021 – 6pm-7pm – Dance with Sinead
Join dance teacher Sinead and learn some new moves!
16 April 2021 – 4pm-5pm – Virtual zoo and animal quiz
Open to all young carers.
16 April 2021 – 6pm-7pm – Take away and quiz night
A Zoom social for young carers and young adult carers, where we will have a meal and quiz.
19 April 2021 – 6pm-7.15pm – Mindfulness workshop
Mindfulness session looking at what mindfulness is, how it works, and practicing some mindfulness exercises. Part one of three sessions. Open to all young carers and young adult carers aged 11-25.
21 April 2021 – 6pm-7.30pm – Zoom Norfolk county forum
Norfolk young carers 11-25 years old.
26 April 2021 – 6pm-7.15pm – Self compassion workshop
Looking at the barriers to self-compassion, how to self sooth, and exercises to try. Part two of three sessions. All young carers 11-25 years old.
30 April 2021 – 4pm-5pm – Cooking
Have fun cooking veg stir fry. Open to all young carers.
04 May 2021 – 6pm-7.15pm – Mindfulness and self compassion recap workshop
A recap of the mindfulness and self compassion workshops. Part three of three sessions. Open to all young carers.
10 May 2021 – 6pm-7pm – Zoom Norfolk county forum
Norfolk young carers 11-25 years old.
18 May 2021 – 6pm-7pm – Aspirational talk – Chief operating officer for Quilter Plc
Karin will be talking about her career as chief operating officer at Quilter plc. She is responsible for technology, change, security, property, procurement, human resources and marketing, etc.
4 June – 2pm-5pm – LGBTQ+ awareness training for young carers and young adult carers
Kite Trust will delivering a LGBTQ+ awareness session to young carers and young adult carers.
22 June 2021 – 6pm-7pm – Aspirational talk – chief internal auditor at Quilter Plc
Nick will be talking about his career as chief internal auditor. Nick has a wealth of financial services internal audit experience having held senior audit roles at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. He also spent time in professional practice with both Ernst & Young and BDO Stoy Hayward. Nick is a chartered accountant and holds an undergraduate degree from Cambridge University.
