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Carer voices welcome

Cambridge City Council is hosting an online meeting on Friday 16 April between 12pm and 1.30pm, to involve voluntary and community groups supporting disabled people, in discussing the council’s next equalities strategy (Single Equality Scheme 2021 to 2024). The meeting is open to carers in the community, looking after a family member or friend, . […]

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Carer friendly organisations recognised

Four more organisations have had their activities to identify and support carers, including young carers and young adult carers, recognised by the awarding of the Carer Friendly Tick. Addenbrookes Outpatients Department in Cambridge, Cornerstone Practice in March, Alconbury and Brampton Surgeries, Norfolk Healthy Child Programme (0-19), and MTM Youth services in Norfolk have all been […]

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Grants available for young carers – apply now

We are pleased to offer support grants for young carers aged 15 and under across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, to be able to access similar opportunities to those of their peers. The Explore More! programme is made possible thanks to funding from the Pears Foundation, provided by Carers Trust to Caring Together to enable us […]

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After Umbrage visits The Meadows Family Carers Hub

After Umbrage visited our Family Carers Hub at The Meadows, Cambridge on 22 January 2018 as part of a programme of health and wellbeing events across the county’s hubs. “It struck me that they have more than just caring in common. They all demonstrated compassion – for one another and their loved ones.” Read the […]

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My Visit to Sainsbury’s for Charity of the Year

On Friday 5th August, I spent the day at Sainsbury’s in Cambridge raising money and awareness of carers. Carers Trust Cambridgeshire have just been voted as Coldhams Lane Charity of the Year. We are really excited to work with Sainsbury’s. They were a huge support for the Pride in Our Carers Awards in June and […]

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