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Lets Create Art Packs 4th August 2020 Category: Young Carers Lets Create Art Packs We have joined up with the West Cumbria Cultural Education Partnership (Frame) to produce a number of art packs for young carers and their families. The “Let’s Create” packs will contain a selection of high-quality art supplies, along with a booklet full of creative activities for all the family. Read More Lets Create Art Packs
Young Carers Yoga 30th July 2020 Category: Young Carers Young Carers Yoga Our Young Carers project is running a series of online yoga sessions by instructor Jacqui Wallace. These sessions are designed to help young carers with stress and anxiety using a variety of yoga and mindfulness techniques. Although they are aimed at young carers anyone in the household can take part. Read More Young Carers Yoga
NEW Wellbeing Videos 8th July 2020 Category: General NEW Wellbeing Videos We know that the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the stresses that carers deal with every day. It’s likely this has also worsened due to a lack of social contact and time away from caring. Social distancing measures mean that we, as well as most other support organisations, have been unable to offer our normal get-togethers, trips and activities to provide a short break. Read More NEW Wellbeing Videos
Making Caring Visible 8th June 2020 Category: General Making Caring Visible It’s Carers Week, the annual campaign which raises awareness of caring. Carers UK recently carried out a survey to understand how COVID-19 is impacting carers. The resulting report, Caring Behind Closed Doors, showed that although unpaid carers are fighting the same battle as care staff and many of our NHS workers: they are doing it behind closed doors and with far less recognition. Read More Making Caring Visible
Calling on all young carers and young adult carers 5th June 2020 Category: Young Carers Calling on all young carers and young adult carers Calling on all young carers and young adult carers to take a survey on how you’ve been affected by Coronavirus. Carers Trust has launched a survey to find out how young carers aged up to 25 have been affected by Coronavirus, and what support they need. Read More Calling on all young carers and young adult carers
Volunteers Week Thanks 1st June 2020 Category: General Volunteers Week Thanks This Volunteers Week we want to share with you how thankful we are for the support our volunteers provide, both to the organisation and the carers we support. Throughout the week we will be sharing videos from staff members, volunteers and carers, each sharing their own perspective on the value of volunteering. Read More Volunteers Week Thanks
Young carers COVID19 questions answered 28th May 2020 Category: Young Carers Young carers COVID19 questions answered The Who Cares Campaign, working with Salford Primary Care Together, have created a series of videos designed to help Young Carers better understand COVID19. Each short film features Dr Clare Hindley answering young carers questions about the virus and it's impact. Read More Young carers COVID19 questions answered
Calling all Young Carers 14th May 2020 Category: Young Carers Calling all Young Carers The current lockdown has meant big changes to normal day-to-day activities: not going to school, not going outdoors much and not being able to meet up with friends. For Young Carers this also means less chances to have a break from your caring role. All of these changes can lead to more feelings of stress and anxiety. Read More Calling all Young Carers
Information for Carers in Cumbria During Lockdown 27th April 2020 Category: General Information for Carers in Cumbria During Lockdown We know that many families are finding it difficult to cope with their normal caring responsibilities during “lockdown”, and are unsure when they can and can’t leave their home.  We’d like to reassure people who fall into specific categories, that exercise more than once a day outside the home is acceptable. Read More Information for Carers in Cumbria During Lockdown
Thank you John 14th April 2020 Category: General Thank you John We are deeply saddened to hear that John Head has recently passed away. For more than 10 years John and the Rotary club of Workington have been an amazing source of support for the Young Carers Project. John was a lovely man who felt that young carers were amazing young people with responsibilities far beyond their years. Read More Thank you John
Young Carers Craft Kits 7th April 2020 Category: Young Carers Young Carers Craft Kits Due to COVID-19 we had to cancel our Young Carers Easter trips and activities. To help ease the disappointment, and pass the time until we can get together again, we are providing some activities for you to do at home. Working in collaboration with The Crafty Workshop we have arranged to have some craft kits sent out to Young Carers registered with us. Read More Young Carers Craft Kits
Coronavirus Update 23rd March 2020 Category: General Coronavirus Update Due to the coronavirus outbreak we have made some changes to our working practices in order to protect the carers that we work with and the vulnerable people that they care for.  In accordance with recommended government guidelines we have closed our offices in Cockermouth and our staff are now working securely and effectively from home. Read More Coronavirus Update
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West Cumbria Carers
Suite 7F
Lakeland Business Park
Lamplugh Road, Cockermouth
Cumbria, CA13 0QT
Charity Number 1119369
Registered in England No. 6123034
01900 821 976
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