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Latest news and updates from West Cumbria Carers
Get your free flu jab
2
nd
October 2020
Category:
General
That familiar chill in the air acts as a reminder to all carers that it is time, once again, to get your FREE flu jab. While flu causes mild illness in most people, some people can develop potentially serious complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia.
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Calling all unpaid adult carers
23
rd
September 2020
Category:
Adult Carers
Calling on all unpaid carers to take a survey on what support you need in your caring role! Carers Trust has launched a survey of unpaid adult carers to find out what support unpaid carers need from government. The survey also asks how social care reform could support carers more effectively.
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We are seeking Trustees to join our Board
14
th
September 2020
Category:
General
What are Trustees? Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a very important role by making sure the charity is run in the interests of the people it is there to support. Our Trustees ensure we have a clear strategy, and that the work we do will help us achieve our vision: “It is the organisation’s vision that unpaid Carers in West Cumbria have full access to services to support them in their caring role, fulfil their own needs as individuals and have services in place to help them move forward when their caring role comes to an end.
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Young Carers Art Exhibition
8
th
September 2020
Category:
Young Carers
As our usual Young Carer trips and activities cannot currently take place we decided to offer something fun that could be enjoyed at home. We sent out Craft Kits during lockdown and more than 150 Let’s Create Art Packs over the summer holidays. We’ve had some great feedback about the packs and some incredible artwork has been produced.
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Lets Create Art Packs
4
th
August 2020
Category:
Young Carers
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.
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Young Carers Yoga
30
th
July 2020
Category:
Young Carers
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.
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NEW Wellbeing Videos
8
th
July 2020
Category:
General
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.
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Making Caring Visible
8
th
June 2020
Category:
General
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.
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Calling on all young carers and young adult carers
5
th
June 2020
Category:
Young 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.
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Volunteers Week Thanks
1
st
June 2020
Category:
General
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.
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Young carers COVID19 questions answered
28
th
May 2020
Category:
Young Carers
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.
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Calling all Young Carers
14
th
May 2020
Category:
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.
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