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Who Cares - Free Tickets 20th June 2019 Category: Young Carers Who Cares - Free Tickets Who Cares, a new documentary play about Young Carers, is coming to Rosehill Theatre on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st June at 7.30pm. The theatre have kindly donated 20 free tickets for both performances for Young Carers registered with West Cumbria Carers and their families. Read More Who Cares - Free Tickets
It's Carers Week! 10th June 2019 Category: General It's Carers Week! Our special week is here at last and we’re so excited about all the great things we have planned for the week. Tuesday Our events will kick off on Tuesday with a Spinathon at Workington Leisure Centre. There are 30 bikes available and the aim is to cycle 150 miles in 1 hour. Read More It's Carers Week!
8 Breakfast Recipes You Can Make The Night Before 5th June 2019 Category: Working Carers 8 Breakfast Recipes You Can Make The Night Before Morning can be a hectic time of day for working carers. Are you getting ready in a rush? Making sure everyone else is sorted for the day? Do you get a chance to eat the most important meal of the day? Or are you just grabbing a banana and two sips of coffee before you headi out of the house? Today we are looking at healthy and tasty recipes for breakfast that can be made the night before (and in some cases made on a Sunday night for the week ahead). Read More 8 Breakfast Recipes You Can Make The Night Before
Volunteers Week 30th May 2019 Category: General Volunteers Week DO you want to make a difference? Learn fresh skills? Make new friends? Have fun? Then why not try volunteering – here at West Cumbria Carers! To celebrate Volunteers' Week (June 1-7) we are taking the opportunity to thank our loyal volunteers AND to encourage new helpers to sign up. Read More Volunteers Week
Win Tickets to Sold Out Show 10th May 2019 Category: General Win Tickets to Sold Out Show On Tuesday 20th August Ian McKellen will be appearing at Theatre by the Lake in Ian McKellen on Stage. A highlight of the year, this much-anticipated event is a special fundraiser for the theatre. The date is part of a UK tour in celebration of McKellen’s 80th birthday. Read More Win Tickets to Sold Out Show
Carers Week 2019 8th May 2019 Category: General Carers Week 2019 Our Carers Week Activities Carers Week 2019 is taking place between 10th and 16th June, and the theme will be "Getting Carers Connected". We will be holding a number of activities throughout the Week to raise funds and awareness of caring. On Tuesday 11th June we will be donning our lycra for a Spinathon at Workington Leisure Centre. Read More Carers Week 2019
Be More Mindful 4th April 2019 Category: Adult Carers Be More Mindful As April is Stress Awareness Month it’s the perfect time to tell you about our upcoming Mindfulness sessions. It’s no coincidence that our logo features a juggler! Carers have to keep so many balls in the air at the same time – caring, employment, family, household chores, appointments, social life. Read More Be More Mindful
Workout At Your Work Desk 21st March 2019 Category: Working Carers Workout At Your Work Desk How many hours a day are you sitting at your desk? Unfortunately most people today when they are working are tied to their desk, which means reduced physical activity. On average we spend around 9.5 hours a day sitting and this means we have a sedentary lifestyle. Read More Workout At Your Work Desk
Getting a good nights sleep 19th March 2019 Category: General Getting a good nights sleep From time to time we can all struggle to get a good night’s sleep, however when you add in the responsibilities and stress that come with a caring role the struggle can become all too frequent. Like proper nutrition and exercise, sleep fulfils a vital role in keeping us healthy and happy. Read More Getting a good nights sleep
Fancy a fun night out? 7th March 2019 Category: General Fancy a fun night out? Time to spring clean your wardrobe and then restock at our next fashion show! For the third year in a row we will be running this very popular event. Taking place on Thursday 18th April, this year the runway will be springing up at Hundith Hill Hotel. Read More Fancy a fun night out?
Carers Champions in the workplace 22nd February 2019 Category: Working Carers Carers Champions in the workplace Carers Champions are a group of people bringing awareness of unpaid carers in their workplace and who can signpost people to us ensuring they get the right support and information for their current situation. You may not have heard of Carers Champions before but they are in several workplaces across West Cumbria. Read More Carers Champions in the workplace
Lasting Power of Attorney latest 19th February 2019 Category: General Lasting Power of Attorney latest Only six weeks left to take advantage of 2015 prices! Our fees must increase on 1st April. We have a range of services that can be accessed by email, telephone, post or in person, check out our offering and current prices here. If you have been watching Martin Lewis’ money programme, you will have seen him recommending LPAs again this week. Read More Lasting Power of Attorney latest
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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
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