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Taking Care of Yourself 5^th October 2017 Category: Working Carers

Taking Care of Yourself

When was the last time you decided you would focus on your health rather than putting it on the back burner? It may have been a long time because it is difficult to juggle work, caring and everything else in life. This month it is time to focus on your health needs. Read More

Taking Care of Yourself

Christmas is coming! 4^th October 2017 Category: Adult Carers

Christmas is coming!

It’s time to start planning your present purchases and turkey tasting for the festive season. We have two carers Christmas events planned, our regular Christmas Shopping Trip in November and the annual Carers Christmas Lunch in December. Shopping Trip Thursday 16th November This year we are heading for Blackpool. Read More

Christmas is coming!

Goodbye nuisance phone calls and mail 28^th September 2017 Category: Working Carers

Goodbye nuisance phone calls and mail

How many times have you had an automated phone call about PPI or junk mail through your letterbox? They can be really frustrating but when you are caring for someone it can also be a big worry. They might sign up unwillingly to a scam or constantly receiving calls. Read More

Goodbye nuisance phone calls and mail

You shall go to the ball 22^nd September 2017 Category: General

You shall go to the ball

On Friday 6th October we are holding a Silver Ball to celebrate our 25th Anniversary. Why not help us celebrate by joining us for an evening of glitz, glamour, magic and music whilst enjoying a delicious three course meal? Caring Couple celebrating anniversary win tickets to the ball In the last newsletter we invited all our carers who were celebrating their own 25th anniversary, to enter a ballot for tickets to attend. Read More

You shall go to the ball

Workout At Your Work Desk 21^st September 2017 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

Health & Wellbeing MOT 14^th September 2017 Category: General

Health & Wellbeing MOT

Time for your Health and Wellbeing MOT! As a carer do you regularly put your own needs at the bottom of the priority list because your main concern is the person you care for? It is vital that you maintain your physical, emotional and mental health to enable you to continue in your caring role. Read More

Health & Wellbeing MOT

10 tips to tackle the distractions of working from home 14^th September 2017 Category: Working Carers

10 tips to tackle the distractions of working from home

The way we are working is changing at a rapid pace. Research shows that flexible working is set to be the main way of working within 70% of organisations by the end of 2020. One of the most popular methods is working from home. As many of you will know who have the opportunity to work from home, there are distractions everywhere! This week we have ten tips to help you be productive and make working from home, work for you. Read More

10 tips to tackle the distractions of working from home

Incredible donation from Freemasons 13^th September 2017 Category: General

Incredible donation from Freemasons

£10,000 cheque presentation from Cumberland and Westmorland Freemasons As part of their Tercentenary celebrations each group was asked to nominate a worthy local charity to receive a donation and the South West Cumberland Group chose us! Our Chief Officer, Sue Whitehead and Young Carers Project Manager, Michelle Watson were presented with the cheque at the Provincial Concert on 9th September. Read More

Incredible donation from Freemasons

Tips for a good nights sleep 6^th September 2017 Category: Working Carers

Tips for a good nights sleep

SLEEP. We all want it, we all need it and sometimes we crave more of it by pressing the snooze button a couple of times. Everyone is different with how they sleep, how many hours they need or what their sleeping pattern is. But we all know what a good night’s sleep can do. Read More

Tips for a good nights sleep

Our Great North Runners! 6^th September 2017 Category: General

Our Great North Runners!

Our team of runners will be taking part in the Great North Run at Newcastle on Sunday the 10th September 2017. Once again we have 4 runners who are generously giving up their time in order to complete a personal challenge to raise funds for us. Kat Jenkinson, Carla Fletcher, Isla Sinclair and Susan Watson will be running 13. Read More

Our Great North Runners!

Benefit Clinics 31^st August 2017 Category: Working Carers

Benefit Clinics

Benefits and application forms can be confusing and daunting. Applying for Attendance Allowance or it might be that you need to find money to support the person you care for with an adaptation for their home for example. It can feel like an added pressure onto your role as a carer and knowing the clock is ticking in the background can add to that. Read More

Benefit Clinics

Mindfulness Matters! 30^th August 2017 Category: General

Mindfulness Matters!

We regularly offer carers the chance to attend a free 8-Week Mindfulness Course. We wanted to find out what carers really think about these courses and how valuable they have found them in helping them to cope with caring and all the stress and anxiety it has thrown their way. Read More

Mindfulness Matters!

West Cumbria Carers
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Lakeland Business Park
Lamplugh Road, Cockermouth
Cumbria, CA13 0QT

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