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Caring for you
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Here’s how you can get 50% off Yoga Classes here in Bath
Hopefully, you’ve heard that the Carers’ Centre offers a free discount card to all carers living in BaNES and registered with us. If you haven’t heard, now you have! We sat down with one of our fabulous local businesses that … Continue reading
2 Ways to Improve Your Wellbeing this Autumn
by Lindsey Clay Update 18th September 2018: Due to demand we will now be offering an evening yoga and mindfulness 6 week course, venues and dates the same but with a 6.00pm—7.30 pm time slot. We are coming to the … Continue reading
Half of infant young carers under ten are suffering broken sleep to care for family members
Thursday 25 January is Young Carers Awareness Day (YCAD), a national day of recognition for the 700,000 young carers in the UK who provide care and support to family and friends who are disabled, ill, elderly or misuse substances. A … Continue reading
The YAC Bowling Night
Last month, the YC team treated some Young Adult Carers aged 17-24 (YACs) to a night of bowling at the Longwell Green complex in Bristol. Luckily, there were just enough of us to squeeze into our minibus, which was donated … Continue reading
Giving Something Back: Trudy’s Story
Trudy cares for her husband Mark, who has a hereditary eye condition and is registered blind. For many years Trudy “just got on” with caring for Mark, but eventually struggled with her own emotional and physical wellbeing. Trudy says “I … Continue reading
National Young Carers Awareness Day – 28th Jan
Tomorrow is National Young Carers Awareness Day, a national event aiming to inform the UK of who young carers are and the hidden struggles they face every day. Therefore today, we want to highlight one of our brilliant young carers, … Continue reading
The Care Act 2014
In our most recent Annual Survey, many carers requested information about the Care Act 2014; a new piece of legislation all about carers and who they look after. Last week, Carers Centre staff all took part in Care Act training, … Continue reading