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2 Ways to Improve Your Wellbeing this Autumn

Posted on 29th August 2018 by Emma Tucker

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 →

Posted in Breaks, Health & Wellbeing, Information & Advice | Tagged activity, advice, BANES, bath, break, carers, carers centre, caring, charity, club, community, exercise, health, services, social, support, walking, wellbeing, yoga, young carers | Comments Off

Get Active for our 20th Birthday Sponsored Walk

Posted on 24th February 2016 by janine

February is drawing to a close and the nation is divided on the issue of health – while some people have tried and failed to lose weight in the New Year, others have given up their favourite treats for lent. … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got A Friend In Me

Posted on 17th February 2016 by janine

Loneliness is a growing problem in the UK, with more and more elderly people facing daily isolation. AgeUK reports that more than 2 million people aged over-75 live alone and over 1 million elderly people go for over a month … Continue reading →

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Our Support Group Project

Posted on 10th February 2016 by janine

Feedback from our carers is essential for all the work we do here at the Carers Centre. If we didn’t speak to carers about what they like and don’t like about our services, we wouldn’t know the best way of … Continue reading →

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My Young Carer Story

Posted on 3rd February 2016 by janine

Last Thursday was National Young Carers Awareness Day, which aimed to raise awareness of our amazing YCs and the unseen work they do every day. Last week we highlighted Joe Lomax, one of our fab YCs. This week, our blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Carer Stories, Young Carers | Tagged autism, autistic, blog, blogger, bro, brother, business, carer, challenging, charity, company, difficult, family, heart, holly, love, network, organisation, personal, service, sibling, social, stories, story, support, turrell, warming, worker, write, writing, young | Comments Off

‘January Trees’ – Our latest Arts Award evening

Posted on 20th January 2016 by janine

It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole week since our last Arts Award meeting with our amazing Young Carers! This fortnightly art club takes place at Woodlands and allows Young Carers aged 5-11 to explore loads of different creative … Continue reading →

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All dressed up and somewhere to go

Posted on 13th January 2016 by janine

Today’s post was written by one of our carers, Fiona Carr, who cares for her husband John. ‘Would you and John like to represent the Carers’ Centre at an Award Ceremony in London next week as a guest of the … Continue reading →

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