Carers Trust features prominently in the August edition of The Times Carer supplement. Support from The Co-operative via their Charity of the Year and our work with Young Adult Carers is the subject of several articles.  Thea Stein, Carers Trust Chief Executive took part in a Forum with prominent politicians and senior figures from other organisations […]

We would like to say thank you to the staff from The Co-operative Pharmacy Impington who raised £503 by holding a lucky number draw and a cake stall in the pharmacy. The prizes were donated by local businesses, staff and friends and the cakes made by staff and customers. The fundraiser was part part of […]

Does your GP care about carers? Nominations now open for Caring About Carers Awards 2013 Carers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who feel that they have been helped and supported by their GP or GP Practice are being encouraged to nominate them for a Caring About Carers award. Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire, a Network Partner of Carers […]

Pictures to Share Carers Trust supports thousands of people who care for those with dementia, and understand how difficult this can be. Our trading arm, Carers Enterprises, has formed a new partnership which makes available products to support carers in these difficult circumstances. Pictures to Share is the leading UK specialist providing books, DVDs and […]

Thank you to Waitrose Trumpington who have chosen CRCC as one of the green token recipients in July. Please support us if you shop there by dropping your token in our box. We will keep you posted on how much we receive.

Cllr David Underwood, the newly elected Town Mayor of Godmanchester, has chosen Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire as one of his Mayoral Charities for 2013-14. The Mayor’s charities are: Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire Help for Heroes Godmanchester Community Nursery We are delighted that Cllr Underwood has chosen CRCC and we will be working with him to increase carer […]

The Census 2011 figures regarding Young Carers came out yesterday revealing there are nearly 250,000 young people caring for family members nationally. One of the families who we support through our Young Carers Project was filmed for Channel 4 news.  We are delighted at the national coverage that Carers supported by Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire are […]

We would like to say a huge thank you to Sainsbury’s Huntingdon for choosing Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire as their Charity of the Year 2012-13. They raised a fantastic £1800 which we will use to take carers on a trip in the summer.

Carers Trust’s summary of the Queen’s Speech which relates to carers, inclduing a summary of the Bills which may be of interest to carers’ organisations. Queen’s Speech Briefing May 2013.

A really big thank you to the 131 members of staff from the Co-operative who completed a 10 mile walk and bike ride around Grafham Water on 5th May 2013 on behalf of Carers Trust, raising a wonderful £8,500. The event is part of the Co-op regional team’s support for Carers Trust and adds to the £66,00 […]