Young people supported by Carers Trust Cambridgeshire have been told they will be able to help shape the organisation’s future strategy to ensure it meets their needs. The pledge was made when young carers were invited today (28 January) to a Takeover Challenge at Carers Trust Cambridgeshire’s head office in St Ives to mark national […]

Carers Trust Norfolk are supporting Young Carers Awareness Day on Thursday 28th January 2016 when they hope to identify hidden young carers in the region.  Senior figures working in social care in Norfolk will participate in a debate with young carers to mark the key day. The national day is in recognition of the 700,000 […]

Carers Trust Cambridgeshire supports Young Carers Awareness Day Young Carers Quiz CEO in ‘Takeover Day’ Carers Trust Cambridgeshire & Peterborough are supporting Young Carers Awareness Day on Thursday 28th January when they hope to identify hidden young carers in the region. The national day is in recognition of the 700,000 young carers in the UK […]

  A dementia group run by Carers Trust Norfolk in Scratby has been given a £440 cash boost. The Wednesday Club, which recently moved to new premises at All Saints Parish Hall, Beach Road, has been presented with a £250 cheque from McColl’s store in Magdalen Way, Gorleston. During December the club also raised more […]

Emma Hamilton, who usually gives unpaid family carers a break through looking after their loved one for Carers Trust Norfolk, has fulfilled a dream to help disabled children in a poverty stricken region of Uganda. She spent two weeks in Africa as a volunteer, helping to construct two purpose built classrooms to enable children with […]

Working positively in Norfolk We have restructured services after taking over Care and some Young Carers  support services in Norfolk from Crossroads Care East Anglia last autumn. In the next few weeks we will open a new office in Swaffham to serve West Norfolk, and our new office in Ketteringham will cover North East Norfolk, South […]

Treat a Family Carer to a Respite Break after Christmas If carers wrote a wish list to Santa, the chances are that top of the list would be – TIME to themselves.  TIME for guilty pleasures.  TIME to have relax or have fun. Being a family carer can be a solitary experience, and never more […]

New Year Message from Adam Rowles, Chair of Trustees for Carers Trust Cambridgeshire   During the course of 2015 we saw the introduction of statutory rights for carers for the first time – surely a huge step forward in terms of raising the profile and recognising the contribution of unpaid family carers? Overshadowing this step forward, […]

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Kind hearted staff at Carers Trust Cambridgeshire donated more than 200 festive treats to make a dozen bumper Christmas hampers for families they support. The Young Carers and Young Adult Carers teams were looking at ways to support some of their families. They appealed to staff to bring in an item or two to make […]