The CEO of Carers Trust Cambridgeshire, Dr Helen Brown, has scooped a prestigious national Third Sector Care Award in recognition of her outstanding headship over the last ten years and her significant contribution in the care sector. Dr Brown was presented with her award by Dame Esther Rantzen at the 3rd Sector Care Awards in London […]

Carers Trust Cambridgeshire is delighted to announce that our dedicated Young Adult Carer Ella McKenzie is to receive the prestigious Queen’s Young Leader Award in recognition of her outstanding caring and leadership role in the community. Ella, 20, has been the primary carer for her mother who suffers from fibromyalgia, a long-term chronic condition, as […]

Carers Trust Cambridgeshire has held its first Young Carers in Schools conference in the region to identify pupils with family caring responsibilities at home. It is estimated there are more than 2,000 young carers aged 5-25 in the region – as many as two pupils in each class. Identifying them early is vital to provide […]

Your opinions about drug and alcohol use could help local public health planners design better services for local people. You could win a £50 shopping voucher for taking part. Join one of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire’s five local focus groups to share your attitudes, experiences and opinions about drug use and drinking locally. This will help Cambridgeshire County […]

Hear from Dr Helen Brown, our CEO, and Carers Ambassador Richard Cross on Carers Rights Day.

Wheatfields Primary School in St Ives showed their support for BBC Children in Need this year by dressing as their childhood heroes. Having recently joined the Young Carers in Schools programme; as Carers Trust Cambridgeshire’s primary school trailblazer, Wheatfields Primary School’s BBC Children in Need activities followed the theme of Young Carers. In addition to Wheatfields […]

Carers Trust Cambridgeshire believes that many family carers could be missing out on vital information, including financial benefits, because they do not realise they are entitled to them. It is a message that Carers Trust Cambridgeshire is actively promoting in the run up to Carers Rights Day which is taking place on Friday, 20 November. […]

A Young Carers Policy and Development Officer, Tania Bingham, has been appointed by Carers Trust Cambridgeshire and Carers Trust Peterborough to identify more young carers in schools. It is believed to be the first appointment of its kind in the UK. It is estimated that there are more than 2,000 young carers aged 5-25 in […]

Author Dr Jane Hawking made a very moving appeal for improved support to be provided for family carers at the Carers Trust Cambridgeshire & Peterborough’s 30th anniversary event. She made seven key recommendations based on her experiences of 25 years as a carer for Professor Stephen Hawking which she says pushed her to the brink. […]

Carers Trust Makes Call to Action for employers to support staff with caring duties A call to action has been made to employers in the region to become role model employers by supporting staff who have caring roles in the home. Dr Helen Brown, CEO of Carers Trust Cambridgeshire, Peterborough & Norfolk, said  carer-conscious companies […]