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Eastgate Academy in King’s Lynn, has been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their work to identify and support young carers. Kerensa Healy, assistant principal – EYFS & KS1, said: “We are passionate about supporting the children and families of Eastgate and wanted to recognise the crucial role that […]
Read more...The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published a wide range of information videos for carers to support them to care for a family member or friend, safely at home. These cover topics including: Falls prevention Preventing pressure ulcers Nutrition and diet Coping with challenging/unusual behaviour (in relation to someone with dementia) These video-based resources are designed to help people look […]
Read more...Do you love reading? The first book for our new book club will be ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Osman. The first book club will take place on Thursday 4 February at 7pm over zoom. For more information about our book club and to sign up, please contact: bryony.wainwright@caringtogether.org You can buy the book to read here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0241988268?pldnSite=1 […]
Read more...We are pleased to announce Caring Together’s festive virtual ballon race winner. The winner of the £25 gift voucher Stephanie, who is employed by Maxine Lester Lettings and Property Management, who have had us as their charity of the year and who partnered with us for the successful Christmas Hamper appeal. The virtual balloon racing […]
Read more...Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust are developing plans for a new Cambridge Children’s Hospital. This hospital will integrate both physical and mental health and will be located on the Addenbrookes site in Cambridge. The trust is launching the ‘Cambridge Children’s Network’ and are giving young people, families and carers a chance to get involved […]
Read more...At Caring Together we are still supporting carers face-to-face. Restrictions due to coronavirus and the situations facing many carers, and the people they look after, mean we are not out about in the communities in the usual way. But we are still here to meet people face-to-face using online resources such as Zoom. If you would like to know more about how we use Zoom and how to get […]
Read more...At Caring Together, we are delighted to have a wonderful volunteer team. Our team is currently made up of 43 dedicated people who give their time and talents tirelessly to support carers. Their roles vary widely from Listening Ear volunteers to young carer group volunteers to providing IT support. We are grateful to have such […]
Read more...Peterborough United Foundation have been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Community, in recognition of their work to identify and support carers. Gill Wignall, Peterborough United Foundation CEO, said: “We are extremely proud of being awarded the Carer Friendly Tick Award. It is important to us, at Peterborough Utd Foundation, as it recognises […]
Read more...We are grateful to all of those who generously donated to our 2020 hamper appeal which went towards giving a Christmas hamper and other seasonal foods and goodies to young carers and their families. Working in partnership with Maxine Lester Lettings and Property Management, who pledged to match any donations made to the campaign and […]
Read more...Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are open during the festive period, including New Year’s Day. Whilst services will be delivered on minimal staffing, Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s phone lines and responsive services are available each day and messages checked frequently. See details below for Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s support helplines: Service Contact details […]
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