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Peterborough Young Carers, Young Adult Carers & Siblings – Summer 2016 News

Summer activities for The Young Carers and Siblings of Peterborough A day of fun in the sun kicked off the activities in Peterborough with the first of our designated summer sessions here utilising the beautiful grounds of Thorpe Hall. Survival skills, safe tree climbing techniques and bug house making were some of the things included […]

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Carers Trust Cambridgeshire to launch new support for Young and Young Adult Carers

September sees the launch of two exciting new projects for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The first of our new support services will be launched online on the 15th September 2016 where a  member of staff will be available once a week at a dedicated time for young carers and […]

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Young Carers and Young Adult Carers News – Summer 2016

The summer activity programme has been fantastic for the YC/YAC services. Lots of activities and new experiences for carers across our areas and thanks must go to the teams for their hard work. We have also successfully delivered another bursary scheme for young carers and their families. The money was allocated really quickly and has […]

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Packed Summer Programme Launched for Young Carers in Cambridgeshire to Give Them a Break

Media invited to attend: Lady De Ramsey Garden Party Date: Tuesday 2 August 2016 Time: 11am-2 pm Venue: Abbots Ripton Hall, Huntingdon, PE28 2PQ A visit to the seaside, boat trip and garden party are just some of the events planned by Carers Trust Cambridgeshire for young carers it supports throughout the summer. The packed […]

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Young carers involved in NHS England project

As part of our ongoing work with NHS England, we have been asked to consult with our young carers and young adult carers on an exciting new animation project to increase the awareness of young carers. A Carers Trust Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Norfolk spokesperson, said: “We are really excited to be involved with this animation project […]

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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Peterborough Regional College held a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on two days during Carers Week. Penny Langley, Youth Worker, said “It was such a great two days event of Mad Hatters Tea Party, plus to be able to inform, students and staff to understand the role Young Carers on a daily basics. To have young […]

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Intergenerational Family Carers Picnic

The Young Carers team organised their first Intergenerational Family Carers Picnic and it was a huge success so we would like to thank everyone who supported us!  With 163 attending, not including staff and volunteers, it is safe to say it was a popular event.  The feedback was amazing, with all our families asking when […]

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#ThinkYoungCarer – A day in the life of a young carer

#ThinkYoungCarer was a 6 month funded project by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation with four specific aims: to raise awareness of carers across Huntingdonshire become more involved in the local community projects and activities get schools, colleges, GP surgeries, community organisations to think young carer identify more hidden young carers The project was led and developed by […]

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