[local organisation] is supporting this year’s Carers Week (14-20 June) by organising [event title].The event, which is taking place at [place] on [date] at [time], will be a [event details].
Carers Week highlights the vital work done by those who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled. This year, the theme for the week is ‘A life of my own’ and calls for greater recognition of carers who all too often feel isolated, lonely and pushed to the margins of society.
Along with many other events taking place across the UK, [event title] will help to support this hidden army of carers by [aim of the event].
[Name of event spokesperson] from [name of organisation] said: “Many carers in [local area] suffer due to a lack of understanding about what they do – some don’t even recognise themselves as carers. This has a real and negative impact on their health, finances, working and social life, and general wellbeing. Our [event title] is one of many activities and services that [local organisation name] provides to support carers who feel isolated.”
This year's Carers Week is supported by many famous celebrities with caring experience, including TV doctor, Chris Steele..
Doctor Chris said: “Many non-carers take
their free-time for granted, whether it’s going to the cinema or meeting with
family and friends. As a GP I have met many carers who have never received any
help or respite and I know how their own health and well-being has suffered as
a consequence and just how isolated they can feel. Who’s caring for the carers?
Change is needed at grassroots level and Carers Week is vital in raising
awareness and promoting carers’ issues.”
Other celebrities
supporting this campaign, all of whom have experience of caring, are: Cilla
Black, Sir David Jason, Lynda Bellingham, Jonathan Dimbleby, John Stapleton, Tony
Robinson, Phyllida Law and Julie Peasgood.
Carers Week is
organised by a partnership of 7 national charities: Carers UK, Counsel and
Care, Crossroads Care, Help the Hospices, Macmillan Cancer Support, Parkinson’s
UK,
and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
For more information about the events and activities taking place as part of Carers Week, visit www.carersweek.org or call 0845 241 2582.
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