We are currently putting together an exciting programme of events for Carers, employers and professionals throughout Gloucestershire to be involved with. We are looking forward to supporting Carers to feel valued and supported within the county.

Online Community Fayre - There will be a main log in room with additional breakout rooms where unpaid carers will get a chance to meet staff and trustees, hear talks on Carers Rights, attend dance and yoga sessions and much more.

Notice board in the reception area of both of our sites

A group of our male carers will be meeting for a coffee and a catch up!

Two of our DCA trustees who are health professionals, Dr Amy Baraniak and Dr Nohaid Ilyas will be delivering a wellbeing workshop. Amy and Nohaid will include beneficial topics and strategies focusing on wellbeing.

Sessions for all abilities - something to get you moving around and having fun! Take things at your own pace and exercise in the comfort and safety of your own home, along with other Carers online

Two of our DCA trustees who are health professionals, Dr Amy Baraniak and Dr Nohaid Ilyas will be delivering a wellbeing workshop. Amy and Nohaid will include beneficial topics and strategies focusing on wellbeing.

The aim of this interactive workshop is to share with you how breathing correctly can improve your health and help you to relax. After practising different breathing techniques, you will have the opportunity to practice and see how easy it is to combine breathing and meditation to achieve deep relaxation.

If you are confused by the benefits system or just want to know more about what you can claim this session will help. There will be a quick overview of benefits including means tested benefits and carers and disability benefits. There will also be a chance to find out more by asking questions and we’ll tell you how to get more help or advice if you need it. This session is being run by Welfare Rights.

Join us for three relaxed, fun sessions as we explore finding our most up to date voice and version of ourselves. Facilitator Em Whitfield Brooks will guide us through singing, working with our speaking voice and elements of meditation. It will be online and from the comfort of our own homes. The sessions aim to support us in feeling more at ease, confident and connected during these distanced times. When: Mondays 7, 14 and 21 June 10.45am to 12pm Booking: Please get in touch to book this online session

Kevin Hilton from G+E Wealth Management is offering carers free 75 minute independent financial advice telephone appointments. Independent financial adviser status means that the adviser is able to consider the whole market place when considering solutions for clients. Booking: please contact us to book on enquiries@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

York Menfulness is a men’s wellbeing group who support and promote men’s wellbeing. Menfulness encourages men of any age to come along to events and enjoy themselves, with the focus being on talking in a supportive and friendly atmosphere, with no pressure to share. Join us for an informal talk from York Menfulness to find out more. The session may be online, or a Walk and Talk depending on restrictions having been lifted. When: Wednesday 9 June 3 to 4pm Booking: Please get in touch to book enquiries@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

Join us at our friendly, free Carers Hub in Carers Week. Going for a stroll: we'll have a gentle, hour-long riverside walk meeting at Rowntree Park, on Wednesday 9 June 3pm and/or Thursday 24 June at 10.30am Please note the walks will be dependent upon restrictions easing as per the government roadmap The person you care for is welcome to come too.

Belinda-Jane Poulter, Director at Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors is offering free 30 minute telephone appointments for carers throughout the day, for advice on wills, probate and power of attorney. Booking: please contact us to book on enquiries@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

Come along to our Carers Week Speed Quiz. Suitable for all ages, this fast paced, smartphone pub quiz will be hosted by founder of SpeedQuizzing and Shed Seven drummer Alan Leach. Use your smartphone or tablet as a buzzer to take part online, and bring along any others in your household who’d like to join in. When: Thursday 10 June 7.45 to 9pm Booking: Contact us to book your place enquiries@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

This online session will be delivered by Not a Care in the World, to help us explore those challenging conversations we may have had with professionals. We will use examples that people attending the group bring, and discuss and practice ways to better communicate our needs in a supportive environment. When: Friday 11 June 10.45am to 1pm Booking: Please get in touch to book enquiries@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

We’d love for you to join us and celebrate the week at our events which can be found below. Some are virtual and we hope to see some of you in person!

We’d love for you to join us and celebrate the week at our events which can be found below. Some are virtual and we hope to see some of you in person!

We’d love for you to join us and celebrate the week at our events which can be found below. Some are virtual and we hope to see some of you in person!

Creative Mojo are delivering Art kits and conducting workshops in care homes to mark carers week.

Download and print our specially designed activity pack for care homes.

Milan Senior Welfare Organisation will be reaching out to unpaid carers by organising a health walk to promote good mental and physical health outdoors followed by a social distanced picnic and a blether. This giving them an opportunity to take a break, connecting with others to share their experiences and impact of caring responsibilities during COVID-19

Awareness stand at Honiton Tesco

Poem writing on Carers

1. What is a Will and why is it important? 2. What your Will can govern including legacies (to Carers Link, for example). 3. What is an LPA and why is it important? 4. Why it is important that a solicitor prepares the documents. 5. Court of Protection / contested Deputyship applications – consequences of no LPA. 6. Rights of Attorneys and Deputies. 7. Will & family disputes – consequences of no Will or LPA.

Learn more about YOUR rights as an unpaid carer, know where to get help and support when you need it. Having the right information at the right time can make all the difference.

Join us in our Community Garden to learn how to encourage bees, butterflies and other pollinators into your garden.

Join us on zoom for a fun game of bingo with some wonderful prizes

Come together and sing your heart out with some feel good songs.

Join us on zoom for an interactive ‘whodunnit?’ with Just Imagine UK. You will receive a pack to make notes on the night to make your case! The one closest to solving the case wins a prize.

Make yourself a cuppa and join us for an online chat. As a carer it’s important to take a little break and spend some time talking to people who understand what you’re going through.

Make yourself a cuppa and join us for an online chat . As a carer it’s important to take a little break and spend some time talking to people who understand what you’re going through.

Make yourself a cuppa and join us for an online chat As a carer it’s important to take a little break and spend some time talking to people who understand what you’re going through.

We're sending 10 carers a Bloom & Wild bouquet during Carers week to show that they are valued by the person who nominates them..

We will be trekking 13 miles of Hadrian's Wall in celebration of Carers Week 2021. With your personal challenge guide, you set off from the village of Wall and walk part of the biggest Roman artefact in the world! The challenge will visit some of the best parts of the Wall including the famous Sycamore Gap.