News
Welcome to our news page. We’ll keep you up-to-date with what’s happening across the organisation and for carers in your area. Whether you are new to caring, or have been looking after someone else for some time, you’ll be able to find out about information, advice and support for you – and find someone else to talk to who understands your situation.
Christmas opening
Everyone at Norfolk Family Carers would like to wish to all our Family Carers, Funders, Supporters, Colleagues and Friends best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Our office will be closed from Monday 24th December and will reopen at 9.00 am on Wednesday 2nd January.
New fun experience for our Young Adult Carers!
Thursday saw twenty excited young carers gathering at Norfolk County Snow Sports for this years Christmas activity, Tubing! Many of them had never heard of tubing before Vikki, Claudia and Hayley, their support workers, suggested it as a different activity option they may like to consider . Once they understood what it was they were all keen to give it a [...]
Pharmacy Christmas Opening Hours
Useful information if you need a prescription over the Christmas/New Year holidays
Are you a member of the Co-op?
If so you may be able to help us. We have been told we are one of the local projects selected by members to be supported by the Co-op Local Community Fund. This is brilliant. Co-op members can choose which cause they support and then 1% of what they spend on Co-op branded products will go towards the chosen project. We are [...]
“It made me think I would like to work with aeroplanes”
One of the key aims of our Transitions service for Young Adult Carers is to help young people reach their full potential and achieve their goals and aspirations. Caring for someone can make it challenging to remain in education, training or to find employment opportunities with carer aware employers. Giving the young people the chance to explore different career options [...]
Meet our Virgin London Marathon Runner
We are really pleased to introduce you to Emily Capps who will be running the Virgin Money London Marathon for us next April. We selected Emily as our runner following an online application process. Her application impressed us, especially when she told us that the chance to complete the London Marathon would fulfil a childhood dream; one she had always considered impossible. Emily said [...]