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.
Young Carers Summer Clubs
We have been fortunate to receive an Aviva Broker Community Fund award to provide activities for young carers during the school summer holidays. We will be holding free fun days between 10am to 3pm at the following dates and venues: 14th August - Acle War Memorial Recreation 15th August - Long Stratton High School 19th August - North Walsham Community [...]
Curtain Raiser for Young Carers
Four of our Young Carers are doing something really different this half term. They are practicing hard with the Rosie Kay Dance Company at Norwich Theatre Royal ahead of a performance of a brand new dance piece on Tuesday 4th June. The main Rosie Kay Dance Company will be performing the Ten Soldiers, a dance performance closely associated with and [...]
Are you juggling work with care?
There are nearly six million carers in the UK and three million of them are juggling work with care. To celebrate National Carers Week we have teamed up with Towergate Insurance Brokers to launch a new group for working carers. To find out what support is available and for the chance to meet with others in similar circumstances join us [...]
Trying something new
We love being able to give our young carers not just respite opportunities but the chance to try new things and have different experiences. This weekend, thanks to Offshore Adventures and funders, we were able to give some young adult carers the chance to try sailing - not just relaxing, but actually being the crew for the weekend. They boarded [...]
Countdown to the Virgin London Marathon
Back in November we introduced you to our Virgin London Marathon runner, Emily. Since then Emily has been on her marathon journey - full of training plans, fundraising, injury, finding ways to retain her fitness and has now started having the "marathon dreams" which we are assured is normal. During the past few months Emily has had great support from [...]
Exciting Opportunity
If you support young adult carers, aged 16 - 24 you may be interested in an exciting opportunity we have on offer. We have a limited number of spaces available for young adult carers on a sailing trip on Friday 12th April 6.00 pm until Sunday 14th 6.00 pm. The trip is fully funded, although the young person would need [...]