Recent Past Events
Art with a heart
An exhibition of paintings by John Lowrie Morrison, one of Scotland’s best loved contemporary artists, benefiting carers.
A percentage of the proceeds from the exhibition at the Kranenburg Fine Art Gallery in Oban will be donated to The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. The artist, who signs his paintings with the sobriquet Jolomo, is well known for his striking oil depictions of the Western Isles landscape.
The exhibition takes place from 16 October to 14 November. The gallery, at Star Brae & Stevenson Street, off Argyll Square, is open Monday to Saturdays from 9.30am until 5.30pm.
Sunday Jazz Brunch at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers invites you to the very special Sunday Jazz Brunch at the world famous Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.
World famous jazz singer Jamie Davis is performing at Ronnie Scott’s at exclusive musical event the Sunday Brunch organised by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers to raise money for the UK’s unpaid adult and young carers.
Broadcaster and journalist Sir Michael Parkinson is lending his support to the event which is taking place on 8 November from 12pm to 4pm and considers Jamie as “one of my favourite singers of old-fashioned blues”.
Guests will be treated to a champagne reception followed by a delicious Sunday brunch and an auction.
Download the flyer below:
Sunday Jazz Brunch flyer (322 KB)
Email dreiterbung@carers.org for further details.
The Big Fun Run 2009 – 5k runs across the UK - August to October
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers has signed up to be one of the official charities of The Big Fun Run. Runs are taking place across the UK from August through to October. Our supporters get a special charitable discount and will pay just £8.00 to register.
Get involved
To take part visit the Big Fun Run website and login (down at the bottom left of the screen!), enter your details and select The Princess Royal Trust for Carers as your chosen charity.
Dates and locations
Derby - 08/08
Liverpool - 09/08
Stirling - 15/08
Dundee - 16/08
Leicester - 22/08
Coventry - 23/08
Sheffield - 12/09
Leeds - 13/09
Cardiff - 26/09
Milton Keynes - 27/09
Edinburgh - 03/10
Glasgow - 04/10
Perth - 10/09
Aberdeen - 11/10
Once you register on the Big Fun Run website, our fundraising team will send you a welcome pack, tips for raising money and a running vest or t-shirt.
For more information please contact events@carers.org or 020 8498 7939.
Thank you and good luck!
Wednesday 1 July 2009
A team of caterers from Butlins walked from Brighton Pier to the Butlins holiday camp in Bognor to raise money for The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
The 26-mile walk took place on 1 July starting at 7am and Bob Freeman and the 13/15 team hope to complete their marathon in eight or nine hours. Bob and the team rose £3,000 for the Trust, which is Butlins' chosen charity.
! Thursday 11 June 2009
Royal event to raise money for carers
HRH The Princess Royal, President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, attended the RB Farquhar Summer Ball at Harthill Castle, Oyne, Insch, Aberdeenshire.
Hosted by Forbes Shand of RB Farquhar Holdings, and sponsored by Pipeline Technique Ltd, Norson Power and Westerton Ltd, The Royal Night at the Castle takes place at Harthill Castle on 11 June.
The funds raised by the event went to the Trust, which is the UK’s largest provider of support services for unpaid carers.
Sunday 7 June 2009
Footie fanatics five-a-side for carers
Staff from the popular coffee and music house chain Beanscene flexed their footie muscles for a five-a-side football tournament aimed at raising money for young carers.
The Beanscene and its sister organisation Fifi and Ally (the glamorous Glasgow-based wine bar and restaurants) set up its Hopes and Dreams fund to benefit The Princess Royal Trust for Carers’ network of young carers’ projects earlier this year.
The five-a-side tournament involved staff from the Beanscene, which has branches across Scotland, and young carers.
Saturday 6th June 2009
Care to Walk?
The London Thames Walk kicked off Carers Week on Saturday 6th June 2009 at 10:30am, as once again, hundreds of walkers pounded the streets of the Southbank in aid of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
In its fourth year, people of all ages walked 10 miles taking in the sights and sounds of London’s iconic river bank, starting and finishing outside City Hall. The Walk raised vital funds for the Trust to continue supporting and reaching unpaid family carers who look after a loved-one who is sick or disabled.
The Woman’s Weekly team supported the London Thames Walk 2009. Find out more about the magazine's partnership with The Trust.
24 Hours Carers Portrait Exhibition: 2007 - 2009
© Hannah Hills, 200724 hours is a series of portraits of carers, each one showing the carer seated on the sofa in their own home alongside the person they care for. First launched in 2007, the exhibition is touring museums and galleries throughout Scotland until 2009.
The portraits were taken by Hannah Hills, a rising young star in portrait photography, who says:
"One of the enduring memories from visiting everyone is the laughter and great sense of humour, often in very difficult circumstances. It was a privilege to be involved in this project and to see the work of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers at first hand."
View snapshots of a few of the portraits which will be on display: 24 hours: carers portraits
Check the exhibition schedule
For further information, please contact Patricia Hess on 07946 424 127
Gallery auction raises funds for PRTC: November 2008
The Leith Gallery in Edinburgh held a silent auction to raise funds for The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
One of the UK's leading galleries in Scottish Art The Leith Gallery is situated on the Shore at Leith.
Many of Scotland's established artists were represented at the gallery and their reputation extends to the discovery of exciting new talents.
Butlins parachute challenge for carers: November 2008
Imagine standing at the edge of an open doorway in an aircraft flying at 10,000 feet - the noise of the engines and the wind ringing in your ears with only the outline of distant fields below.
Now imagine leaning forward out of that doorway and letting go - falling forward into the clouds, diving down through the air as you start freefalling at over 120mph!
Well Michael Tonks and a team of very brave staff from different departments at Butlins Minehead did just that and parachuted to raise fund for carers.
Most did the jump tandem (with a qualified instructor) but there were four who did the jump solo.
Please help them to make a huge difference….you can donate through their Justgiving page at http://www.justgiving.com/michaeltonks.
Adam Burchett who works in catering at Butlins Bognor Regis was joined by a colleague on 28 November for the ultimate adreninline rush as they skydived to raise funds for carers.
Exhibition held in aid of The Trust: November 2008
The Leith Gallery in Edinburgh hosted a special exhibition in aid of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
The exhibition included work from a number of established and recently graduated Scottish artists from a range of disciplines.
Jan Morrison, owner of the Leith Gallery kindly donated ten percent of all sales from the exhibition to help us support carers.
Exhibitors include Deborah Phillips, James Somerville and Alastair Fiddes Watt.
The exhibition was open to public view from Monday 3rd November 2008, until Saturday 22nd November 2008.
BUPA Great South Run: October 2008
Butlins is The Trust's Charity Partner and all of their staff are working round the clock to support the issues unpaid carers face 24/7.
Hannah Jones who works at Butlins dusted off her running shoes and trained hard to take part in The BUPA Great South Run to raise funds The Trust.
The BUPA Great South Run is Europe's premier 10 mile running event and took place in Portsmouth on Sunday 26 October 2008.
Official Charity of the Big Fun Run: September/October 2008
No matter who you are you can vote with your feet to help carers.
Are you an elite endurance athlete or does running the tap leave you breathless? Few of us are as fit as we would like to be. But we all feel a little envy when we see the charity runners in events like the Flora London Marathon earning the adulation of thousands of spectators by overcoming exhaustion and self-doubt to cross the finish line. Well done to everyone!
The Tour de Butlins Cycle Challenge: 1 - 6 June 2008
Well they did it!!! The amazing team of cyclists from Butlins are no longer “novices” having completed the 479 miles between all three Butlins resorts.
Having endured torrential rain, blistering sunshine, the wrath of a few motorists and “Cow Poo” our heroes completed the six day challenge in one piece, albeit a tad “saddle sore”. You can read all about their adventures on the tour blog.
En route the team visited three Carers Centres at Sandwell; Gloucester and Salisbury so a big thank you to all the staff, carers, local dignitaries and guests who turned out to support the team and carers.
Thanks also to the extremely generous support of teams at Butlins Resorts as well as our sponsors Profero; Coca-Cola; Garmin; Morrisons; VK Vodka Kick; Atlantic Foods; IHG Hotel Group
The team are well on their way to raising a whopping £20,000. And you can still help them to reach their goal. Click here to sponsor them.
Olympic and World Champion rower and cyclist Rebecca Romero has also offered her support: Olympian takes time out from training to support carers
Please dig deep and sponsor the Butlins team
OR call Pam at the Butlins Accounts Team on 01442 203665 quote The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and pledge with gift aid
OR send a cheque, making it payable to Butlins. Please complete a gift aid form to add 28%