The Princess Royal Trust Kennet Carers Centre

Caen Hill Locks, Devizes Kennet Carers Association provides help and support to a friend, neighbour or relative who could not manage otherwise because of frailty, illness or disability.

Get to know us by having a look in the above headings to find out who we are, what we do and how we do it.

"The most important thing Kennet Carers did for me was to show me that I needed to look after myself." (Carer)

"Kennet Carers gave me the opportunity to realise that I was not alone and to meet other people in the same situation." (Carer)

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New Image Day Out
... What a fun day this turned out to be. We were all asked to bring some old clothes or shoes which we could either swap or we had a choice of buying some clothes.Everyone got into the spirit of things...
14.04.08

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Carers' News

Brown pledges social care reform for elderly and disabled
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers was invited today to hear the Prime Minister launch his review of a care and support system for England. Without radical reform, the government admits that the care...
12.05.08

Keeping it in the family
Approximately one million children live with a parent who is dependent on alcohol, according to a report published during Alcohol Awareness Week in April by Alcohol Concern and The Princess Royal Trust...
28.04.08

Counting carers
After pressure from carers and carers charities, this month has brought some important steps forward in the campaign to ensure that carers are counted in the next census. Carers were included for the...
15.04.08

Life with Parkinson's: many carers lack support
Launching Parkinson's Awareness week, the Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) has published the results of the largest ever survey of people with Parkinson's and their carers. The research is based on...
07.04.08

Latest Discussions

SUDEP petition
This petition is running to get more research and information into SUDEP - sudden unexpected death in epileptics. Please sign it. petitions.pm.gov.uk
Greywolf - 13.05.08

Travel In Medway
Having just registered on the site,but already a carer with the PRT organisation(registered). I'd just like to mention about yet another deplorable decision by a council to squeeze more money from the...
Hamlet44 - 12.05.08

TO ALL COFFEE DRINKERS
including myself saw this on MSN yesturday Coffee has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease, and now research suggests that it may also cut the chances of developing dementia...
coffee - 08.05.08

fed up !!!!!!!!!!1
hi im mummy to hannah who has a heart problem she is 28 mths tube fed, and a handful, i live with my mum and things go well most of the time BUT her ideas and mine about the way i live my life are...
nicky4321 - 03.05.08

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