Carers week 9 June to 13 June

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By EL

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Sun 1 Jun 2008 19:34

have not seen anything advertised but will let you know if i do xx

By diddy diane

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Sun 1 Jun 2008 20:32

In sunderland we are having info sharing at crowtree leisure center pamper and funday at aquatic center and a night at the dogs also there is ameeting at st. james park on the 14th to discuss the carers charter.

By Greebo

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Mon 2 Jun 2008 10:13

2 x 2 hours (on separate days) with strawberry tea.

The 1st one has lifting & moving safely, armchair exercise, and Crossroads, but can't get there because caree has eye appt.

2nd one has foot health, carers assessment, and Making Spaces (mental health).

Hmm... think I'll just stay home and buy a load of strawberries with the saved bus fare.

By Greebo

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Mon 2 Jun 2008 10:16

BTW Tricia and diddy diane (if you can get there)
you jammy So & Sos.

By coffee

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Mon 2 Jun 2008 10:22

hi for carers week
Monday- dropin sessions at carers centre 10-4pm in Wolverhampton

Tuesday- carers forum 7-9pm discussing direct payments

Wednesday and -Thursday information stands wednesday at the Wolverhampton mander centre Thursday at Bilston market

Friday CARERS DAY with events and activites at Bantock park
12 30 -1 30pm lunch
1 35-245 pmWolverhampton orpheus male choir
2 30-245pm ballon launch

carers week in Wolverhampton coffee

By Tricia

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Mon 2 Jun 2008 10:30

of course I will be there Greebo well this time round I will be as my son is still at school and I am making the most of the free time I have through the day. Mostly doing voluntary work in any spare time I do have.

This week my volunteering role is taking me out to the carers centre today and on wednesday shall be on a training day relating to my voluntary work. I also have to call into the office of another voluntary organisation to collect the life guard money for the swimming group which I run for children with ASD and their families; which reminds me must get more funding applications off to continue with these activities for families.

Don't know if I will be able to continue with the volunary work once my son leaves education so who knows I may be trapped for many years to come by then so making the most of it while I can.

It has only been the last three years I have been able to get out through out the day before that I was my parents carer and they were very demanding on my caring role.

If I was able to come and take care of your caree Greebo and give you a few hours off during carers week I would give up my outtings during carers week in knowing I was helping someone else.

By CHERYL THE PERIL

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Mon 2 Jun 2008 12:03

Hi Diddy Diane
That sounds interesting, can you tell us a bit more about the Carers Charter? Is that just for Sunderland or a nationwide Carers Charter?
Is it already written or in the process.

Cheryl x

By EL

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Tue 3 Jun 2008 08:15

Coffee where in Wolverhampton are you? this is my home town and all my family still live up there, one of my sisters is a informal carer for our sister and a formal carer for the elderly, she just doesn't take notice of any info on meetings etc (too busy!) so i will pass the info you posted on to her she lives in oxley but we were all (10) born and bread around the scotlands/bushbury area nice to have contact with a fellow wolf

By coffee

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Tue 3 Jun 2008 11:01

hi El I live not far from your sister etc in fact down the road in Bushbury myself I look after my mother who also lives in Bushbury

By EL

Re: Carers week 9 June to 13 June
Tue 3 Jun 2008 12:43

oh wicked i have one sister in elston hall lane, brother in old fallings lane by the school, and the rest scattered around, also had a sister in sandy lane but she just moved to Australia(without telling the family, charming) lol we could have walked past each other and never knew