Monthly Archives: March 2012
Rare Spurs book on sale to raise money for Haringey carers
Spurs book worth thousands of pounds will be sold by the Mayor of Haringey
9:40am Thursday 22nd March 2012 in
A Spurs book worth thousands of pounds will be sold by the Mayor of Haringey to raise money for charity.
The hand stitched and leather bound book concerns the 125-year history of the club and includes exclusive interviews from key Tottenham Hotspur players.
The 50cm by 50cm book, which is the largest produced about the club, weighs more than 30 kilos and is 800 pages long.
How can technology shape the way we provide care?
Family and care service support for the vulnerable has yet to benefit from the technological developments of our modern world
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Madeleine Starr
Caring is going to happen to all of us; so is it time we dragged support for families who care into the 21st century?
For too long the work that carers do has gone unnoticed and unrewarded
Putting carers in the spotlight
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| Posted on 21 March 2012
Across the country there are more than six million people who give up their time to help loved ones. They might collect their medication, sort out their laundry, assist with managing their money or help them get ready in the morning. If you were to ask each of these six million about the support they provide, the vast majority would say they were just being a good relative, or neighbour, or friend. Very few would categorise themselves first and foremost as a carer.
