Author Archives: Maureen

Winchester supermarket rewards young carers

September 6, 2011   Carers, young carers

THERE’s nothing negative about this group of ‘hoodies’.

12:00pm Tuesday 6th September 2011

 

 Winchester Young Carers wear their hoodies with pride, with Andy Meechan (left) and Sarah Bowditch (right)


Sainsbury’s Winchester branch invited members of Winchester Young Carers to their shop in Middle Brook Street to present them with special hoodies.

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Family carer scooped £1million prize

September 5, 2011   Carers

Stunned Kev wins spin No2

By LOUISE HOPE

STUNNED Kevin Cartwright could hardly speak last night after he also scooped the £1million prize on the second night of Red Or Black.

The carer, 44, repeated “unreal, unreal, unreal” as he followed Saturday’s winner Nathan Hageman by spinning red on the giant roulette wheel.

 

 
Speechless … Kevin Cartwright with Ant and Dec
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Families and carers of Alzheimer’s Sufferers came together to take part in an annual walk

September 4, 2011   Alzheimer’s, Carers
Published: 04/09/2011 16:59 – Updated: 04/09/2011 17:20

Memory Walk a huge success

 
 
Alzheimer’s Society’s Cambridge Memory Walk at Milton Country Park

Families and carers of Alzheimer’s Sufferers came together to take part in an annual walk, supported by the News, to raise awareness and money for research into the disease.

Hundreds of people took part in the Alzheimer’s Society’s Cambridge Memory Walk at Milton Country Park on this morning (Sunday), many setting off early to beat the rain.

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