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Find a bear in Carers Week

 

Find a bear in Carers Week

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The Carers and the bears

Published on Tuesday 31 May 2011 09:18

Once a year Carers Week is celebrated all over the country – and nowhere more so than in the Ribble Valley.

The area’s Crossroads Care team acknowledges the role carers play in looking after loved ones in their own homes and know how they value respite breaks.

So during the special week from June 13 to 19, there will be several events taking place either to raise funds or to promote the service.

Respite breaks for carers across the UK at a Caister–on–Sea holiday home

Run by Great Yarmouth and Waveney Mind charity
Edited by Jane Hill editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
Carers are being offered the chance to take–a–break beside–the–seaside in a holiday home that has just opened. The newly refurbished house at Caister–on–Sea, offers respite breaks for carers, and is run by mental health charity Great Yarmouth and Waveney Mind.
The three–bedroom holiday home is the first of its kind in the region and is available for rent by any person or family who cares for a relative and is need of a respite break. The holidays are specifically aimed at offering carers a break, though they can choose to bring those who they care for on the holiday too.

Money can grow on trees!

Charity is amazing Catalyst for change

2:15pm Thursday 26th May 2011

MONEY doesn’t grow on trees, but a Colchester charity has proved it can go a long way if spent and invested wisely.

More than 20 years after the sale of the old Oaks Hospital, in Lexden Road, hundreds of people are still benefiting from the money, thanks to the Colchester Catalyst Charity.