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‘Rain to Rainbow’ event encouraged local carers and their families to turn rain, their illness, into rainbows
Carers form a human rainbow to mark their family’s achievements
8:20am Thursday 1st September 2011
HUNDREDS of carers teamed up to create a human rainbow to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Silver Jubilee Bridge.
Wearing caps and t-shirts in the seven colours of the rainbow, they held hands, linking both sides of the famous landmark.
Organiser Dee Graal, development co-ordinator of Widnes and Runcorn Cancer Support Group, said: “It was really emotional.
“There was a great buzz and so much excitement. It was fantastic.”
Tory benefit changes leave child carers £3.5k a year poorer
Axing disability “premiums” could leave 25,000 people around £70 a week poorer, said the Children’s Society.
The Government claims carers will be compensated by other increases, but not all will qualify and there is no guarantee benefits will keep pace with spiralling prices.
Help young carers get to and from support groups across West Norfolk
It’s a big weekend for our carers’ appeal
Sedgeford Flower Festival at St Mary’s Church. Janet Frost (left) and Liz Plumb work on the Van Gogh Sunflower display
A MASSIVE £7,725 has been raised for the Lynn News Young Carers’ Appeal – and the Bank Holiday weekend looks set to add even more to the kitty.
