Carers Progress: free 6-week online course
Last changed: Thursday 14 January, 2021Our employment team, who are carrying on where our CReate project left off, are running a 6-week online course around wellbeing and work. The course focusses on building confidence, planning goals, job search and handling caring and working at the same time. The course runs weekly from Wednesday 24…
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Message for carers and other people we support – January 2021
Last changed: Monday 11 January, 2021
Carers’ Resource recognises that many of you will be feeling concerned and anxious after the announcement on 4 January that we are now in another lockdown. Carers’ Resource will continue to deliver services and offer support in any way we can. The telephone lines remain open between 08:30 and 17:00…
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Carers and Covid-19 vaccination priority
Last changed: Monday 11 January, 2021
At the end of last year the government updated the priority list for receiving a Covid-19 vaccination. In brief this advice recommends that carers who are in receipt of Carer’s Allowance or are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the…
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Using a PS4 or Xbox for remote learning
Last changed: Monday 11 January, 2021
In October last year William, a school student in Wales, posted a guide on Twitter explaining how to use a PS4 or Xbox games console to connect to online learning services such as Google Classroom and BBC Bitesize. This can be very useful if you don’t have a laptop or…
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Warning about vaccination text message scam
Last changed: Monday 11 January, 2021
The BBC report that fraudsters are sending out fake texts offering a Covid vaccine in an attempt to steal personal and financial information, police have warned. See the BBC news site for more.
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Christmas and New Year Opening
Last changed: Wednesday 23 December, 2020
Carers’ Resource offices will be closed on Thursday 24 December and also on the bank holidays (Friday 25 December, Monday 28 December and Friday 1 January). Our offices will be open as normal on other days. Normal for the pandemic anyway!…
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Carers Rights Day radio broadcast
Last changed: Monday 7 December, 2020
If you missed our BCB radio broadcast for Carers Rights Day, presented by Nafees Nazir and Carol Devine, you can catch it on BCB’s listen again service. The broadcast starts at about 17 minutes after some gentle exercises for older people. https://podcast.canstream.co.uk/bcb/index.php?id=55506…
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Choices Issue 113 – December 2020 out now!
Last changed: Tuesday 12 January, 2021In this issue: 25 years and a pandemicIndividual Service FundsCarers Allowance …and much more! Please let us know what you think and suggest content you would like to see in future issues. Choices 113 December 2020Download Visit the archive of recent Choices issues.
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Carers Trust Survey shows struggle of carers
Last changed: Wednesday 25 November, 2020
The results released this week of a survey carried out by Carers Trust highlight just how much carers can struggle to get support and with their finances. The results are available from the Carers Trust website but here are some of the headline figures: Only a tiny fraction (12%)…
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Covid 19 message to carers and other users of our services – November 2020
Last changed: Thursday 26 November, 2020
Carers’ Resource has continued to deliver services throughout the pandemic and is focussed on meeting the needs of our users during these difficult times. We offer support tailored to individual need and will agree with each person how we can best support you and keep everyone safe. This may be…
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