News and Information

Local and national news items that may be of interest to carers as well as updates on policies, benefits, laws and other processes that may effect carers.

The benefits of digital

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Millions of people provide unpaid care for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem, or addiction, cannot cope without their support. These carers’ lives…
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Safeguarding Adults Week 2021

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Safeguarding Adults Week 2021 takes place from 15th-21st November 2021. It’s an opportunity for organisations to come together to raise awareness of important safeguarding issues, facilitate conversations and to raise…

Adaptive clothing donations

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A local charity, Embracing Age, is putting together clothing packs for care-home residents in need. It is requesting donations of adaptive clothing and other articles that are easy to take…

Carers Week 2021

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The theme for Carers Week 2021, which took place from 7th to 14th June was “Making Carers Visible and Valued” and from first conception at the Carers in the Community…

My Life TV

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My Life TV is the first not-for-profit video on-demand streaming service for people with dementia – it’s like Netflix for people with dementia. Created by award-winning charity My Life Films,…

THANK YOU

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We cannot thank you enough for all your support, time and donations. They help us provide our specialised service to young carers. A huge thank you to Selco Builders for…

A note to say farewell

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Adult carers support worker and workshop coordinator Tina is leaving Richmond Carers Centre after eight years to pursue a new career.  We wish her the very best of luck in…

The Hidden Disabilities sunflower

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The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower originated in 2016 when London Gatwick Airport asked “How can we recognise that one of our passengers may have a non-obvious disability?”. The answer was to…