 What's On in September:
 Coming Up Soon... Are you a Young Adult Carer registered with Carers Link Lancashire? Keep an eye on your emails, we have sent out a survey asking for your opinions on the types of sessions you would like us to provide. Join the conversation by completing our survey and be entered into a draw to be in with the chance to win £20.  Our Participation and Engagement Team will be at Mount Zion, Earby, to chat to you about how we can support you in a caring role. If you are an unpaid carer in the local area, Angela will be there to let you know about the following: Your rights to a Carers Assessment Information on Respite (short breaks) Aids and Adaptations to Your Home Access to Benefit Advice Grant Support Peer Support Course and Activities For you as a Carer Mount Zion, Earby Wednesday 2nd September 1pm - 3pm  Cohens Chemist will be visiting Carers Link Lancashire in Accrington, on Wednesday 28th October, 10am - 3pm, to hold a drop in 1-1 support session in our information hub around the 5 Rights of Medication, including: Right Person Right Medication Right dose Right route Right time Our Participation & Engagement Team will also be visiting Cohens Chemist, Oswaldtwistle, in October during their Flu & Covid vaccination clinics, and will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about caring and the support Carers Link Lancashire can provide: Saturday 3rd October - 9:30am - 12:30pm Saturday 10th October - 9:30am - 12:30pm  We've updated the Carers Caravan page on our Carers Link Lancashire website to include a new calendar showing the dates our carers caravan is available to book and the prices for those dates. We'll be keeping this page updated as dates are booked. If you're interested in booking a holiday at our caravan in the beautiful Haven Lakeland site, there is also information on the page on how to book your holiday. We have several dates available in October for you to book: 5th - 9th October (4 nights) 12th - 16th October (4 nights) 19th - 23rd October (4 nights) 23rd - 26th October (3 nights) 26th - 29th October (4 nights) Carers Link Lancashire/Health and Wellbeing/Carers Caravan  We have 2 places available to book on our Curling Trip on Wednesday 9th September. We will be visiting an Olympic sized curling venue in Preston to try the hit sport from the winter Olympics. There will be minibus collection available from either Accrington or Burnley. To book a place simply click this link and complete an online form, you will then be contacted to let you know if you have a place. Tickets are £7 per person Activities, Events and Courses | carers-link-01  For more information about our Carers activities, cafes and courses please call 01254 387444 or email [email protected], [email protected] Contact Us What we've been up to in August.. Our Young Carers visited Blackpool Zoo, which provided the young people with an opportunity to take a break from their caring responsibilities and meet new friends. Watch our video below to find out which animals some of our young carers were looking forward to seeing. Our Young Carers team are once again accepting referrals for young carers in the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley area. If you work for a local organisation and you'd like to find out about how our team support young carers, and how you can identify a young carer, get in touch and we can organise a visit. To celebrate the Soapbox Challenge which was organised by Amazing Accrington...…we opened on a Saturday! Our Accrington charity shop and café were open and to join in with the festivities we set up a hotdog stand for visitors to enjoy a pitstop. We enjoyed a busy day in the shop and the town was buzzing with activity. Charity Shops Did you know our charity shops have social media accounts where they promote news and updates from the shops, and let you know about any interesting donationed items they have for sale. Follow us on Instagram to keep updated: @carerslinklancscolne @carerslinklancshaslingden @carerslinklancsaccrington5456 Follow us on Facebook: @54/56 - Carers Link Lancashire's Community Facility @CarersLinkLancashireColne @CarersLinkLancashireHaslingden Volunteering We have exciting news this month....our Accrington charity shop will begin opening on Saturdays!! We will be open from 10am - 3pm for you to browse and purchase preloved bargains. To support the shop with their new opening hours we are looking for retail volunteers to help sort donations, welcome customers, tidy shelves and complete sales using the cash register. To find out more contact our Volunteer Officer by email [email protected] or visit our website to complete an online form Register as a Volunteer | carers-link-01 Fundraising Joe is fundraising for us! On Sunday 13th September, Joe will be running the 13.1 miles from Newcastle City Centre to South Shields for the annual Great North Run. Here's Joe's story about why he has chosen to support our charity by raising funds to support our work with unpaid carers across East Lancashire: “Carers Link is a Charity that I’ve been involved with for around 10 years as a volunteer, fundraiser and employee! It’s a wonderful charity that helps so many people in the East Lancashire area and hopefully I can raise plenty of money to support them!” You can donate to Joe's Just Giving page vis this link: https://www.justgiving.com/page/joe-duckworth-2?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL Good luck Joe! If you'd like to fundraise for us, have a look on our fundraising page on our website for ideas and information on how to get involved: https://www.carerslinklancashire.co.uk/fundraise or email us [email protected] We have a monthly 500 Club Lottery here at Carers Link Lancashire and we now have availability for new people to join. There's a guaranteed three prizes to be won each month, and its only £10 per month to play. All proceeds after the prize money has been deducted, go towards supporting our work with unpaid carers across East Lancashire, providing services and support. If you'd like to find out more information you can email us via [email protected], or, you can register via our application form on our website. Once you have registered to join we will send you a membership pack and your lottery number. One of our winners from our January draw let us know just how much playing our lottery means to her: "It was a lovely surprise winning on the Club 500 lottery with Carers Link. I've been involved with Carers Link for around 12 years now, so it's good to know some of the money I pay monthly goes back into supporting Carers like myself." Play to win and join today!    Useful Contact Numbers:
The Carers’ Hub Lancashire 0345 688 7113 (Monday –Friday 8:00am – 5pm) Carers Help and Talk (CHAT) Line 0333 103 9747 Social Care (24 hour service) 0300 123 6720 NHS 111 Service for non-emergencies 111 NHS Carers Direct Helpline 0300 123 1053 Care Navigators (Booking Respite) 0300 123 670 Lancashire Advocacy Hub 0330 0022 200 Lancashire Care (NHS) Wellbeing and Mental Health Helpline 0800 915 4640 Carers UK Advice Line 0808 808 7777 Alzheimer’s Society Nation Dementia Helpline0333 150 3456 Age UK Lancashire 0300 303 1234 Job Centre Plus 0800 055 6688 Text phone 0800 023 4888 Just Good Friends 07557734233 Welfare Rights 0300 123 6739 Attendance Allowance Helpline 0800 731 0122 Text phone 0800 731 0317 Blue Badge Applications 0343 100 1000 Carers Allowance Unit 0800 731 0297 Text phone 0800 731 0317 Disability Living Allowance (if you born on or after 8th April 1948) Helpline 0800 121 4600 Text phone 0800 121 4523 Disability Living Allowance (if you born before 8th April 1948) Helpline 0800 731 0122 Text phone 0800 731 0317 Personal Independent Payment Enquiries 0800 917 2222 Text phone 0800 917 7777 Contact Us Comments are closed.
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