 Your Latest News For Carers In East Lancashire. What's On in January:
What's on in January...  Coming Up This Month... Our Community Hub in Accrington is the location for a new peer support group for parents, starting in January. The first session will be held on Thursday 29th January between 10am till 12pm, and going forward will be held on the last Thursday of each month. The peer support group will be run by Evolve, if you'd like to find out more information you can contact Helen from PAC on 01282 227649  Our Understanding Dementia Course will be online during January, if you'd like to book a place and receive the link to access the course online, contact us by email [email protected]. This course is hugely informative, and also a fantastic chance to meet other carers to offer advice and peer support.  If you have treated yourself to a new device in the January sales, or you'd like to develop new skills on an existing device, we are running a digital support session on Wednesday 7th January between 11am and 1pm. The session is free to attend, but booking is essential, if you'd like to attend please contact us to book a place. The session will be run by Angela from our Participation & Engagement team, and she will be able to advise and put you at ease whilst you develop new skills. such as learning how to search for information online, download an app, etc.  Mind Lancashire are running a six week course in Nelson, starting in January. The course is available to members of the South Asian community, and is an opportunity for people to talk about their mental health and wellbeing. If you'd like to attend, please contact us to book your place. Our contact details are on the poster below.  Our charity shops are having a half price sale! From the 2nd till the 10th Jan visit one of our charity shops in either Accrington, Haslingden or Colne and pick up some fantastic bargains for half price. Be quick so you don't miss out! Shopping in our charity shops is a fantastic way to support us in our work with unpaid carers across East Lancashire. It's also a great way to shop ethically and help to create a circular fashion economy. We receive fantastic donations including dresses, coats, accessories and more, so you will definitely find a bargain. Don't forget to tag us on social media with a photo of your new bargain. We are looking forward to seeing what you buy #carerslinklancashire  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 December... This month we celebrated our Volunteers at our annual Volunteers Christmas party. This year we held the event in the beautiful surroundings at Haworth Art Gallery. Volunteers enjoyed a three course meal, entertainment and a chance to meet other volunteers from across the charity. Thanks to our volunteers for all you do!  Accrington Community Hub was full of festive cheer during our Dementia Café Christmas party. We enjoyed a lovely buffet prepared by our café team, and were entertained by the fantastic Inspire Choir, who sang plenty of classic festive tunes. At one point the whole café and shop visitors were singing along to Christmas tunes! Our Participation & Engagement Team organised a fantastic wreath making workshop in Townley for carers to attend. Attendees where shown how to make festive wreaths, which could also be used as a table decoration. It was great to see all of the creativity on display. Crafting is a fantastic way to take a bit of time for yourself, and can help boost your wellbeing. We organise different crafty sessions throughout the year, so have a look on our website, or on social media to keep up to date and book a spot. The Christmas Party for carers was held at Holmes Mill, Clitheroe this year, and what a fantastic afternoon. Attendees enjoyed a thoroughly festive time with party hats, a three course Christmas dinner and entertainment, and the event was finished off with dancing. We received lovely feedback about the event, and also Carers Link staff member Matt, who drove the minibus for the first time to transport carers to Clitheroe. Have a look at the video below which contains a compilation of some of the photographs taken on the day. Looks like a fun time was had by all!   Comments are closed.
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