 What's On in July:
What's on in JULY...  Coming Up Soon... To celebrate the lovely sunny weather we've added a selection of delicious summer specials to our Accrington café menu. The new items include a banana split, salad plates, and a selection of cold drink specials. All of our new items can be enjoyed in our beautiful garden space with plenty of outdoor seating available. From Monday 6th July we will be changing our café opening hours to the following times: Mondays - 9am - 3pm Tuesdays - 9am - 3pm Wednesdays - 9am - 3pm Thursdays - 9am - 3pm Fridays - 9am - 3pm Last orders for hot food at 2pm. Don't forget to tag us in your summer treat photos on social media #carerslinklancashiresummerspecials #carerslinklancashiresumermenu  We will be holding another session for our popular Moving and Handling course on Tuesday 7th July at Hodge House, Nelson 10am - 12pm The course is beneficial to anyone who's caring role involves helping to move someone, making sure you learn the skills to move someone safely. The course is for any carers registered with Carers Link Lancashire. To book your free place you can complete an online booking form on our website Moving and Handling Course | carers-link-01 or email [email protected] for more information.  Our Lakeland Caravan is now open for bookings! Located in the beautiful Lake District, our caravan sleeps 6 people, and has a spacious kitchen / living area. Lakeland Haven park has plenty of activities and events for your to enjoy. Including an outdoor swimming pool, adventure playground, bike hire and more. During July and August we have availability on the following dates: 27/07/2026 - 31/07/2026 (4 nights) £440 17/08/2026 - 21/08/2026 (4 nights) £440 21/08/2026 - 24/08/2026 (3 nights) £410 24/08/2026 - 28/08/2026 (4 nights) £440 28/08/2026 - 31/08/2026 (3 nights) £410 31/08/2026 - 04/09/2026 (4 nights) £440 If you're interested in booking a holiday at our carers caravan, or you'd like to find out a bit more information, get in touch and our team can help: Call: 01254 387444 email: [email protected] We will ask you for a £50 security deposit when booking and your booking includes a Privilege discount card which will entitle you to 15% off bars, restaurants and shops, and 50% off sports and leisure activities. find out what's on offer. Our next in person Understanding Dementia course will take place on Friday 17th July, 10:30am - 3pm at Accrington Community Facility, 54-56 Blackburn Road, Accrington, BB5 1LE To book your place visit our website and book online, or email [email protected] We've received fantastic feedback from previous attendees of the course, including: “Understanding dementia empowers better care. The more we understand, the better we connect.” The course will provide you with information, and also help you to gain the skills to support you with your caring role.  Our next Cygnet Autism Training Course will be held in Clitheroe, starting in September. The course has been designed by Barnardo's in collaboration with carers. We ask that when you sign up you commit to attending on all six sessions. The course is a fantastic chance to meet other carers for someone with ASD, and share support and advice. We have received this lovely feedback from a previous attendee: "Very beneficial, helped to know I'm not alone with this journey" To book a place visit our website Cygnet Autism Course | carers-link-01  We are partnered with Spectrum CIC to run a monthly peer support group for carers who identify as LGBTQIA+. Join us on the third Wednesday of each month, 10:30am - 12pm at Spectrum Inclusions base at the back of The Whitaker Museum, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall to meet new people, and share advice to support one another.  Our friendly Welfare and Benefits Officer will be holding a drop in advice session for carers at our Carers Link Lancashire Charity Shop on: Tuesday 28th July 1pm till 5pm 59 Market Street, Colne, BB8 0LL Advice and support is available for attendance allowance, carers allowance, PIP, Disability living allowance for children and pension credit. There's no need to book a session, just drop in on the day.  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 June.. June was a very busy month at Carers Link Lancashire as we celebrated Carers Week and held our Silver Jubilee Garden party. Our Participation and Engagement Team held a series of exciting activities and daytrips for carers, including a trip to Liverpool Docks, Bolton Abbey, a relaxing sound bath, and an Afternoon Tea and Boat Ride at a secret location. Here are some photographs from throughout the week. If you're registered as a carer with Carers Link Lancashire and you'd like to book onto one of our activities keep an eye on our social media or have a look on our website for upcoming events Activities, Events and Courses | carers-link-01 This years theme for Carers Week was Building Carer Friendly Communities and we demonstrated this at our Silver Jubilee Garden party. Although it rained heavily throughout the day we didn't let that stop the fun and simply moved into our café and community hub space. Here's a video clip with some photos from the day, as we were joined by the local community to enjoy a delicious buffet, speeches, and entertainment. Volunteering At the beginning of June we celebrated Volunteers Week with a range of activities to promote our volunteering programme, and a party to thank our volunteers for all of their hard work, time and support they provide to our organisation. Our Volunteer Coordinator, Niamh held a series of drop in outreach sessions at venues across East Lancashire, including Haslingden Library, a Volunteer fair in Colne and our Accrington charity shop. We finished the week with a huge party which all volunteers were invited to. Attendees enjoyed a delicious buffet, and entertainment was provided by a magician who kept everyone amazed. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering with Carers Link Lancashire, you can complete on online application form on our website, Register as a Volunteer | carers-link-01 or email [email protected] for more information.  Fundraising Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for our Giant Jubilee Prize Draw, we raised a whopping £1,559.47 for our work supporting unpaid carers across East Lancashire. Congratulations to all of the winners, we've contacted everyone who won by either email or telephone, but we are just waiting to hear back from a couple of people so please check your emails. We'll be announcing our new upcoming fundraising events soon, so keep an eye on our social media. Congratulations to our Lead Participation and Engagement Officer, Angela, who raised an amazing £620 with her sponsored silence earlier this month. You may have spotted Angela on our Facebook live as she started her challenge and the countdown to the end of the challenge. You did fantastic Angela, well done! If you'd like to attempt a fundraising challenge of your own and raise funds for Carers Link Lancashire, get in touch and we will advise you and promote your fundraising challenge. Email our fundraising inbox for more info: [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!  What's going on in your local community...     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 Comments are closed.
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