Carer support groups have welcomed the inclusion of unpaid carers in the publication of new COVID vaccination advice. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) published an update on 30th December which includes unpaid carers in the Coronavirus vaccination priority list. The advice recommends that carers who
Read more →Make your Voice Heard! Tell HAIRE (Healthy Ageing through Innovation in Rural Europe) about your life as a carer in rural Rother Being a carer can be one of the most challenging roles people experience in life, and caring can often seem hidden from and under-appreciated by
Read more →Renaissance Legal are holding some online workshops about planning for the future of a disabled or vulnerable loved one. The workshops last for one hour and are followed by a Q&A session. For further information please find below the links to the booking page. Planning for the
Read more →We are very honoured to have been chosen as King’s Church 1066‘s charity of the year. Their online JustGiving fundraising page has already raised a fantastic amount for us, which will enable us to support even more unpaid carers. Thank you so much. If you would like
Read more →Our new newsletter has been posted and emailed out but, if you’ve not seen it yet, then take a look here. It’s a Christmas edition, full of lots of seasonal facts and recipes. If you’ve read it, we’d love to know what you think! We know that
Read more →We have just sent up a Text Donation service, providing another way that people can give funds to our charity if they wish. Texting CARERCOFFEE to 70085 will donate £3 to Association of Carers, and we hope people will find this a quick and easy way to
Read more →Following on from last year’s success, the children at Enjoycation (the school next to our office) have designed some gorgeous Christmas cards for us. If you would like to purchase some cards, then please download and complete the order form below. Please return your order form and
Read more →Carers are being offered the free flu jab to protect them from catching the virus and stop its spread to those they care for, who could become seriously ill and even die from catching the flu. The NHS is offering those who are the main carer for
Read more →This week is Trustees Week, and our trustee, Clive, has penned a message about his experience of being involved with the charity. “I have been a Trustee for Association of Carers for over 7 years. The role is voluntary, and brings me into contact with other volunteers
Read more →We are so grateful to Hastings Winkle Club who kindly donated £100 to our charity today. For obvious reasons they have been unable to carry out their usual fundraising activities this year, but still wanted to support local charities.
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