We are so excited that, having signed the lease and picked up the keys, we finally officially have the beginnings of our first charity shop! It’s on Queens Road, in Hastings, a couple of shops down from Peacocks (the shop we are moving into is currently called
Read more →We’re in the customer vote to be awarded a ‘Bags of Help’ grant from Tesco and Groundwork UK for up to £4000! Each time you shop you will be offered a blue token which you can use to vote for your favourite project. The public voting takes
Read more →The BBC Sussex Big Bus Tour came to Hastings, last week. Julie, our volunteer manager, plus one of our volunteers, went to talk to them about Carers Week and what it’s like to volunteer for the Association of Carers. It was fantastic to hear them on the airwaves,
Read more →To mark Volunteers Week, we hosted a series of special lunches to celebrate our amazing volunteers and all they do in support of unpaid carers throughout East Sussex. As part of the lunches we presented certificates to a number volunteers in recognition of long voluntary service, including
Read more →The Association of Carers has signed up to take part in the Eastbourne Local Lottery! Tickets only cost £1 per week, and 50% of proceeds from all tickets sold via our page go to us, to help us continue to provide free support to unpaid carers in East
Read more →Julie, from the Association of Carers, will be attending the Dementia Cafe at Chapel on the Hill in Sedlescombe, this week, as part of Dementia Action Week. The cafe is hosting a sing a long, with a pianist, refreshments and sandwiches. The chapel is a dementia friendly church,
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