With low temperatures over winter, it is important to stay warm and well. An amber Cold Health Alert level has been issued for snow in Sussex until Sunday 12 January. If you look after a relative,...
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Carer News Articles
Support for carers this Christmas
Our office and phone lines will be closed from 3.30pm on the 24th December to 10am on the 2nd January 2025. Christmas can be a stressful and challenging time, especially when you are caring for...
Take part in our Christmas raffle
As the festive season fast approaches we are delighted to launch our Christmas Raffle 2024, with the top prizes of two hampers filled with goodies and two fabulous runner up prizes, to kick off your...
Bringing that touch of gentleness
Unpaid carers give so much to those they look after, and it can be incredibly challenging for them to find the opportunity to be kind to themselves and take even a short break from caring. Through...
Sussex MSK Partnership becomes ‘Carer Friendly’
Sussex MSK Partnership was recently awarded ‘Carer Friendly’ status by Care for the Carers. Horder Healthcare is part of Sussex MSK Partnership East, which supports patients with bone, joint and...
World Mental Health Day
The focus for this year’s World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2024 is mental health in the workplace. There are an estimated 2.5 million working carers in the UK, and of course it's important...
Young carer wins BBC Make a Difference Award
Oliver Davis, aged 14, from Eastbourne, has won a BBC Make a Difference Award for Surrey and Sussex, for his role as a young carer. Since he was just 8 years old, Oliver has cared for his mum...
Carers meet with Josh Babarinde MP
Local carers took a trip on the Brighton i360 with Josh Babarinde MP recently, to talk to him about the challenges they face as carers, their lives and aspirations. Care for the Carers invited...
Careline Autumn edition is here!
The Autumn edition of Careline is now available. Careline is the magazine for everyone who cares for a relative, friend or neighbour in East Sussex who couldn’t manage without your help Your...
Local Carers Centre gives carers a wellbeing boost
For many local carers finding the energy, time and money to do things they enjoy and that will benefit their health and wellbeing, like going to the gym or attending an exercise or leisure class can...
Supporting Pride
Care for the Carers joined other local charities at Eastbourne Pride at Princes Park in Eastbourne on Saturday 20th July, to raise awareness of support available for local carers. Care for the...
Happy birthday Uckfield Local Carers Centre!
The Uckfield Local Carers Centre recently celebrated its 2nd birthday in style at ’Caring Beyond Belief’, our end of Carers Week community event. Since first opening its doors in June 2022, it has...
Carers Week 2024
Carers Week, 10th - 16th June 2024 Putting Carers on the Map This Carers Week we are celebrating the amazing carers in East Sussex, thanking them for everything they do. Carers Week is also an...
National Volunteers Week 24
It's National Volunteers Week (3rd June – 9th June) and we want to take this opportunity to extend a very big thank you to all our wonderful volunteers. We have dedicated volunteers across the...
Celebrating seven years in partnership with The 3H Foundation, providing breaks to local carers
Why is getting a break so important to carers? Caring can impact every area of a person's life, with our Annual Carers Survey revealing that locally 85% of carers feel alone and isolated in their...
Going the extra mile…
Two dedicated staff members at Care for the Carers have raised raised over £1,300 for local carers. Miriam Wilkinson, Head of Communities, took part in the Rathfinny Run at Alfriston and Dan...
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week
It's Mental Health Awareness Week Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th May 2024. This year’s theme, as set by the Mental Health Foundation is “Movement: moving...
Annual Carers’ Voices Conference 2024
Our Annual Carers Voices Event takes place during Carers Week on Tuesday 11th June 2024. Join us for the day at the Kings Centre, Eastbourne from 10am to 4pm. Hear from speakers from NHS Sussex,...
Careline Spring edition is here!
The Spring edition of Careline is now available. Careline is the magazine for everyone who cares for a relative, friend or neighbour in East Sussex who couldn’t manage without your help Your...
It’s Young Carers Action Day!
It's Young Carers Action Day and we are working to raise awareness of young carers across the county. There are around 15,000 young carers living across East Sussex who help look after a family...
East Sussex College ESports student fundraiser
Students on the Esports course at East Sussex College created and ran a gaming fundraiser on Thursday 22nd February, in aid of local young people who are caring. They raised funds and awareness...
Do you want to try something new?
Have you thought about trying something new this year? How about joining us as a volunteer? We are looking for new volunteers to join our team to support carers in East Sussex. We have a choice of...
Carers Voices in 2023
2023 was another busy year meeting with and listening to carers across the county, with lots of opportunities for carers to have their say on the big issues affecting them. We met with carers at...
Take a look at Careline Winter edition
The Winter edition of Careline is now available. Careline is the magazine for everyone who cares for a relative, friend or neighbour in East Sussex who...
Support for carers at Christmas
Our offices will be closed from 4pm on Tuesday 24th December until 10am on Thursday 2nd January. Christmas can be a stressful and challenging time, especially when you are caring for someone. We’ve...
Coping with loss this Grief Awareness Week
The death of someone close to us can be one of the hardest things we ever have to go through, and everyone copes in different ways. There is no wrong or right way to grieve. In this article we look...
It’s Carers Rights Day!
It's Carers Rights Day! This is an important day that brings organisations and communities together, to help spread the world so that carers know their rights and find out how to get the support...
Support your wellbeing in the workplace, this National Stress Awareness Day
National Stress Awareness Day takes place on Wednesday 1st November 2023, the focus of the day is to raise awareness of the effects of psychological distress in the workplace and strategies to...
Black History Month 2023
October marks Black History Month in the UK. This year the Black History Month theme is 'Saluting our Sisters' and is dedicated to honouring the achievements of black women who are often the...
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day 2023 is an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right” to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions...
Getting to know Community Fridges
Helen is a local parent carer who co-founded the Old Town Community Fridge in Eastbourne with her colleague Sandra. We asked Helen to tell us more about how carers can access Community Fridges like...
Your local Pharmacy can help you
Guest article by Mark Donaghy, Kamsons Pharmacy Local pharmacies are a great source of help, support and advice for carers. If you need advice on prescribed medicines or on what over-the-counter...
Recognising Carers Week – Matthew McKenzie
This Carers Week, carer and poet Matthew McKenzie FRSA joins us to talk about the importance of the campaign. First of all, I would like to say thanks to Care for the Carers giving me the voice to...
Carers Week 2023
Carers Week, 5th - 11th June 2023 Recognising and Supporting Carers in the Community This Carers Week we are once again celebrating the amazing carers in East Sussex, thanking them for everything...
Volunteers Week 1-7 June 2023
Volunteers Week 1-7th June It’s National Volunteers Week! This annual celebration is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the contribution of all those who dedicate their time to volunteer....
Annual Carers Survey 2023
Please help improve services for carers in East Sussex by telling us what is important to you, your experience as a carer, what is needed and how you feel about what Care for the Carers does. We’d...
Supporting young carers in Hastings
We are very excited to be supporting young carers in Hastings with our new Young Carers campaign with Active Hastings! During the campaign we are encouraging local sports clubs and organisations to...
Annual Carers’ Voices Event – Celebrating Carers Week
Our Annual Carers Voices Event will take place during Carers Week on Thursday 8th June 2023 Join us for the day at the beautiful Landsdowne Hotel on Eastbourne Seafront from 9.30am till 3pm. Hear...
Discussing Anxiety during Mental Health Awareness Week
A guest article by Richard Pettit. Richard is the Carer Support Worker for our Mental Health Project. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week he talks about Anxiety, and where you can go for...
Mindfulness and Springtime
A guest article by Angela Hesterbanks. Angela is an accredited Mindfulness & Meditation teacher. After her mindfulness workshops for carers in January and February, she joins us to talk about...
Respite with Sussex Support Service
Sussex Support Service CIC join us to celebrate their recent 10 year Anniversary and talk about the support they can provide to carers. Sussex Support Service provide respite in Uckfield for carers...
Young Carers Action Day 2023 – Make Time for Young Carers
Young Carers Action Day will take place on Wednesday 15th March 2023. The day raises awareness of young carers and young adult carers (aged up to 25 years old), who provide care and/or support to a...
International Women’s Day 2023
A day to celebrate women from across the world, International Women's Day (IWD) was initiated in 1911. Since then it has been marked annually on March 8th, with this being an important moment in the...
Taking care of yourself in 2023
In September 2022 we held our Cost of Living focus groups to see the areas where carers are struggling. As we spoke with carers at these groups, they shared some of their top tips with us to help...
Carers Voices Annual Report 2022
Carers’ voices often go unheard. We frequently hear from carers that their views are being ignored or not valued, and that as a result, services and support systems are designed without their needs...
Winter Wellness Tools
Molly and Lucy from Coastal Wellbeing share how they are using Winter Wellness Tools to stay well this winter. The winter months can be tough at the best of times. This year we are faced with the...
How the cost of living crisis is affecting carers in East Sussex
In September 2022 we held our Cost of Living focus groups to see the areas where carers are struggling. Affording monthly expenses Almost all of the carers we spoke to said they are experiencing a...
Support for carers this Christmas
Our offices will be closed from 3pm on Friday 23rd December until 9am on Tuesday 3rd January. Christmas can be a stressful and challenging time, especially when you are caring for someone. We’ve...
Carers Rights Day 2022: Caring Costs
What is Carers Rights Day? Carers Rights Day is on Thursday 24th November 2022. Carers Rights Day is a national campaign that brings organisations together to help unpaid carers know their rights...
World Mental Health Day 2022
James Baker, Senior Team Leader for Mental Health at Care for the Carers As you may or may not know, Monday the 10th of October is World Mental Health Day. The objective of World Mental Health Day...