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Events 2007 _ What's going on

England

 

London Boroughs

 

Barking & Dagenham

 

Adult & Community Services - London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

0208 227 2826

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Barking & Dagenham Mencap Society

0208 262 5330

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Carers of Barking and Dagenham

020 8593 4422

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

 

Barnet

 

CaringSharing & Company Ltd

020 8922 6597

 

 

Barnet Carers Centre

020 8343 9698

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

Bexley

 

Bexley Council

01322 338582

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

Brent

 

Brent Carers Centre

020 8795 6240

Awareness raising, Information stands, Speakers, Workshops

Forty Willows Surgery

0844 477 3497

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

Brentwood

 

Brentwood & District Crossroads

01277 201789

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Speakers

 

Bromley

Carers Bromley

01689 898 289

Information days at local hospital

 

Camden

 

Camden Carers Centre - Hospital Discharge Project

07852 431 234

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Camden Carers Centre

020 7388 5422

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

 

Croydon

 

Carers Information Service

020 8649 9339

Information stands

 

Contact - neighbourhood care

020 8651 4944

library exhibition

 

 

Ealing

 

London Borough of Ealing

077206 28224

Information stands

 

Ealing Carers' Centre

02088401566

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Speakers

 

carer u3a

07905004532

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Workshops,

 

Carers Southall

02085747530

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Workshops,

 

 

Enfield

 

Enfield Asian Carers Consortium

020 8888 0999

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Enfield Mental Health Carers

0208 360 8822

TBC

 

 L B Enfield

020 8379 1504

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Carers UK Enfield branch

020 8245 8756

Information stands

 

Enfield Cypriots association

020 8804 0052

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising

 

Crossroads Care Enfield

020 8373 6210

Information stands

  

 

Greenwich

 

Greenwich carers centre

020 8316 7866

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice

 

Greenwich Council

0208 921 2224

Information stands, Speakers

 

 

Hackney

 

Hackney Community Services

02083565054

Awareness raising

 

Hackney Council

02083565054

All of the above

London Borough of Hackney 

We are holding a 'Carers Question Time' on Carers Rights Day. The panel will include staff from welfare benefits, financial affairs, Pension Service and social services.

 

City and Hackney Carers' Centre

020 8985 1600

A mail out to all our carers advertising Carers' Day

 

 

Hammersmith & Fulham

 

The Kiloran Trust

02079120092

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Hammersmith & Fulham Carers Centre

0208 563 8014/8019

Workshops

 

LB Hammersmith & Fulham and H&F Carers' Centre

020 8753 5017

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Information stands, Speakers

 

 

Haringey

 

Black and Ethnic Minority Carers Support Group

0208 808 5510

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Speakers

 

 

 

Havering

 

Carers Havering Branch

01708 476554

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Age Concern Havering

01708 797700

An information stall in Romford Market

 

Havering Association for People with Disabilities

01708 473399

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Havering MIND

01708 457777

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Hillingdon

 

Hillingdon Carers

01895 811206

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice

 

 

Hounslow

 

London Borough of Hounslow

020 8583 3085

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

London Borough of Hounslow

02085835704

Carers Question Time

 

 

Islington

 

Centre 404

02076971325

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Islington Carers Forum

020 7263 9080

Information stands, Speakers

 

Vitalise

020 7017 3432

Awareness raising

 

 

Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, Wandsworth

 

South West London & St George's Mental Health Trust

0208 682 6186

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

 

Lambeth

 

Lambeth Adults and Community Services, Customer and Community relations

Welfare Rights team

020 7926 4713 - 4806

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Lambeth Carers

020 7733 9600

Awareness raising events

 

 

Lewisham

 

Carers Lewisham

0208 699 8686

Awareness raising, Information stands, Speakers, Workshops

 

Vietnamese Carers Support Project

0208 694 0952 & 0208 469 0364

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice

 

 

London region

 

Rethink

020 7330 9124

Information stands

 

 

Newham

 

Upsideofdowns

07944554254

Awareness raising

 

Newham Carers Network

020 8519 0811

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Information stands, Speakers

 

LB of Newham

020 8430 3658

Relaxation Therapies / Free raffle

 

 

Redbridge

 

AWAAZ

07956 661 508

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice

 

 

Richmond Upon Thames

 

Richmond Crossroads Care

0208831 6088

Awareness raising, Workshops

 

RBMind Carers Project

020 8940 7384

Workshops

 

Richmond Carers Centre

020 8867 2380

Be the Mastermind of your Rights. An event to provide information on local services. Put the professionals on the spot and get your questions answered.

 

 

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

 

Community Care Services

020 8547 6124

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Southwark

 

Elm Lodge Surgery Carers Support Group

020 7733 2231

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

Southwark Carers

0207 708 4497

Carers Forum, including information stalls, speakers, advice, awareness

raising.

Sutton

 

Sutton Carers Centre

020 8296 5611

Information stands.

 

 

Tower Hamlets

 

Family Welfare  Association - Tower Hamlets

02073643521

Awareness raising events.

 

 

Waltham Forest

 

Waltham Forest Carers Association

020 85319652

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Waltham Forest Council

020 8496 3476

Conference incorporating information and workshops.

 

Waltham Forest Mencap

02089889575

Awareness raising.

Wandsworth

 

Wandsworth Carers Centre

020 8877 1200

We will have an information stand in public place jointly with DWP organisation.

 

Westminster

 

Chinese National Healthy Living Centre

020 75346547

Awareness raising events and a speaker talking on caring costs and benefits. 

 

Carers Network Westminster

020 8960 3033

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

North East

County Durham

Durham & Chester-le-Street Carers Support

0191 3871991

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice.

Darlington Borough Council

Carers Support Service, Darlington association on Disability DL3 7PS

01325 357533

Carers Views,Social activities.

Durham County Council

Durham and Chester le Street Carers Support

01913871991

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

Gateshead

Gateshead Council Carer Involvement Officer Families Someone Else's Drug / Alcohol Use     

0191 4332344                        

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands. Regional event for the "families affected by someone elses drug/alcohol use”.

Gateshead Carers Association

0191 490 0121

Still under discussion but will probably include outreach events.

Gateshead Council

(0191) 433 2802

Awareness raising events.

Hartlepool

Hartlepool Carers

(01429) 283095

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Mind Carers Support Service

01642 803724

Awareness raising events with information stands.

Middlesbrough Social Services

01642 230542

Information stands.

Mental health services for older people - bathvilla

01642 516130

Awareness raising events with information stands.

Newcastle

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

0191 2820792

Awareness raising.

Alzheimer's Society - Newcastle Branch

0191 274 2727

Awareness raising events with information stands.

North Tyneside

North Tyneside Carers' Centre

0191 200 1111

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Northumberland County Council

Careslink

01668 219951

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

Redcar & Cleveland Primary Care Trust

Springwood Surgery

01287611811

Awareness raising events with information stands.

Carers Together in Redcar and Cleveland

01642 488977

Carers information event in November. Carers Christmas party on Carers Rights Day.

South Tyneside

Older Persons Mental Health

0191 4516012

Carers afternoon.

Stockton on Tees

Older People's Mental Health

01642 624988

Awareness raising events with information stands.

Representative Advocacy Service Citizens Advice Bureau

01642 649700

We will have a stall in the Citizens Advice Bureau waiting room. The RAS service will distribute any information.

Sunderland

Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust

0191 5297257

Awareness raising.

 

Sunderland Carers Centre
(0191) 5673232
Carers Information Event
Friday 7th December
10am - 4pm
Houghton Library (main meeting room)
Official opening by Fraser Kemp, MP at 10.45am

Tyne and Wear

Learning Disabilities Federation

0191 2001100

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

Wear Valley DC & Teesdale DC

Durham Dales Action for Carers

01833630202

 

North West

 

 

Barrow

 

Furness Carers

01229 822822

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising.

 

 

Blackpool

 

Blackpool Council

01253 651483

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Bolton

 

Barnardos Action with Young Carers Bolton

01204 373989

Awareness raising events.

 

Bolton Carers Support

01204 363056

Event on 6th December with information stands from Welfare rights, Credit Union, CAB, Pension Service, Age Concern and workshops for carers including aromatherapy, health checks and the launch of the local carers strategy.

 

Bolton Council

01204337937

Information stands.

 

Carers Advisors Bolton

01204 333 410

We are holding an advice day where we will be having stalls from various people with welfare rights and Bolton Carers Support.

 

 

Bury

 

Carers UK Bury

0161 798 0331/773 3082

Awareness raising.

 

 

Carlisle and District

 

Carlisle Carers Association

01228 542156

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Cheshire

 

Children's Mitochondrial Disease Network

01606 43946

Awareness raising events.

 

 

East Cheshire NHS Trust

01625 661514

Cheshire County Council OSCAR vehicle with Cheshire Carers Centre, Alzheimers Society, Crossroads for Carers, CAB & Age Concern - these are for both staff and patients.

 

Halton Borough Council

01928 704521

Information stands

Old Hall Surgery

0151 355 1191

 

dial / Cheshire welfare rights

01244 345655

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

Cheshire Carers Centre

01270 257331

Awareness raising events.

 

Cheshire's Disabled Children's Database

01270215440

Information stands.

 

 

Cumbria

 

Patient Advice and Liaison Service

01228 602857

Information stands.

 

 

South Lakeland Carers Association

01539 742602

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Eden District Council

 

Eden Carers

01768 890280

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice.

 

Fylde and Wyre

 

Carers Point

01253 783150

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Halton

 

HITS

01928564663

Awareness raising events.

 

 

Knowsley

 

Knowsley Carers Centre

0151 549 0142

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Lancashire

 

Lancashire County Care Services - Byron View Day Centre

01282 866749

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising.

 

BSR - grassroots, sensory carers

01524 843135

Awareness raising.

 

Carers Contact

01282 704604

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

Lonsdale District Carers

01524 833456

Awareness raising.

St John's Hospice

01524 382538

Activities involving:

South Lakeland Carers, Lonsdale Carers Association, Pioneer Projects (Looking Well) Bentham, The Pension Service, Lancashire and Cumbria Social Services, CAB Macmillan Advisors (South Lakes), Oglethorpe Gillibrand and Sturton  (solicitor).

 

 

Liverpool

 

Liverpool Carers Centre

0151 705 2422

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice.

 

Nugent Care

0151 261 2000

Liverpool & S.Sefton Branch, Alzheimer's Society

0151 298 2444

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

Liverpool Carers Forum

0151 705 2390

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

Local Solutions Carers Project

0151 705 2390

Awareness raising events.

 

Crossroads Caring for Carers, Liverpool, Sefton & Warrington

0845 051 1970

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers - Sefton Carers Centre

0151 288 6060

A free information event focusing on employment, training and welfare

benefits. Christ Church, Lord Street, Southport, 10am-3pm.

 

 

Macclesfield

 

Alzheimer's Society East Cheshire Branch

01625 503302

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

East Cheshire Crossroads 'Caring for Carers'

01625 511044

Christmas Carol Concert.

 

 

Manchester

 

Carers Strategy Team, Manchester City Council

0161 234 4254

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice.

 

 

Oldham

 

Oldham Carers Centre

0161 770 1188

Held at the Link Centre on Union Street in Oldham. The Mayor will open the event at 11am and a buffet lunch and refreshments will be provided. Information stands and leaflets will be available. 

 

 

Preston

 

Preston Carers Centre

01772 200173

Disability and Carers Festival  (annual event).

 

 

Rochdale

 

The Carers Resource

01706 925808

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

Rochdale Carers

07976737343

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice.

 

 

Salford

            

Charlestown Carers Group

0161 743 0088

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Information stands, Speakers.

 

The Princess Royal Trust, Salford Carers Centre

0161 833 0217

Information stands.

 

 

Sefton

 

Sefton Carers Centre

0151 288 6060

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

St Helens

 

Carers UK St Helens Branch

017544 675615

Information stands.

 

Princess Royal Trust St Helens Carers Centre

01744 675 615

Speakers.

 

 

Stockport

 

Signpost Stockport for Carers

Taking information bus into Stockport town centre.

 

Oasis for Carers

0161 292 7170

Awareness raising events.

 

 

Tameside

 

CENTRICA

0161 343 9020

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

Hattersley Neighbourhood Partnership

0161 368 2096

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising.

 

Tameside Carers Centre

0161 342 3344

Information stands.

 

 

Trafford

 

Trafford Carers Centre

01618610101

Open meeting with Paul Goggins MP.

 

 

Vale Royal

 

Cheshire County Council

01606 815611

Awareness raising events.

 

Cheshire Carers Centre

01606 828151 Ext 5

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Warrington

 

Dallam Day Centre 

01925632105

Information stands.

 

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers Warrington

01925 644212

Information Day involving Pensions, CAB, Jobcentre Plus and Community Services.

 

 

West Lancashire

 

West Lancashire Carers UK

01695 735420

Information stands.

 

The Princess Royal Trust West Lancashire Carers Centre

01695 737777

Awareness raising events with information stands and local MP Rosie Cooper.

 

 

Wigan

 

Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre

01942 606086

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

Mesnes View Surgery

01942 242350

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

Wigan Council

01942 705982 

 

Adult Services, Wigan MBC

01942 705982

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

 

Wirral

 

WIRED

0151 638 0690

Coordinating members form Social Services, Health. CAB and Voluntary Sector to offer carers advice on their rights in a busy town centre.

 

 

 

Yorkshire and Humberside

 

 

Barnsley

 

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

01226 775195After school activity for young carers.  After work information for working Carers.

 

Bradford & Airedale

 

Bradford & Airedale Teaching PCT

01274-228476

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

The Carers Resource

01756 700888

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Carer Development & Link Worker

01274-228476

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Carers Connection Bradford

01274 363604

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands in Kirkgate Centre on December 7th.

 

Bradford Action 4 Carers

01274 672798

Demo in town centre

 

Bradford Adult services

01274 437996

 

Calderdale

 

Calderdale Carers Project

01422 430948

Awareness raising, Information stands, 'Speakers, Workshops

 

Calderdale Carers Project

01422 369101

Day long event 26th November including Therapies and Storytellers.

 

Calderdale Social Services

01422 393855

Awareness raising events

 

 

 

 

Doncaster

 

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

01302 737824

Awareness raising

 

Doncaster Partnership for Carers

01302 531333

Open day at new premises

 

 

Hull

 

Carers Centre Hull

(01482) 225078

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

Kingston upon Hull

 

Carers' centre Hull

01482 225078

Awareness raising events

 

South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust

020 8682 6186

 

 

Kirklees

 

Batley Resource Centre

01924 326331

Coffee morning plus some agencies linked to caring giving out info,try to get some entertainment

 

Carers Gateway

01484 226050

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

Leeds

 

Carers Leeds

0113 2468338

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Employee Care Services Team, Leeds NHS

0113 2063370

Information stands

 

St. Gemma's Hospice

0113 218 5500

Awareness raising events

 

Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust - Employee Care Services

0113 2063366

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

North Yorkshire

 

Selby District Crossroads

01757 700609

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

 

Rotherham

 

Rotherham Carers Forum

01707 514289

The Mayor of Roherham and all 3 MPs attend and we have 50 stalls + providing service information and support.

 

Rotherham Crossroads Caring for Carers

01709 360272

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Rotherham PCT

01709 302612

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

 

Sheffield

 

Sheffield Rethink Carers Support & Development Service

0114-2677660 Ext 1

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice

 

Sheffield Carers Centre

0114 2788942

Benefit entitlementsession

 

 

Wakefield

 

HOSPICE

01934 423961/423900

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Carers Wakefield and District

Awareness raising event at junction 32 shopping centre outlet village in Castleford with Wakefield District Young Carers and the Mental Health Carers Support Service

 

 

York  - North Yorkshire

 

M S Society

01904 758577

Awareness raising events with information stand

 

Cancer Information Service

01904 726505

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

 

Eastern

 

 

Bedfordshire

 

 

Bedfordshire County Council - Carers

01234 276790

Working with Bedfordshire Carers Exchange to put on a Panto and Carols for Carers.

 

BRCC

0800 039 1234

Awareness raising

 

Carers Short Breaks Bureau

0800 039 1234

Awareness raising.

 

The Disability Resource Centre

01582 470900

 

 

Broxbourne, East Herts & Welwyn and Hatfield

 

Age Concern Hertfordshire

01992460137

 

Cambridgeshire

 

Carers into Education

01223 400387

Information stands

 

National Extension College

01223 400358

NEC will be advertising their courses in Carers UK and are planning a direct mail campaign to Carers Centres and Social Services throughout the UK.

 

Carers Support Project, Cambridge City and South cambs

01223 712055

Awareness raising events

 

 

Castle point Rayleigh and Rochford

 

Tudors Carer Support

012680799031

Information stands

 

Chelmsford

 

CHARMS THE ESSEX THERAPY CENTRE FOR MS & OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

01245 461212

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

East Herts

 

Age Concern Hertfordshire

01992 643010

Awareness raising, Information stands, 'Speakers, Workshops

 

 

Epping Forest District Council

 

Voluntary Action Epping Forest

01992564518 - 01992564138

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

Essex

 

Brentwood & District Crossroads

01277 201789

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising

 

Adults, Health & Community Wellbeing - Essex County Council

01245 434703

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

CHARMS THE ESSEX THERAPY CENTRE FOR MS & OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

01245 461212

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising

 

The Salvation Army Hadleigh Training Centre Carers Support & Develpoment Department

01702 552 963

Carers Cafe  - in the Tearooms with light lunch provided

 

South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

7973307128

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

 

Harlow

 

Caring for Harlow Carers

01279 308314

Information stands

 

 

Hertfordshire

 

Bennetts End Surgery

01442 261260

Information stands

 

Rethink Companions

01920 463663

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Turning Point

01442 275850

Awareness raising, Information stands, 'Speakers, Workshops

 

Watford African Caribbean Association

1923220810

Awareness raising event

 

Parental drug awareness service

01707 393934

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Community Mental Health Team

01462 438139

Carers Assessor/Social Worker

 

West Herts Primary Care Trust

01923 281638

Carers Health Forum - speakers on NHS complaints procedures.  Information will be provided on Carers Rights Day

 

 

Hertsmere Borough Council

 

Borehamwood Library

019230471333

Awareness raising

 

 

Huntingdon

 

Parkinson's Disease Society

020 7963 9307

Workshops

 

 

Ipswich

 

South East Suffolk Crossroads

01473 730455

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Information stands

 

 

Lincolnshire

 

North East Lincs Carers Support Unit

01472 342011

Advice Exhibition for Carers

 

Rethink - Carer Service

01724 852707

Information stands

 

Lincolnshire County Council

01522 550173

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

District nurses/ Health visitors Stamford Sheepmarket surgery

08444996624

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Rethink Lincolnshire Carer Service

07971 608189

Information stands

 

Share the Care (Lincolnshire Carers Centre)

01522 554989

not sure yet but could include one or more of above

 

 

Luton

 

Luton Irish Forum

01582 720447

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice

 

 

 

Mid Essex

 

Maldon Carers Centre

01621 851640

Holding an information afternoon for carers from 1pm til 4pm at the United Reform Church in Maldon. Other organisations will be attending as well as John Whittingdale MP

 

 

Norfolk

 

Norfolk Carers Helpline

0808 808 9876

Awareness raising events

 

West Norfolk Carers Association

01553 768155

Awareness raising

 

Crossroads Caring for Carers In Norfolk Limited

0845 241 0968

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Peterborough - Eastern Region

Peterborough PCT
01733 758435
On Wednesday 5th December 2007 we are holding a craft fayre from 10 – 2 at the local adult education college to raise awareness of carers rights where information boards and leaflets will be available along with an opportunity to meet and talk to carer support worker and development officer.  The local Jobcentre Plus are providing information too.
On Friday 7th December we are holding a whole day event at Peterborough Regional College for local students of Health and Social Care (16+) with a  series of workshops with the intension of raising their awareness of carers rights and the importance of their contribution.  Carers and self advocates are involved in the presentation.

Southend-on-Sea

 

South East Essex Advocacy for Older People

01702 461357

Carers meetings

 

Southend Libraries- Community and Diversity Team

01702 534125

Information stand

 

Southend Carers' Forum

01702 393933

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

 

Thurrock

 

Thurrock Carers Centre

01375 413703

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

 

West Norfolk

 

West Norfolk Mind

01553 776966

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

West Midlands

 

 

Birmingham

 

(Crossroads) Opening Doors for Carers

0121 604 9799

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

BAES

0121 303 7627 

 

Birmingham Carers

0121 675 8170

Information stands.

 

Neurofibromatosis Local Family Support Group

0121 476 5550

Awareness raising events with information stands.

 

Northfield Library

0121 464 1007

Information stands.

 

Birmingham Carers Association

0121 675 8176

Awareness raising, Information stands, Speakers, Workshops.

 

Bridgnorth

 

Bridgenorth Citizens Advice Carers Project

01746763766

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands.

 

 

Coventry

 

Coventry Carers' Centre

024 7663 2972

Carers' Forum.

 

Coventry Older People's Forum

024 76 227753

 

 

Dudley

 

Dudley MBC

01384 818723

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Speakers including all 4 MPs covering Dudley (Ian Pearson, Ian Austin, Sylvia Heal and Linda Waltho) 11am - 1.30pm.

 

Kids Orchard Centre

01384 266041

Link in with other advice agencies eg CAB, Carers' Co-ordinator, etc

 

 

Herefordshire

 

Herefordshire Carers Support Ltd

01432 356068

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Information stands

 

 

Redditch Borough Council

 

Carers Careline, Redditch

0152766177

Carers Lunch

 

 

Sandwell

 

CARES Sandwell

0121 558 7003

Drop in surgeries/benefits advice, Awareness raising, Information stands

 

Ideal for All

0121 558 5555

Awareness raising events with information stands

 

Sandwell Parents for Disabled Children

0121 557 5229

Link in with other advice agencies eg PRTC and Parent Participation Officers

 

Spires Health Centre