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Cheshire Carers Centre Newsletter
Cheshire Carers Centre offers information, advice and support to those who look after someone with a disability, illness or frailty
across Cheshire. May 2010
East Cheshire Edition
Highlights In This Issue
Lifting & Handling Course
P2
Caring at Home
Courses P2
Advice for Carers in Cheshire
Project P3
Work Focused
Support for Carers P4
Local Drop Ins
P5
Disabled Childrens Database
P6
Ableworld Feature
P7
Free Laptop Scheme
P7
Contact Us P8
Carers Week 14th– 20th June 2010 “A Life of My Own”
Welcome to a packed edition of the May 2010 newsletter! This is the first edition dedicated solely to Carers living in Cheshire East and is full of information, news and events taking us up to September. The Cheshire East staff, Lizzy, Tracy, Jane, Janet, Judith and myself are working from our offices in Crewe and Macclesfield. We are looking forward to meeting you all over the coming months. If you have any comments, stories or ideas for the next newsletter, which is due out in September, please let me know on 01270 257331 or email: [email protected]
Best wishes! Dawn Dawn Dawn Dawn
Centre Drop in Times For Carers
Crewe Wednesday & Friday 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
Macclesfield Wednesday 10.00 am -12.30 pm
Other days or times by appointment.
It has now been a year since Cheshire’s Local Government Re-organisation saw the creation of two unitary authorities, Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester. As an organisation Cheshire Carers Centre will continue to provide support for Carers in each area and now have a new team dedicated to supporting Carers in Cheshire East. We know that there are at least 36,000 Carers in Cheshire East and last year we supported just over 2500 Carers, so we still have a long way to go. To help increase our ability to identify and support more Carers, we are strengthening our partnerships with other key organisations and looking to offer a wider range of services. We are therefore delighted to have secured funding to deliver Caring with Confidence courses across Cheshire East. These nationally accredited courses allow Carers to acquire knowledge and new skills to support them in their Caring roles. These courses will be launched during Carers Week and six courses will be offered in Cheshire East between June and December 2010. These will complement the Centre’s ‘Caring at Home’ courses and the Carers Learning Opportunity Fund also offered.
David Harvey
Chief Executive Officer
We are pleased to announce the continuation of our ‘Caring at Home’ courses, which are a series of talks on the different aspects of caring for someone at home. Sessions include guest speakers from Social Services, Age Concern, Alzheimer’s Society, home care agencies, and we also provide advice on benefits and legal issues. They are free of charge and include a light lunch and refreshments.
We will be holding two new courses for Summer 2010 in Knutsford and Nantwich, so if you would like to register your interest in either course, please call the Crewe office on 01270 257331. We can help with transport to the venue if required, and may be able arrange for someone to stay with the person you care for if you can’t leave them alone. We always round the course off with a trip out to a local place of interest. A course programme will be sent out with confirmation of your place.
The venue was the Children’s Adventure Farm
Trust, the purpose of the day was to have fun,
explore new activities, make new friends.
This year’s Young Carers Day, organised by the Cheshire Young Carers Advisory Group, was held on Friday 9th April 2010.
The day was funded by the Carers Grant, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers Explore More Together Fund and money kindly donated by Wilmslow High School through their fundraising activities.
88 Young Carers from across Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester & Warrington all took part in activities including, learning about birds of prey and handling some of the birds, bungee trampolining, arts & crafts, face painting, team games and a bouncy castle.
The day culminated in a barbeque tea for well over 100 people! Staff and volunteers from Cheshire Carers Centre, Warrington Carers Centre, Crossroads Care Cheshire
East and St John Ambulance were on hand to ensure everyone had a great time. This year we were helped along by the glorious weather, meaning that the majority of activities could take place outside.
The day was a great success, special thanks to Wild Wings Birds of Prey, PA Promotions (trampolines), the Play and Activity Officers from Cheshire East Council and all the staff and volunteers who took part.
For more information about Young Carers, please log on to www.youngcarers.net, the award winning
national website for Young Carers.
In Cheshire East, Young Carers Support is offered by Crossroads Care, contact them on 01260 292850.
Fun & Games
At Young
Carers Day!
Friday 20th June
Ranger Walk
Fancy a gentle walk in the great
Cheshire countryside with the Cheshire
East Rangers? Come along with us to
Brereton Country Park.
Please bring a picnic lunch.
We shall be leaving the Crewe office at
10.30 am, returning mid afternoon or you
can meet us there for 11.00 am.
To reserve your place, please call the
Crewe Office on 01270 257331.
Moving & Handling Course For Carers
Sunrise Senior Living will be hosting a Moving and handling course for Cheshire Carers on Wednesday June 9th 2010 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
The course will be conducted by Karen Smythe from Sunrise Senior Living.
The course is open to all Carers who lift and handle as part of their caring role. If you’d like a place on the course, please contact the Helpline on 0800 085 0307. We will try to assist with transport from the Crewe & Macclesfield offices for those Carers who do not have access to their own transport.
Sunrise Senior Living hold a coffee morning for Carers from 10.30 am - 12.00 noon on the 1st Tuesday of each month.
Sunrise Senior Living of Mobberley Barclay Park Hall Lane Mobberley, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 7DZ
Advice For Carers In Cheshire Project
I would like to introduce myself my name is Tracy Stubbs and I have been appointed by Cheshire Carers Centre as ‘Advice for Carers Project Worker’ taking over from Lyn Ankers who retired in February. I would like to take this opportunity to wish Lyn a long and happy retirement! I’m based in Macclesfield and working across Cheshire East. I will be organising the Drop In sessions for Macclesfield, Poynton and Knutsford. I have an interest in Alternative Therapies and am a qualified Person Centred Counsellor and also qualified in Swedish massage.
Tracy Stubbs Tracy Stubbs Tracy Stubbs Tracy Stubbs Advice for Carers Project Worker Tel: 01625 616686 Email: [email protected]
A Taste of The Peaks - Buxton Opera House
Saturday 17th July 2010.
Interactive cookery demonstrations led by chefs from two of the
Peak District’s best known restaurants: Michelin starred Fischer’s at
Baslow Hall and double AA rosette winners East Lodge Country House
Hotel.
Using the high-tech cookery demonstration suite at the University of Derby’s stunning
Devonshire Dome, the chefs show how our region’s top quality produce can just as easily
be used to make delicious meals at home as in an award-winning kitchen. Come to be
inspired by these talented local chefs and to taste some of their creations.
We will be leaving the Macclesfield office at 10.00 am and will return for 6.00 pm. There
will be a chance to explore Buxton and the Pavilion Gardens.
For further information or to reserve your place, please call 01625 616686.
Fancy a relaxing canal boat trip aboard the Mary Sunley ?
On Monday 14th June we shall be doing just that in
Macclesfield, times to be confirmed, please join us.
On Thursday 17th June we will be holding an evening garden party at Kendal
House from 5.00 pm until 8.00 pm, come along meet our staff and find out more
information about services available to Carers. A light tea will be served and
relaxation therapies available.
For more information or to book places, please call the Macclesfield office on
01625 616686 or email [email protected]
Meditation Session For Carers.
We will be holding a meditation and relaxation Session for Carers at our Macclesfield Office during
the summer.
The date is yet to be confirmed, but if you are
interested, please call the Macclesfield Office on
01625 616686
What is Work Focused Support for Carers?
Work Focused Support for Carers (WFSC) is a voluntary scheme designed to help people who wish to combine paid work with their role caring for someone.
You can choose to take part, and are free to stop taking part, at any time. Even if you don’t feel ready to work now but might like to in the future, you can still take advantage of the support available.
Who is eligible?
Work Focused Support for Carers is available to carers who:
· do not work or work less than 16 hours a week · are aged 18 or over · are not able to get help from any of the other Jobcentre Plus employment support programmes such as New
Deal or Pathways to Work.
Will my benefits be affected?
If you are in receipt of benefits they will not be affected by taking part in WFSC. If you find a job you are interested in, your personal adviser will be able to tell you how your benefits will be affected if you start work and help you apply for any in work benefits or tax credits if appropriate.
What help will Jobcentre Plus give me to find work?
Your adviser can help you with advice on training, finding a job, local childcare and local replacement care. Also, if you start work, your adviser can continue to provide support and advice.
What other support is available?
Jobcentre Plus may be able to help pay for things like replacement care while you attend appointments with the personal adviser, take part in a training course or attend job interviews.
Where should I go for more information?
To find out more about getting into work or training, you can: visit www.direct.gov.uk/carersemployment or arrange an appointment with an adviser at your nearest Jobcentre.
Work Focused Support For Carers
HOLMES CHAPEL AND AREA CHRISTIAN COMMUNICARE. WHO are we? Holmes Chapel Christian Communicare is a Voluntary Service formed over 25 years ago, as a result of a
meeting between members of the 3 Churches and the Health Centre. We now have about 120 members, about
70 of whom are occasional drivers.
WHAT do we do? Over the years, our main activity has become the Car Service where our volunteers drive people who have no other means
of transport to the Health Centre, Hospitals, Dentists etc. We also have a small Home Care Service and run the weekly
Minibus Service.
HOW does the Car Service work? Patients put requests into Reception at the Health Centre. These are collected daily by one of our Organisers, who then
finds drivers who can ‘do the runs’. Our drivers receive a modest mileage allowance to assist with running expenses, and
users are invited to make a donation to cover costs. These voluntary donations are our only source of income. Last year our
drivers carried out approximately 1300 journeys and covered more than 25,000 miles!
The weekly Minibus Service on Thursday mornings brings people from Goostrey and from around Holmes Chapel into the
village centre.
For our Home Care Service we have a number of Volunteers who will visit people who are house-bound or who will sit with
someone to give their Carer the opportunity to go out.
We are always on the lookout for new drivers – so, if you feel you would like to join us, or just for
more information, please contact the secretaries:- Anita & Dennis Eborall on 01477 532407
Regular Drop In Sessions In Cheshire East
Congleton 3rd Friday of each month at the New life Church,
West Road, Congleton. from 10.30 am until 12.30 pm
Friday 21st May Friday 18th June Friday 16th July Friday 17th September
Middlewich 4th Thursday of each month at Willowmere Extra Care
Housing, Middlewich. from 10.30 am until 12.30 pm
Thursday 27th May Thursday 24th June Thursday 22nd July Thursday 23rd September
Knutsford 4th Friday of each month at The Bradbury Centre, British Red
Cross, Memorial House, Northwich Road, Knutsford. from 12.00 noon until 2.00 pm
Friday 28th May Friday 25th June Friday 23rd July Friday 24th September
Audlem 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Public Hall,
Cheshire Street, Audlem. from 10.30 am until 12.30 noon
Tuesday 11th May Tuesday 8th June Tuesday 13th July Tuesday 14th September
Macclesfield 3rd Friday of each month at Kendal House,
Kendal Road, Macclesfield. from 1.30 pm until 3.30 pm
Friday 21st May Friday 18th June Friday 16th July Friday 17th September
Crewe 2nd Thursday of each month at the Carers Resource Centre,
Mirion Street, Crewe. from 12.00 noon until 2.00 pm
Thursday 13th May Thursday 10th June Thursday 8th July Thursday 9th September
Alsager 4th Tuesday of each month at Alsager Civic Centre,
Sandbach Road, Alsager. from 2.00 pm until 4.00 pm
Tuesday 25th May Tuesday 22nd June Tuesday 27th July Tuesday 28th September
Poynton 4th Tuesday of each month at Poynton Methodist Church,
Park Lane, Poynton. from 1.30 pm until 3.30 pm
Tuesday 25th May Tuesday 22nd June Tuesday 27th July Tuesday 28th September
Holmes Chapel 3rd Tuesday of each month at St Lukes Church Hall,
Holmes Chapel. from 10.30 am until 12.30 pm
Tuesday 18th May Tuesday 15th June Tuesday 20th July Tuesday 21st September
Coffee & Chat Craft Session Alternative Therapies Coffee & Chat
Natural Crafts Craft Session Alternative Therapies Coffee & Chat
Coffee & Chat Craft Session Alternative Therapies Coffee & Chat
Coffee & Chat Craft Session Alternative Therapies Coffee & Chat
Natural Crafts Craft Session Alternative Therapies Coffee & Chat
Coffee & Chat Craft Session Alternative Therapies Coffee & Chat
Coffee & Chat Beauty Therapy Natural Crafts Coffee & Chat
Coffee & Chat Craft Session Alternative Therapies Coffee & Chat
Coffee & Chat Craft Session Alternative Therapies Coffee & Chat
There are no drop ins during the month of August, due to the summer break.
If you have any ideas for session activities, please let one of our staff know, or alternatively, please call the Crewe office on 01270 257331
Carers are invited to come along to any of our drop in sessions, which are open to all Carers. Join us for a coffee, chat to Centre Staff and meet other Carers.
If you’d like any more information about any of our activities in Cheshire East, please contact our Crewe Office on 01270 257331.
- A Promotional Feature By Ableworld
Cheshire Carers Centre manage the database on behalf of Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester council's. Parents and Carers who have a child with a disability are invited to register with the database in order to receive information, advice and support.
Registration is via a simple confidential form. If the child has not got a statement, or a diagnosis it does not matter - the more families who register the better as we use statistical (never personal) information to help shape future services and provision for disabled children. Subject to funding we try to arrange fun days and events for families to enjoy - once registered with us families would be invitied to such events automatically. We also issue a free newsletter to families 3 times a year.
If you know a family, parent or Carer who may benefit from our information service please do encourage them to contact us:- [email protected] Tel: 01270 215440 or telephone our Helpline: 0800 085 0307
Lisa Jones Lisa Jones Lisa Jones Lisa Jones ---- Disabled Childrens Database
Co-ordinator
Cheshire’s Disabled Children’s DatabaseCheshire’s Disabled Children’s DatabaseCheshire’s Disabled Children’s DatabaseCheshire’s Disabled Children’s Database
Cheshire West and Chester National Autistic Support Group in partnership with Cheshire Autism Development Team are organising a Fun Day for children in years 6 and 7 who have a brother or sister on the autistic spectrum.
The event will be held on Saturday 22nd May from 10.00 am - 3.00 pm at The Childrens Adventure Farm Trust, Reddy Lane, Millington WA14 3RE (see www.childrensadventurefarm.org)
Cheshire Carers Centre are supporting and attending this event - subject to funding this is an area of development that we would like to offer to siblings of disabled children - a fun support group that siblings could attend. Staff from Cheshire Carers Centre have attended training from the National Charitable organisation Sibs in order to facilitate such sessions - this fun day will be an ideal opportunity for you to register your interest.
If you know a family who may be interested please contact Rachel Green on 01606 781745. This event is for families across Cheshire.
Reiki For Carers
Cheshire Carers Centre will be offering 1 hour Reiki Sessions.
The sessions are free of charge to Carers.
If you’d like to find out more, please call the Crewe office on 01270 257331
Free Laptop Scheme!Free Laptop Scheme!Free Laptop Scheme!Free Laptop Scheme!
The Government has recently launched a national scheme [lasting until March 2011] offering children free laptops plus installation and a year’s free broadband. They must be from low income families on a qualifying benefit or receiving free school meals. Children must be in years 3 to 9 and some of the qualifying benefits are: income support, child tax credit - with income less than £16,040, income related ESA and guaranteed
pension credit; you can ring 0333 200 1004 to check your eligibility.
See A Shakespeare
Production
At Little Moreton Hall
Join us when we visit Little Moreton Hall to see an adaptation of the Classic Comedy.
The Merry Wives of Windsor By William Shakespeare
On Thursday July 22nd 2010.
The performance is at 7.45 pm (doors 7.00 pm).
Places are limited, so please register your interest by ringing the Helpline on
0800 085 0307
For up to date information, including Factsheets for Carers and events, log on to our website www.carers.org/cheshire
We also have a page on Facebook, search “Cheshire Carers Centre”
ABLEWORLD OPEN IN NORTHWICH
Ableworld the North West’s leading Mobility & Stair lift Retailer, have now opened a store at 41 London Road, Northwich.
They are the only Retailer in the North West fully accredited as a Community Equipment Dispenser for both East and West Cheshire, a scheme which is in partnership with the BHTA & NAEP.
One of their recent innovations is introducing a 24 hour helpline for their power chair and stair lift customers as well as increasing their engineering cover.
Ableworld was launched ten years ago and has now grown to twelve stores across the North West with Northwich now open. The Northwich store covers most of the range of the largest Ableworld store including all the small aids, incontinence products plus of course walking and Bathing supports. Free parking is available in the car park at the front of the store, which opens Monday to Saturday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
All Ableworld staff undergo rigorous training and are also checked with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) before a home visit is made - once again, giving their customers peace of mind.
In all, you can depend on Ableworld to give you quality products at the right price and, more importantly, with knowledgeable staff you know you can trust.
KEEPING CARERS WARM IN CREWE AND NANTWICH
In March, Cheshire Carers Centre helped 50 carers on their way to staying healthy and keeping warm by giving them all a free slow cooker. The Carers of Older People's Project was lucky enough to be given 50 slow cookers by the Crewe and Nantwich Senior's Voice Group who are working in partnership with Cheshire East Council's Health Improvement Team, The Wishing Well Project and Wulvern Housing to promote winter warmth to vulnerable older people aged 60+ living in Crewe or Nantwich.
The cold weather can cause serious health problems in older people and there is a higher risk of catching a a cold or flu in winter. This means it is essential to keep warm, and eating well is a vital part of staying warm and healthy during the winter months. It is important that older people have a least one hot meal every day but due to the credit crunch and rising living costs more and more people are watching their money. Slow cookers are a safe and cost effective way of eating a nutritious hot meal throughout winter. Some of the advantages of using a slow cooker include little preparation is required, they use very little electricity to operate and the cost of running a cooker over 8 hours is only 17p! Crewe and Nantwich Seniors Voice Group's "Crock Pot Project" has been running for 12 months and over 200 cookers have so far been distributed. By teaming up with Cheshire Carers Centre in Crewe, the project has been able to identify carers either over 60 themselves or looking after someone aged over 60 who can now benefit from using a slow cooker. The carers attended an hour workshop on how to use the cooker, delivered by members of the Seniors Voice Group at Beechmere in Crewe , including recipe ideas and a chance to taste some delicious stews all cooked in a slow cooker!
Be Steady Be Safe
This exercise class is designed to prevent older people from falling by improving balance, strength and confidence.
Wednesdays 11.00 am until 12.00 noon Mill House, Nantwich
Thursdays 10.30 am until 11.30 am
Crewe Library
£1.50 per session. Transport provided, limited
places available.
For more information, please call
Cheshire East Council Health Improvement Team
on 01270 537242.
Promotional Feature
Carers Helpline 0800 085 0307
Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm
The production of this newsletter has been supported by
Cheshire Carers Centre is a Registered Charity, Number 1092606 A Company Limited By Guarantee, Number 4172914
Advertisement Feature below:
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Crewe Cheshire CW1 2AZ Tel: 01270 257331
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Cheshire SK11 8XA Tel: 01625 616668
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