June 10th -16th this year is Carers' Week. Carers4Carers will be hosting a Carer Information Event on Friday June 14th. This will be held at Kineton Village Hall and is a free event. Carers are invited to come along and meet representatives from voluntary and statutory organisations who offer support and services for carers.

We'll be serving refreshments so you can sit and have a chat over a cuppa with other carers. There will also be a fun tombola. 

 

Thank you so much to our friends in Tysoe. We had a wonderful night with lots of fun and laughter. We are very grateful that you raised nearly £370 for us. 

Our special thanks go to Ben Viollet for masterminding the evening, to Anna Harcout for entertaining us with her singing at half time and to Lisa Barnett for all her support and hard work.

 

QUIZ NIGHT - SUNDAY 17TH MARCH

The wonderful people of Tysoe are putting on a charity Quiz Night for us and we are so grateful.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

The Social Club bar will be available for Quizzers and we'll also be serving hot drinks.

Raffle - we have some fabulous prizes:

    National Herb Cente - voucher for Cream Tea for 2

    Carpenters' Farm Shop - £20 voucher

    Set of flute glasses and bottle of bottle of fizz

    White Hyacinth Letterbox Brownies voucher

    Beautiful jug by Penny Varley Ceramics

    A floral gift from Hope and Glory Flowers

    Handmade embroidered table runner from Hemiola Crafts

For pictures of our raffle prizes and more information, head over to: https://carers4carers.sumupstore.com/

Come and have a fun night to help us raise funds.

15th February, 2023

Carers4Carers are delighted to have been awarded a grant from Warwickshire County Council's Caring Together Innovation Fund. Part of the grant is allowing us to purchase a keyboard and a selection of small percussion instruments. This will enable us to offer our carers and companions many more musical activities. It is well-established that involvment in music has a positive effect on mental health and so we are delighted to be able to support our members in this way.

 

Gillian, Carers4Carers' Co-ordinator and volunteer Val Trinder, with Presto Music Manager Philly Martignetti.

10th Anniversary

At our November meeting, we celebrated our 10th Anniversary. Invited guests, all of whom have supported us in a variety ways over the years, joined our carers and companions for a lovely morning. We looked back over the last ten years and took the opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us. In particular, we acknowledged the huge contirbution made by our volunteers, past and present. Our guests included Thomas Memery and Rob Rutherford from Omega and the morning culminated in the unveiling of our work of art by our MP, the Rt.Hon Sir Jeremy Wright. We have very much appreciated his visits to us on several occasions. 

 

"The Garden or Respite" has been a project worked on by carers and companions under the guidance of ceramic artist, Penny Varley. We chose the theme of gardens as so many of our carers have said that the garden is their sanctuary. Every one created a three inch square tile and added garden themed texture. Following firing, the tiles were painted and then mounted on a plaque. The work is now hung in the Village Hall.