We have flung ourselves into Carers Week in fine fashion! Our first ever Mini Carefest festival kicked off the week with young carers from around the north west gathering here at Beaverbrooks House to enjoy music, creative activities and mayhem together with Radio LAncashire presenters, Hayley Kay and Steve Royle broadcasting live form the event. […]
Young Carers shone bright at Mini Care Fest – despite the rainy weather!
Saturday 8th June saw our first ever Mini Care Fest. The event took place to mark the start of Carers week with the theme this year being that of inclusion. Several Carers Centre’s from across the north west, including our own young carers and young adult carers, were invited to take part workshops, activities and […]
Our new garden project to turn a piece of waste ground at Beaverbrooks House into a communal garden, is an ‘oasis of calm’ for our carers
A group of our carers are lovingly transforming a patch of old waste ground into a communal garden where they can grow their own vegetables as well as beautiful scented flowers. The project began last year when we were deciding what to do with a small piece of wasteland in our grounds. We soon hit […]
Date for your diaries – Saturday 15 June is our Carers Week Garden Party – FREE Admission for all the family at our ‘All the fun of the fair’ themed event – everyone is welcome!
What better way to round off celebrations for Carers Week (10th-16th June) than in the beautiful gardens at Beaverbrooks House for our annual Garden Party. This year the theme is ‘All the fun of the fair’, with nostalgic funfair sideshows, crafts, plant stalls, games, entertainment galore and a few surprise guests along the way including […]
In Memory of Linda Endicott, a very special Trustee
We remember Linda Endicott (1951-2019) as a dedicated trustee who constantly reminded the Board that Blackpool Carers exists to support carers, and ensured that every conversation, at whatever level, focused on making a better life for carers. Linda was Blackpool Carers’ longest serving trustee and she was instrumental in developing support services for carers in […]
Bring your family and friends to Blackpool’s BIGGEST Quiz at the Spanish Hall in the Winter Gardens on Friday 26 July in aid of Blackpool Carers
Music and Mayhem have organised this extra-special event in aid of Cash Quest for Carers 2019. We’ll be getting ‘down with the kids’ with our Smartphone Quiz, together with Bingo with some fantastic prizes. (Don’t worry, full instructions will be given on the night :-)) So bring your family and friends and be part of […]
Blackpool Carers are ‘Lucky, Lucky, Lucky’ – we are thrilled to be the Charity Partner for Kylie night at Lytham Festival 2019
Charities across the North West will benefit from Lancashire’s biggest music festival this summer. Lytham Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and up to 100,000 people are expected to visit the annual musical extravaganza from Wednesday July 10 to Sunday July 14. And five charities from across the region will be represented at […]
Corporates come together to care about carers
Our first Caring Corporates Event, held here at Beaverbrooks House on 21st March, saw business bosses from Blackpool come together to find out more about the work that we do, how they can support us and, most importantly, how we can support carers within their workforces. Did you know that 1 in 8 workers have […]
Latest edition of our magazine, Caring Times is available to download NOW!
The March issue of Caring Times is now available to download. This issue features service updates, news, true stories and What’s On Guide, as well as special features on our Masquerade Ball, the winner of our School’s Super Snap Competition and our AGM and Carers’ Rights Day event…Happy Reading! Click the image below to download.
Young carers spoke, professionals listened – Young Carers Awareness Day 2019
Young carers spoke from the heart at a special event organised to mark Young Carers Awareness Day at Beaverbrooks House on Thursday 31st January 2019. Professionals listened. Up above the showcase facility designed by BBC DIY SOS they watched – and some wept – as young carers and peer support ambassadors put their case for […]
