They did it! The astonishing team of dedicated and slightly barmy supporters who took on the challenge of a lifetime, cycling 500 miles over 5 days from Blackpool Tower to The Eiffel Tower, arrived safe and sound but extremely weather beaten in Paris on Friday 27th September. Ask any of them and they’d say they’re […]
Carer and volunteer wins Lancashire Evening Post Health Heroes Award – congratulations Bev, you’re a real superstar!
Bev, one of our amazing volunteers, was nominated for the Lancashire Evening Post Carer of the Year Award by Adult Carers’ Support Worker, Carla. She was shortlisted as one of the 3 finalists and invited to attend the prestigious Awards Ceremony on Thursday 26th September at the Villa in Wrea Green, where the winners were announced. […]
What a send off for our fantastic Tower to Tower riders on Monday 23rd September from Blackpool’s Comedy Carpet!
You may have heard….. We are privileged to have an astonishing team of dedicated and slightly barmy supporters who are taking on the challenge of a lifetime. Ask any of them and they’d say they’re just ordinary folks….but don’t believe a word of it!! They are EXTRAORDINARY! They have taken on grueling training, taken time […]
A Towering Grand Depart – give our cyclists an amazing Blackpool send-off as they begin their 500-mile Tower to Tower bike ride on 23rd September
Never mind the Tour de France or even the Tour of Britain, a team of 26 intrepid cyclists from across the North West are combining both tours into their very own Tower to Tower Challenge to raise funds for local Blackpool Charity, Blackpool Carers. Cycling 500 miles from the iconic Blackpool Tower to its inspiration, […]
Blackpool Carers to receive funding from the Spirit of 2012 Carers’ Music Fund, for an exciting new music project for carers
Spirit of 2012 today announces ten projects to receive an award from its £1.9million Carers’ Music Fund, jointly funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The Carers’ Music Fund targets women and girls who are isolated because of their caring responsibilities. The 10 projects will engage them in music activities with […]
Great news for carers! – From 30th August, people with ‘hidden’ disabilities to benefit from Blue Badges
From the 30th August the Blue badge scheme will be extending to people with hidden disabilities such as autism and mental health conditions. Meaning our carers may be able to apply for a Blue Badge for ‘hidden’ or ‘non-physical’ disabilities. “The new criteria will extend eligibility to people who: cannot undertake a journey without there […]
Thank you to Kylie fans who raised £3,133 for local carers at Lytham Festival…we’re so lucky, lucky lucky!
As a local charity, we like to think that we are small but mighty…just like Kylie. With this is mind, being given the opportunity to be a charity partner for the ever-growing and ever-glittering Lytham Festival made our mightiness even more so as we took to the fields of Lytham Green on a balmy July […]
CEO Sign-off
As I sit in the beautiful garden of Beaverbrooks House and reflect on my ten-year journey at the helm of Blackpool Carers, my thoughts immediately turn to the key milestones that have defined the most challenging and yet rewarding years of my life. Those milestones include the development of whole family working; national recognition for […]
Latest edition of our magazine, Caring Times is available to download NOW!
The July issue of Caring Times is now available to download. This issue features service updates, news, true stories, What’s On Guide and special features on our new Sensory Room and Gardening project…Happy Reading! Click the image below to download.
The team that plays together…..well, they achieve great things!
Our team works hard, very hard! We have high expectations here and to be part of it all means that it has to be ‘more than just a job’. Working for a charity means being a Jack of all Trades and, unlike the saying, a Master of many! Each year we challenge our work family […]
