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 […]
Calling all Blackpool Schools! Enter our Schools’ Super Snap Competition to celebrate Young Carers Awareness Day on Thursday 31st January – sign up today to win this year’s trophy!
Each year, Young Carers’ Awareness Day (YCAD) is held to raise public awareness of the challenges faced by young people because of their caring role. This year focus is on mental health. Young Carers Awareness Day (YCAD) Schools’ Super Snap Competition What is involved? On YCAD (Thursday 31st January) each pupil in your school ‘Dresses […]
Thursday 31st January is Young Carers Awareness Day with the focus on mental health – our special event brings young people and professionals together
The fifth annual Young Carers Awareness Day will take place on Thursday 31st January and this year the theme focuses on mental health. Our Young Carers Support Team will be hosting an event on the 31st to bring together some of our incredible young carers with professionals who work with young people, to give them […]
New Community Lounge opens 1st Feb for carers and patients, thanks to partnership work with Blackpool Victoria Hospital Patient Experience
We’ve been working with Blackpool Victoria Hospital patient experience to start a Community Lounge. A chance for carers and professionals to come together to meet new people and receive support, whilst relaxing with a brew and a few treats! We are over the moon to be the first organisation to be in attendance at the […]
All of our Children in Need appearances in one place!
It’s been a wild and exciting week, both here at Beaverbrooks House and out on the road with BBC Children in Need! We’re having a little trouble keeping up ourselves so we thought we’d put all of the clips and videos in one place that’s easy to find. Starting with Marco and Bonita on the […]
The latest issue of Caring Times is available to DOWNLOAD NOW! Full of information, support, true stories and forthcoming events!
Click the image to download our biggest ever, 32 page November issue of Caring Times magazine! If you would like to support future editions of Caring Times by including an advertisement or advertorial, please CLICK HERE for further information or contact Kay Soper on 01253 393748 or email: kay.soper@blackpoolcarers.org
Video of Pudsey Party on North West Tonight!
Such an exciting evening! On Wednesday we hosted a Pudsey Party for Children in Need! We were joined by Diane Oxberry and Stuart Flinders of BBC North West Tonight who were completing their Plod for Pudsey around the coast. They had a chat to some of our young carers, as well as our very own Faye […]
Respite Team on the Rickshaw! For Pudsey’s Power to the Tower!
This morning our intrepid respite workers Sam Kirkbride and Andy Gunn joined Graham Liver on his Power to the Tower for Children in Need. It looks like they’ve even managed to avoid pedalling!
BBC North West Tonight filming live from Beaverbrooks House on Wednesday 14 November – don’t miss us!
Tomorrow is an exciting day, as some our staff and young carers will be all over the airwaves. We get started in the morning on BBC Radio Lancashire, when our Respite Team join Graham Liver and Sally Naden on their Pudsey Bikes on the “Power to the Tower”. Later in the day Diane Oxberry and […]
Fill in our Carers’ Questionnaire to make sure your voice is heard
Our service is designed simply to make a better life for carers. One of the ways we make sure is by asking carers to share their voice with us and keep us up to date. We’re asking how your caring role affects your lives, what we’re doing well and how we could do better. Here […]