Carers Week 2024 at Carers Support Centre

You’re invited to our free Carers Week Event – Caring Matters.

Carers Week presents an opportunity to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges you face and recognise the contribution you make to families and communities throughout the UK. This year’s theme is ‘‘Putting Carers on the Map‘.

Caring Matters

Carers Support Centre invites carers and professionals supporting carers across Bristol and South Gloucestershire to our annual free Carers Week 2024 event!

Thursday 13 June at BAWA Healthcare & Leisure | 10 AM – 3 PM
BAWA Healthcare & Leisure
589 Southmead Road
Filton
Bristol BS34 7RF

During Carers Week 2024, on Thursday 13 June, we’ll be presenting a special event for you at the BAWA Leisure Centre.

The day will cover many aspects of your caring life and present practical information to help you while giving you a chance to meet with other carers and get yourself a bit of well-deserved pampering. 

The Event will also be an ideal opportunity to meet our new CEO, Carl Tams. As well as introducing the Event, Carl and Carers Support Centre staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about our services.  

We are looking to offer sessions on a variety of caring-related subjects, including: 

• Our new Befriending & Connection, and Counselling services
• Employment and caring 
• Palliative and end-of-life caring 
• Mental Health support for carers 

As well as free pampering, we’ll be providing lunch and a chance to visit information stalls provided by organisations that deliver carer-related services and information. 

If you’d like to join us, pre-booking your place is essential. Please note that it is not possible to bring along people you care for.

Programme

9.30– 10.15 Registration and coffee – The Ballroom 

10.15-10.30 Welcome and Intro – The Ballroom 

• Carl Tams, CEO, Carers Support Centre  

10.30 – 11.00 Presentation – Carers Support Centre’s Befriending, and Connection and Counselling programmes – The Ballroom 

• Carers Time Team –  Carers Support Centre 

11 – 11.30 Break – A chance to visit the information stalls – The Ballroom 

11.30 – 1.15 Carers Choice – In-person table presentations/discussions – The Ballroom + Conference Room 1  Cafe style – 3 x ½ hour sessions repeated 

• Table 1 – Employment and Caring – South Gloucestershire Council 
• Table 2 – Palliative Caring – St Peters Hospice 
• Table 3 – Mental Health support for carers – South Gloucestershire Council 
• Table 4 – North Bristol NHS Trust Respect form – North Bristol Healthcare Trust 
• Another chance to visit the information stalls  – The Ballroom

1.15 – 2.00  

• Networking Lunch – The Pavilion Lounge 
• Another chance to visit the information stalls – The Pavilion Lounge and The Ballroom 

2.00 – 3.00 – Music Therapy Session – The Ballroom 

• Emma and Denise, Music Therapists, Soundwell Music Therapy 

3.05 – 3.15– End – Thank you and Evaluation – The Ballroom 

• Carl Tams, CEO, Carers Support Centre  

Pampering throughout – 11 Massage sessions available – Conference Room 2 

Information stalls

We’ll be joined by organisations that deliver carer-related services and information, including:

GWR Accessibility Policy

Research involvement/ConnectEd

Mobility Advice Service and Driving and Mobility Centre

Chinese Well-being Society

Age UK South Glos.

HealthWatch

Bristol Dementia Action Alliance

Rethink

Age UK Bristol

St Peter’s Hospice

Soundwell Music Therapy

South Glos Council, Assistive Technology service

Remap

Parkinsons UK

Healthwatch

NBAC

Bristol Water – Together for Good

Wecil

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust (AWP)

The Mindful Life

How to book

You can easily book your place online at Eventbrite.

Or contact us by phone or email and give us the following information: 

• Your name 
• Your address 
• Your telephone number 
• Any dietary requirements you may have  

Tel: 0117 958 9902  

Other Carers Week activities

As well as the event, we’ll be marking Carers Week with other activities.

Carer Support Groups

A safe, confidential space to meet with other carers face-to-face and online – to share information and provide support to each other. 

• Kingswood Carer Support Group – 12 June 
• Hartcliffe Carer Support Group – 13 June 

Walk and Talk

Our friendly support worker leads group walks offering a listening ear and providing support to help carers in your caring role.

• Lawrence Weston Walk and Talk – Tuesday 11 June 
• South Bristol Walk and Talk – Thursday 13 June