The Carers Centre LGBT ‘Reaching OUT’ Project for Brighton & Hove
The carers Centre run a number of activities in the city.
Carers Coffee mornings
A place to meet with other carers from your neighbourhood and have a chat over free refreshments. Each of the groups is run by one of our support workers who is there to provide advice and information.
They run at;
- Hangleton Manor, Hangleton Valley Drive, Hove on the first Thursday of every month, 11.00-12.30 (Contact Sarah)
- Moksha Café, 4-5 York Place (opposite St Peter’s Church), on the first Thursday of the month 10.00-12.00. (Contact Jenny)
- The Wooden Belly (previously Home Cafe) (32 Egremont Place, opposite the arch entrance to Queens Park ) on the first Tuesday of the month, 10.00-12.00 (Contact Nicola)
Male Carers Group
A chance for men looking after someone with an illness or disability to meet other male carers and join in a variety of regular activities (Contact a member of the Adult Carers Team)
Group for carers of someone with a life-limiting illness
Do you care for someone with Parkinson’s Disease, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, HIV, cancer or another life- limiting illness? A new group starting 29 November and will run for 6 sessions fortnightly. Each session will last 1½ hours and will look at coping strategies, self-esteem, looking after yourself physically and emotionally and there will be the chance to have a massage and learn basic massage techniques. There will also be a time for peer support with other carers. Please call Sara on 746222 to book a place.
Bereaved Carers
Following a meeting in November 2011, we will be organising a series of activities for bereaved carers. Details will be confirmed in the New Year. Please call Sara or Liz on 746222 to find out more.
Stroke Carers Group
Do you care for someone who has had a stroke? Would you like to meet with other carers and to access specialist information on stroke and carers’ services? We are running a new monthly group for stroke carers on the last Tuesday morning of the month from 10.30 – 12 noon in a central location. Free refreshments are provided and transport is available for carers with mobility problems. To book a place or for more information please call Nicola on tel. 746222.
Listening Lunches
Listening Lunches are an opportunity for carers looking after an adult (over 18) with a learning disability to get together and discuss issues around learning disability service provision in Brighton & Hove. Each meeting is attended by someone from Learning Disability services in the Council. Any concerns raised by carers are taken back to the Learning Disabilities Partnership Board. Listening Lunches are an opportunity to get your voice heard and help create change. A free lunch and refreshments are provided at all meetings.
The Carers Garden
This is an allotment space which is open to carers and people who are no longer caring due to bereavement or because the person they care for has gone into a rest or nursing home. People can sit and have a chat and cup of tea, take part in light gardening activities such as sowing seeds, or just sit and enjoy the panoramic views of the sea and countryside. The allotment is at the end of Beresford Road behind the Royal Sussex County Hospital and carers meet there on Thursdays from 11-2pm. If you would like to get involved in this venture please contact Sara
Contact: info@thecarerscentre.org
Telephone: 01273 746 222
Web Address: http://www.thecarerscentre.org