Carers Information Service

CHANGE OF VENUE: next Friday's Croydon Families and Carers Mental Health Forum will now be held at Braithwaite Hall.

See our website for full details: https://www.carersinfo.org.uk/news/croydon-families-and-carers-mental-health-forum-2

Next week we’re looking forward to welcoming carers into the Carers Support Centre for two drop-in sessions on Monday and Wednesday!

On Monday 10th March from 10:30-12:30 there’s an opportunity to meet Carers First who will be providing support services for carers from the start of next month. https://www.carersinfo.org.uk/whats-on/drop-in-to-meet-carers-first

On Wednesday 12th March we’ll be holding an informal social drop-in for our community of carers to come together with staff and volunteers, and reflect on the work we have carried out over the years. Join us for conversation and light refreshments any time between 10:30-12:30! https://www.carersinfo.org.uk/whats-on/social-drop-in-session-with-staff-and-volunteers

Rona is returning to the Carers Support Centre for one-off sound healing classes! To find out more and reserve your place, visit https://www.carersinfo.org.uk/whats-on/sound-healing-class

We're proud to be working in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Mind in Croydon to host a Croydon Families and Carers Mental Health Forum. Join us at the Carers Support Centre, 24 George Street, CR0 1PB, next Friday 16 Jan at 10.30am

The Forum is for you to ensure your voice is heard, and join a network of others who also support people with mental health needs. You can find out more about the support available in Croydon, and share your views on projects and developments from the NHS and Croydon Council.

Featuring a main character with a caring role, we are holding an exclusive screening of Wicked for carers on Monday 3 February at David Lean Cinema!

Find out more and register your interest: https://www.carersinfo.org.uk/news/private-showing-of-wicked-for-carers

We’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! We’ve got lots to look forward to this month, and if you’ve resolved to try something new then perhaps our online Bodyfit exercise classes, Carers Choir, or monthly Writers Group might appeal? See our events: https://bit.ly/CIS-events

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, from all of us at the Carers Information Service. If you need support over the festive period, please visit our website for key contact information: www.carersinfo.org.uk/news

We wanted to let everyone know how our yoga and sound healing classes went last week, but we thought the best people for the job are the carers who attended. So here’s their feedback!
 
The Carers Information Service organises regular health and wellbeing activities in our central Croydon hub, the Carers Support Centre on George Street. Visit our website where you can also sign up to our e-bulletin to hear about upcoming events and activities: https://www.carersinfo.org.uk/

Our next Dementia Carers Support Group is tomorrow, Tuesday 17th December, from 2.30-4.00pm. If you can't make it, a group is also being held online on Thursday.

This group is held monthly, on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

For more information and to book, visit https://www.carersinfo.org.uk/activities-calendar

LAST CHANCE - register your interest by Monday 9 December!

Friday 13th December, yoga 10.30-11.15 and sound healing 2.30-3.30, at the Carers Support Centre, 24 George Street, Croydon, CR0 1PB.

One week to go until our brilliant free yoga and sound healing classes, we'll be notifying carers who have secured a spot in the classes on Monday, so email or call us ASAP if you'd the chance to attend.

Email [email protected] or call 020 8649 9339, (option 1) and leave us a message with the following details.

Provide your full name, telephone number, and preference for yoga or sound healing. Slots will be allocated at random due to limited availability, if you have been given a slot you will be notified by Monday 9 December.

“It’s nice, after so many years with no support, to know that someone in Croydon cares” - a carer at our Centre, 2 December 2024.

A new report from Carers Trust highlights how invaluable local carers centres like ours are in providing face to face, telephone and online support.

As part of the John Whitgift Foundation we work in partnership with I I Love Croydon to deliver quality services.

The role of local carers centres is more critical than ever. Read more survey findings of local carer centres: carers.org/networkdata

On Friday 13 December we’re holding two relaxing classes for carers, Yoga Flow and Sound Healing with the lovely Francesca and Rona from spots in these classes will be allocated at random, find out more and register your interest: www.carersinfo.org.uk/whats-on/yoga-sound-healing