Support for Carers in Activities & Events
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Go back and show all groups in: All Leicestershire, Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Leicester, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, Oadby & Wigston, Rutland,
‘Blaby District Time Out For Carers Group’
Address:
Countesthorpe Village Hall
Station Road
Countesthorpe
Leics
LE8 5TB
About
Meets on the 1st Tuesday of every month from 2:30 - 4pm at Countesthorpe Village Hall. The usual leader is Gurjit. Refreshments are provided and there is lots of free car parking. £1 donation accepted on a voluntary basis.
This group is just for carers, giving them the chance to be honest about their caring roles without feeling inhibited. Why not come along and meet others in similar situations to you in a supportive, friendly environment. Guest speakers are frequently arranged and there is a raffle.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Blaby, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
‘Can’t see what you need?’
About
There are many new and exciting groups running in Leicestershire at the moment, far too many to list here! If you would like to know what’s going on locally to you, please call us on 01858 468543 and we will tell you. If we can’t, we’ll try to find out for you from our network of contacts. We are open 9-5 Monday to Friday.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, Oadby & Wigston, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
‘Oadby and Wigston Time Out for Carers Group’
Address:
Salvation Army
Ladysmith Road
Saffron Road
South Wigston
LE1 4UT
About
A support group for carers, designed to give you a break from your caring role. Meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 2.30pm to 4pm. The usual leader is Gurjit. Guest speakers are frequently arranged. There is an optional donation of £1 and a raffle.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Oadby & Wigston, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
‘Time Out For Carers - Hinckley and Bosworth’
Address:
Age UK Centre
Kings Walk
Earl Shilton
LE9 7NL
About
Meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 1.30pm - 3pm. Come along to meet other carers and get advice and support whilst enjoying ‘time out’ from your caring role. The usual leader is Lisa. Guest speakers are frequently arranged. Optional donation of £1, plus a raffle.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Hinckley & Bosworth, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
‘VASL - Your Local Charity’
Address:
VASL
1st Floor, Torch House
Torch Way
Northampton Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 9HL
About
VASL is the charity behind Support for Carers. In addition, VASL runs a range of projects in the Harborough District, including a community transport scheme to help elderly, disabled and rurally-isolated people who can’t use public transport; a project to help those living with a mental health condition; and a project to support people aged 60+ experiencing loneliness.
Found in: Harborough, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
A Cuppa With Kerry - online support group
Address:
ZOOM
About
Monthly online carers support group for anyone caring for an adult 18+ in Leicestershire, led by Carers Services Manager Kerry. 2-3pm every third Friday by Zoom.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Leicester, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, Oadby & Wigston, Rutland, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Age UK Resource Centre, Earl Shilton
Address:
Earl Shilton Centre
Kings Walk
Earl Shilton
LE9 7NL
About
All of Age UK’s resource centres offer a range of activities, services, support and facilities which respond to the needs of local older people. They are open to the public and free for you to visit. Earl Shilton offers a day centre, lunch clubs, activity groups and is where VASL Support for Carers hold our monthly Carers Support Group on the second Thursday.
Found in: Hinckley & Bosworth, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Age UK Resource Centre, Leicester (Clarence House)
Address:
Clarence House
46 Humberstone Gate
Leicester
LE1 3PJ
About
All of Age UK’s resource centres offer a range of activities, services, support and facilities which respond to the needs of local older people. They are open to the public and free for you to visit.
Found in: Leicester, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Age UK Resource Centre, Melton Mowbray (Gloucester House)
Address:
Gloucester House
3 Norman Way
Melton Mowbray
LE13 1JE
About
All of Age UK’s resource centres offer a range of activities, services, support and facilities which respond to the needs of local older people. They are open to the public and free for you to visit.
Found in: Melton, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Billesdon Good Neighbour Scheme
About
Billesdon Good Neighbour Scheme (BGNS) uses voluntary effort from local people to provide help for ANYONE in our community who needs assistance.
1. Transport for appointments or maybe shopping in Market Harborough
2. Household tasks, such as changing a light bulb or moving small items of furniture
3. Companionship to those who would like a chat and a cuppa or maybe a game of Scrabble
4. Support whilst recuperating from illness, such as gardening. taking children to and from school, or light housework
5. Help with writing letters or filling in non-legal forms; reading to the blind or partially sighted; learning to e-mail.
Found in: Harborough, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Carers Café - Waitrose/Rotary
Address:
St. Dionysius Church
Church Square
Market Harborough
LE16 7NB
About
We meet at St Dionysius Church (near Lloyds Bank)
on 3rd Sunday of the month from 2pm till 4pm
Cared for are welcome to come too
Tea, coffee and cake are kindly supplied and served by Waitrose staff.
This is a joint initiative between Waitrose, Support for Carers and the Rotary Club.
Found in: Harborough, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Carers support in Leicester City - Age UK
About
Age UK are our equivalent, for adults caring for a resident of Leicester City.
Found in: Leicester, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Castle Donington Medical Car Scheme
About
Our Medical Car Service (MCS) is for patients registered with Castle Donington Surgery. The Service operates on our volunteer drivers using their own cars to transport you to your medical appointments, including GP Surgeries, hospitals, clinics.
Found in: North West Leicestershire, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Charnwood Time Out for Carers Group
Address:
Gorse Covert Community Centre
Maxwell Drive
Loughborough
Leics
LE11 4RZ
About
A friendly, supportive carers group that offers guest speakers, peer support and a raffle. Optional £1 donation. Tea and coffee provided.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Charnwood, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
CLASP The Carers Centre
About
The Carers Centre are funded differently to us, so they have fewer geographical and age-related boundaries. We often direct parent carers of under-18s to The Carers Centre.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Leicester, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, Oadby & Wigston, Rutland, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Community Action Partnership - transport in Blaby Oadby and WIgston
About
Community transport provides transport services for people living in Blaby District and Oadby & Wigston who have difficulty using or have no access to public transport.
Found in: Blaby, Oadby & Wigston, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Community transport schemes for Leicester and Leicestershire
Contact Details:
About
Please click on the link to see a comprehensive overview, taken from the Choose How You Move website.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Leicester, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, Oadby & Wigston, Rutland, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Dial-A-Ride Hinckley
About
Dial a Ride is a door to door social car scheme for those living in the Hinckley & Bosworth area. If you don’t have a car of your own or have difficulty using public transport, the scheme can help take you to health/hospital appointments, social events/lunch clubs, visiting relatives/friends, shopping, hairdressers, leisure centre or somewhere you’d like to visit. Just ask and we will do our best to help.
Found in: Hinckley & Bosworth, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
John Storer Charnwood Community Transport
About
Our Community Transport scheme offers a range of transport services to those who find it difficult or impossible to use public transport through disability, age or location. The cost of the journey is subsidised by funding from Leicestershire County Council.
Found in: Charnwood, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Local Area Co-Ordinators for Blaby
Contact Details:
About
Local area co-ordinators or LACs have a broad remit. They cover a specific area and are local experts in terms of what is on offer. They can help with a broad range of issues.
Blaby currently has 5 LAC workers:
Blaby Village - Jennifer Fielding - 07739035296
[email protected]
Enderby and Narborough - Alice Porter - 07919044896
[email protected]
Braunstone Town, Thorpe Astley and Leicester Forest East = Katie Barradell - 07526928276
[email protected]
Countesthorpe - Eleanor Blackwell - 07526929023
[email protected]
Glenfield and Kirby Muxloe Sana Zaveri 07928513738
[email protected]
Found in: Blaby, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Local Area Co-Ordinators for Charnwood
Contact Details:
About
Local area co-ordinators or LACs have a broad remit. They cover a specific area and are local experts in terms of what is on offer. They can help with a broad range of issues.
Charnwood currently has 3 LAC workers:
Loughborough (Hastings Ward) - Milo Poli - 07985535945
[email protected]
Syston and Queniborough - Michelle McWeeney - 07730582765
[email protected]
Shepshed - Sarah Burton - 07526928524
[email protected]
Found in: Charnwood, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Local Area Co-Ordinators for Harborough
Contact Details:
About
Local area co-ordinators or LACs have a broad remit. They cover a specific area and are local experts in terms of what is on offer. They can help with a broad range of issues.
Harborough currently has 5 LAC workers:
Market Harborough Town - Ellie Franklin - 07534263093
[email protected]
Lutterworth - Lynne McConnachie - 07889806061
[email protected]
Kibworth and Fleckney - Amy Kirk - 07526927358
[email protected]
OR
Sarah McKenzie- 07732824024
[email protected]
Broughton Astley - John Baraclough - 07732824556
[email protected]
Found in: Harborough, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Local Area Co-Ordinators for Hinckley & Bosworth
Contact Details:
About
Local area co-ordinators or LACs have a broad remit. They cover a specific area and are local experts in terms of what is on offer. They can help with a broad range of issues.
Oadby & Wigston currently has 5 LAC workers:
Newbold Verdon, Desford, Botcheston and Thornton - John Coghlan - 07943026977
[email protected]
Hinckley Town - Bev Haslam - 07768616041
[email protected]
OR
Jayne Boothby - 0752 692 7342
[email protected]
Barwell and Earl Shilton - Christy Waring - 07947949721
[email protected]
Burbage - Rachel Ball - 07736632371
[email protected]
Found in: Hinckley & Bosworth, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Local Area Co-Ordinators for Melton
Contact Details:
About
Local area co-ordinators or LACs have a broad remit. They cover a specific area and are local experts in terms of what is on offer. They can help with a broad range of issues.
Melton currently has 3 LAC workers:
Melton Mowbray - Mary Sawu - 07787596898 (also covers Asfordby)
[email protected]
Melton Mowbray - Dave Melbourne - 07834177190 (also covers Bottesford and Long Clawson)
[email protected]
Melton Mowbray - Jan Wheeler - 07526927366
[email protected]
Found in: Melton, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Local Area Co-Ordinators for NWL
Contact Details:
About
Local area co-ordinators or LACs have a broad remit. They cover a specific area and are local experts in terms of what is on offer. They can help with a broad range of issues.
NWL currently has 3 LAC workers:
Coalville - Vicky Utting - 07534263203
[email protected]
Ashby de la Zouch - Andrew Barson - 07712324253
[email protected]
Castle Donington and Kegworth - Sara Lovett - 07526927475.
[email protected]
Found in: North West Leicestershire, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Local Area Co-Ordinators for Oadby & Wigston
Contact Details:
About
Local area co-ordinators or LACs have a broad remit. They cover a specific area and are local experts in terms of what is on offer. They can help with a broad range of issues.
Oadby & Wigston currently has 3 LAC workers:
Oadby - Louise Monk - 07526927372
[email protected]
Wigston - Safina Jamal - 07834177184
[email protected]
South Wigston - Mary Flynn - 07834177175
[email protected]
Found in: Oadby & Wigston, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Lutterworth Community Transport - covers parts of Harborough district west of A5199
About
Lutterworth Community Transport provides a social car scheme for people who are vulnerable, disabled or elderly and also for those who are rurally isolated.
Found in: Harborough, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Melton Borough Community Transport
About
The social car scheme is co-ordinated from Phoenix House and is supported by Leicestershire County council. This service provides transport for people who live within the Melton Borough and have difficulty accessing public transport.
On the scheme volunteers drive their own cars to take people to local appointments, activities and places. The scheme also has one vehicle available to transport wheelchair users
Found in: Melton, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Melton Time Out for Carers Group
Address:
Melton Carnegie Museum
Thorpe End
Melton Mowbray
LE13 1RB
About
Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 2 - 3:30pm at the Carnegie Museum in Melton Mowbray (opposite Morrisons). The usual leader is Hannah. Guest speakers are frequently arranged. Come and meet other carers in a similar situation to you, in a supportive, friendly environment. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided, optional donation of £1. There will usually be a raffle.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Melton, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
MRC community action (Coalville volunteer car scheme)
About
This service is suitable for elderly and vulnerable people who cannot use a public bus service, or where none exist (applies to over 60’s only!) Local Volunteer drivers, using their own cars, help us to provide transport to health related appointments such as Doctors, Opticians, Chiropodists, Dentists.
Found in: North West Leicestershire, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Online support group for working age carers
Address:
ZOOM
About
This online group is aimed at carers of adults 18+ in Leicestershire, who are of working age themselves. You do not have to be in work to attend, just of working age. Occurs on the second Wednesday of each month from 7-8pm.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Leicester, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, Oadby & Wigston, Rutland, Activities & Events, Online Support, Groups & Forums,
Syston & District Volunteer Centre (community transport)
About
Our “social car” service offers vulnerable or elderly residents in Syston and surrounding villages personal, door-to-door transport for journeys to doctors, hospital appointments, shopping trips, visits to family, hairdressers etc. This service is for people who would otherwise not be able to get out of their houses to meet appointments or to socialise. Our volunteer drivers use their own cars for an agreed mileage chare and the centre charges a small administration fee per journey.
Found in: Charnwood, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Time Out - Carers Support Group
Address:
Community House
Peggs Close
Earl Shilton
LE9 7BP
About
Need support for yourself? If you care for somebody else, then our group is here for you. You are important too!
- meet other carers
- have a cuppa and a chat
- enjoy group activities
- have your say, we listen!
Facebook and WhatsApp confidential support available.
1 - 3pm drop-in Fridays,
2nd Tuesday of the month 7pm - 8:30pm
Found in: All Leicestershire, Hinckley & Bosworth, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Time Out for Carers - Harborough district
Address:
Mind & Body Studio
Harborough Leisure Centre
Northampton Road
Market Harborough
LE16 9HF
About
A support group for carers in the Harborough district, from 1:30 - 3pm on the fourth Thursday of each month. Peer support, guest speakers and a raffle. The leisure centre kindly provides complimentary tea and coffee.
Found in: All Leicestershire, Harborough, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
Time Out for Carers - North West Leics
Address:
Marlene Reid Centre
65 Belvoir Road
Coalville
Leics
LE67 3PH
About
A monthly carers support group on the first Monday of each month 10:30- 12 noon. Come along and meet other carers in a supportive environment, with frequent guest speakers and a raffle. Optional £1 donation accepted.
Found in: All Leicestershire, North West Leicestershire, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,
VASL volunteer car scheme - covers Harborough district east of A5199
About
The VASL Car Scheme provides transport for elderly, disabled or rurally isolated people who can’t use, or have no access to public transport. The service is not free but is much cheaper than a taxi. You must register to use the scheme.
Found in: Harborough, Activities & Events, Groups & Forums,