Social Isolation Event

In honour of Carers' Week, an event took place today to tackle social isolation and raise awareness.

Freeman Street Market was filled with organisations working with the local community who brought many different activities and giveaways.  

The LINk was handing out copies of their nationally recognised young people's DVD which has been praised by the Department of Health and talking to people about local health and social care services.  

Activities included a raffle, guess-how-many (each jelly baby in a jar represented a concern raised with the Safeguarding Adults team), line dancing, chair based exercises, Tai Chi, New Age Kurling and the Knitting Challenge.  

The Knitting Challenge is a quirky fund-raiser for Age UK.  Between now and November, volunteers will knit 650,000 miniature hats to sit on top of Innocent Smoothie bottles.  In exchange, Innocent Smoothies will donate 25p from each smoothie to Age UK.  At Freeman Street Market, attendees knitted over one hundred tiny hats. (I made one in the LINk colours!)

Carers' Fayre

The Carers' Fayre was a well attended event and it was supported by local organisations such as:
Carelink
Carers' Centre
Community Learning Disability Team
Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS)
North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus (NELCTP)
North East Lincolnshire Local Involvement Network (NEL LINk)
Safeguarding Adults
Services4.me.uk
South Humber Energy Efficiency Partnership (SHEEP)
Wiltshire Farm Foods
Young Carers Project

Carers' Week

This week is Carers' Week and the LINk is attending the Carers' Fayre tomorrow!

The Carers' Fayre is an event organised by the George Hardwick Centre, providing information and services for carers and about caring for someone.  It is taking place at the Beachcomber, Cleethorpes, from 10 until 3 on Wednesday 15th June 2011.

If you pop along, come say hi to LINk staff members Karry and Hayley and ask them about the LINk.

Wellbeing of carers in spotlight

Wellbeing of carers in spotlight

CARERS in North East Lincolnshire are being urged to take care of their own wellbeing.

A number of drop-in events are being held across the region, where experts will be on hand to offer advice on everything from making lifestyle changes to keeping healthy, heating your home and claiming benefits.