Carers Week

2010 is the tenth year that Carers Week is being held. Organised by a consortium of seven national charities, over 100,000 carers take part in the thousands of activities held in every part of the UK.

Carers Week from 14th to the 18th June 2010 highlights:
- Why supporting carers is crucial
- How carers miss out on things we all take for granted
- What needs to be changed

“A LIFE OF MY OWN”

As many of us know carers live in isolation, had to give up employment and find it hard to get enough support to have a bit of a life of their own. The theme A life of my own enables carers to talk about many parts of life that most of us take for granted e.g. family occasions, going on holiday, a meal out, even just chilling out for an evening with no worries or responsibilities. Carers can say what they need to have a life of their own, including:

• Access to relevant and practical information, to help them with their caring role
• The opportunity to take a break when they need it
• Support at times of crisis
• Financial support

For carers in Pembrokeshire

In Pembrokeshire we are organising three road shows around the county during Carers Week to reach hidden carers, provide them with information and answer their questions. A Carer’s Day will be held on Thursday 17th June 2010 at the Haverfordwest Rugby club with presentations, information stands and a Carers Forum from 10am.

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The Carers and Employment event was recently held at Haverfordwest Rugby Club.

For those who could not attend here is a short video from Nicole Van Schie, Carers Development Worker at PAVS.

To view short videos from organisations in Pembrokeshire who are providing and/or can offer training for carers please follow this link

PAVS develops services for carers throughout Pembrokeshire in line with the Carers Strategy and develops ways in which carers and carers' organisations can play a full part in multi-agency partnership planning. The Carers Development Worker can develop and support carers groups to identify areas of unmet need, which can then be fed into the planning process.

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Carers have a voice through Carers Reps (representatives) taking part in meetings. The following table lists the carer reps and the meetings in which they participate:

If there are other carers who are interested in becoming a carer rep or would like to find out what is involved, please contact Nicole van Schie, Carers Development Worker on 01437 771196.

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