June proved to be a busy month with our Carers' Week Information and Awareness Event that I first mentioned in May. About 12 charities and organisations were on hand to help provide advice and information to carers and other members of the public.
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| Some of the many stands and displays at the event |
At 11 o'clock we welcomed Ali Troughton, accompanied by her husband David, as our Guest Speaker. Gathered round the coffee tables,
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| Ali Troughton reads from The Selfish Pigs Guide to Caring |
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| Anita offers Anne a free handmassage |
Ali read two excerpts to us from The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring by Hugh Marriot, including one which described a carer's four hour marathon, trying to get her husband out of the bath when he fell. The readings sparked some lively and useful discussion about carers, caring and disability and the varying attitudes of people who have and have not had experience of these issues.
In a small Carer Wellbeing section, Anita Swetman from Tranquil Beauty in Wellesbourne offered free hand massages and was kept busy all morning!
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