CM Issue 12 2018 25.07.18 v1.0 HQ
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Sharing the Caring and<br />
Pride in Our Carers<br />
Our annual event celebrating family carers<br />
Family carers from<br />
across the region, partner<br />
organisations and<br />
professionals all came<br />
together on 13th June at the<br />
Sharing the Caring and Pride<br />
in Our Carers Awards at<br />
KingsGate, Peterborough.<br />
It was the first time the<br />
event has been held<br />
in Peterborough and<br />
was jointly organised<br />
with Peterborough City<br />
Council. It was supported<br />
by Cambridgeshire<br />
& Peterborough NHS<br />
Foundation Trust and<br />
Cambridgeshire County<br />
Council.<br />
The event was an<br />
opportunity for people to<br />
learn more about family<br />
carers, to meet new people,<br />
to learn something new and<br />
to find out about the support<br />
that is available to family<br />
carers of all ages.<br />
In an emotional<br />
speech, Miriam Martin,<br />
CEO of Carers Trust<br />
Cambridgeshire,<br />
Peterborough, Norfolk,<br />
thanked everyone for<br />
attending. She spoke about<br />
her admiration for family<br />
carers and the amazing<br />
job they do for the people<br />
they love that involves them<br />
wearing so many different<br />
hats to fulfil all of their<br />
different roles.<br />
Gillian Beasley,<br />
Chief Executive of<br />
Cambridgeshire County<br />
Council & Peterborough City<br />
Council, who has personal<br />
experience of being a family<br />
carer, echoed this. She<br />
recognised the enormous<br />
contribution of our<br />
family carers not only as<br />
individuals but collectively<br />
and the invaluable<br />
difference this makes to the<br />
people they support.<br />
Stephen Duffy of Buckles<br />
Solicitors LLP demonstrated<br />
that not all solicitors are<br />
stuffy and charge by<br />
the hour (his words)<br />
and are in fact<br />
human and want to<br />
ensure the best for<br />
their clients.<br />
The event had great<br />
support from local<br />
businesses including<br />
Buckles Solicitors<br />
LLP who sponsored<br />
two awards and<br />
CareRooms who sponsored<br />
an award.<br />
Serpentine Green also<br />
sponsored awards and<br />
provided gift vouchers for<br />
all the winners which were<br />
much appreciated by all.<br />
Having support from<br />
businesses reflects the<br />
importance they give to<br />
supporting family carers<br />
whether they are part of<br />
their workforce or their<br />
customer base.<br />
Sharing the Caring<br />
The morning was filled<br />
with workshops and a lively<br />
marketplace with over 25<br />
stands from organisations<br />
including Age UK,<br />
Alzheimer's Society, British<br />
Red Cross, Care Network,<br />
CareRooms, CPFT Recovery<br />
College, DeafBlind UK,<br />
Family Voice, Guide Dogs,<br />
Headway, Healthwatch<br />
Cambridgeshire and<br />
Peterborough, Little<br />
Miracles, Making Space,<br />
Pinpoint Cambridgeshire<br />
and Rethink.<br />
All organisations focused on<br />
showing how they support<br />
family carers in practical<br />
ways. They included:<br />
• Tax, wills, power of<br />
attorney<br />
• Understanding how to<br />
support carers<br />
• Advice for cooking simply<br />
and healthily<br />
• Prevention of back injuries<br />
whilst caring<br />
• Mindfulness & wellbeing<br />
• Power of attorney - Do's<br />
and Don’ts.<br />
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