Mid-life crisis for working women and men over 45!
Read moreRecent research has estimated that up to 2.6 million people in the UK aged 45 and above expect to give up work to care for older or disabled relatives. 20% of women and 17% of men believe they would need to give up work to care, yet the research found…
Fix the crisis on social care once and for all
Read moreDame Barbara Windsor, who sadly suffers from dementia, and her husband Scott Mitchell have presented an Alzheimer’s Society’s open letter, signed by more than 100,000 people calling on the Prime Minister to sort out the devastating state of dementia care with immediate investment in an ‘NHS Dementia Fund’ and to…
Luck of the Day!
Read moreWell, it rained and it poured right up until lunchtime on the day of the Teddy Bears Picnic. We were soaked when setting up but the Gods were shining on us and by the afternoon the garden was full of happy families enjoying their picnics.
Crisis in care. Who cares?
Read moreJournalist Alison Holt investigated the crisis in care in a 2-part panorama programme in May. This devastating exposé focused on four families in Somerset, living with someone with complex care needs and the problems of the local council in fulfilling its duty to meet them.
Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Read moreOne cannot have been more moved than watching the commemorations of the 75thAnniversary of D-Day. It certainly brought a tear to my eye and made me think of what a world we now live in.
100 years of caring for others
Read moreNo, we have not suddenly been around for 100 years, but Tarporley War Memorial Hospital has, and they are celebrating big time this year. We are delighted to have become one of their official sponsors.
