We had a fantastic day Oaker Wood Leisure this week! Our Young and Young Adult Carers had a brilliant time playing paintball, climbing the high ropes and whizzing down the zip wire. Huge thanks to Carerlinks for funding this activity, to Bromyard Community Transport for getting us there and back so efficiently and to all the Oaker Wood team who were so lovely and brilliant at encouraging everyone to take that – literal- leap of faith!
YOUNG CARERS CLUBS UPDATE FROM SUSAN
Herefordshire Young Carers Club is entirely funded by grants and donations. Originally part of Herefordshire Carers Support, when that organisation ended in 2019, I was made redundant and the pot of money for Young and Young Adult Carers was transferred to hvoss (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service). Since 2019 I have delivered the service on a self-employed, freelance basis and have no direct access to funding myself.
The Children in Need grant held by hvoss ends on March 31st. I have been unable to obtain confirmation that there is funding available to continue to provide clubs after the Easter break so have been unable to book any dates for next term and am placing new referrals on hold. As a sole trader I am unable to apply for grants or funding myself but rest assured I am trying very hard to find a way to continue to deliver the service our Young Carers need.
The HYCC website and social media channels are all run by myself and they won’t be going anywhere. There may be a short break before clubs are back but I am still only ever a message away.
If you have any queries or concerns please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Susan Brace
Herefordshire Young Carers Club
Important Update
IMPORTANT – YOUNG CARERS CLUBS UPDATE
Did you know Herefordshire Young Carers Club is entirely funded by grants and donations? Originally part of Herefordshire Carers Support, when that organisation ended in 2019, the funding for Young and Young Adult Carers was transferred to hvoss – Herefordshire (Herefordshire Voluntary Organisations Support Service).
The current Children in Need grant that funds the bulk of our work ends on March 31st. At the time of writing, I have been unable to obtain confirmation that there will be funding available to continue to provide clubs after the Easter break so have been unable to provide you with any dates for next term. I am very sorry to say that there may be no more clubs until further notice.
In more positive news, hvoss have been successful in securing #iWill funding for Young and Young Adult Carers to take part in some exciting activities relating to youth social action this year (and I expect they’ll be updating you on how to get involved with that in the next few weeks). Rest assured, everyone at Herefordshire Young Carers Club is working hard to secure ongoing support for all our Young and Young Adult Carers and we will keep you posted on any changes to this situation.
If you have any queries or concerns please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Susan Brace
Herefordshire Young Carers Club
Aerial Dance Day
We had the chance to take part in the Great Outdoors project, with a wonderful trip to Longlands Care Farm to explore nature trails, enjoy a picnic together, play games and take part in trying some aerial dance with Everybody Dance.
Young Carers Podcast
We have had some wonderful support from Ledbury Poetry Festival over the years, with lots of poetry and drama workshops at our clubs led by Toni Cook. During lockdown this continued with some wonderful sessions online and culminated in this podcast all about Young Carers recorded at the beginning of this year.
How to Make a Paper Snowflake
I had a special request to post how to make these after making them at our online club last night. Here you go! I can recommend this page if you want some very good step by step instructions on how to fold the paper and some suggestions for snowflake designs.
Herefordshire Young Carers on the BBC News
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Young Carers Action Day Action Heroes
For Young Carers Action Day on March 16th we decided to give our Young Carers the opportunity to be drawn as any action hero or character they chose. It’s been fascinating seeing them as their alter-egos. Huge thanks to Sassy Steve for the amazing artwork.
Young Carer Radio Interviews
Two of our Young Carers talked to BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester about being a Young Carer and how Children in Need funding has helped.
Carole’s Crafts – Scrapbooking
This week Carole has been working on her scrapbook. You could use some of these techniques for making cards or journals too. If you want to try scrapbooking or stamping/embossing let us know and we’ll sort you out some kit 